Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2005
collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2005.21.3
Public Access Text
Untrained as a fashion designer, Rei Kawakubo studied fine arts and literature. Her first Paris show in 1981, presented clothes the challenged accepted conventions with its use of dark colours, in particular black, which were not popular at the time. Kawakubo's clothes are defined by their sculptural shapes, concentrating on structure rather than surface.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 2003
Associated Event
Paris Fashion Week
Period
Media
Measurement Description
jacket .1 :-back of neck to centre back 530mm
depth back peplum 65mm
depth front peplum 160mm
sleeve length 460mm
length leg of mutton 330mm
width across bust 420mm
Skirt .2 length 830mm, waist 370mm, depth of frill 460mm
Measurement Reading
530mm
65mm
160mm
460mm
420mm
830mm
370mm
460mm
Classification
Last Update
28 Aug 2017
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