Dress

Rei Kawakubo for Comme des GarçonsSpring 1997

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.

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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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