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Junya Watanabe crafted this dress from pre-owned blue jeans, and then draped it so that the top-stitching forms a sweeping effect that mimics a 19th-century boned bodice. While Watanabe drew on the hippies’ use of repurposed denim, his deft construction skills offer a unique, incredibly-complex exploration of the methodologies of the counterculture movement.

Details

  • Title: Dress
  • Creator: Junya Watanabe
  • Fashion House: Junya Watanabe
  • Date Created: Spring 2002
  • Location Created: Japan
  • Season: Spring 2002
  • Type: Dress
  • Photographer: Photograph by William Palmer
  • Rights: Copyright The Museum at FIT
  • Medium: Denim and metal
  • Credit: Museum purchase

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