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Dress

Rei Kawakubo for Comme des GarçonsSpring 1997

The Museum at FIT

The Museum at FIT
New York City, United States

Comme des Garçons’ Dress Becomes Body collection triggered accusations that Kawakubo was trying to “deform” women. In fact, she was creating fashion that exemplifies a new kind of embodiment – one that questions our ideas of “natural” beauty.

Details

  • Title: Dress
  • Creator: Rei Kawakubo
  • Creator Birth Date: 1942
  • Fashion House: Comme des Garçons
  • Date Created: Spring 1997
  • Location Created: Japan
  • Fashion Show: Dress Becomes Body Collection
  • Season: Spring 1997
  • Type: Dress
  • Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
  • Medium: White silk and nylon
  • Credit: Lent by Comme des Garçons

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