Dress
In a characteristic exploitation of the shape-holding possibilities of a novel textile, Issey Miyake introduces a blisterlike oval to the derrière of a simple chemise dress. The geometric form recalls the bustles of the late nineteenth century, but in its high-tech and minimalist rendering, it conforms to the avant-gardist rather than historicist sensibility that informs the designer's oeuvre.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress
- Design House: Miyake Design Studio (Japanese, founded 1970)
- Designer: Naoki Takizawa (Japanese, born 1960)
- Date: spring/summer 2000
- Culture: Japanese
- Medium: synthetic
- Credit Line: Gift of Nancy Stanton Talcott, 2001
- Object Number: 2003.205
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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