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Dosa

Travel Coat (with separate belt)

Maker

dosa (American), design label
Christina Kim (American, b. South Korea, 1957), designer

Title

Travel Coat (with separate belt)
from the "Traveler" collection

Year

2014

Medium

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • indigo-dyed and glazed

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • indigo-dyed and glazed

Dimensions

Center back length: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[label on interior center back of coat] Dosa 30 Reissue 2006 spring Travel Coat Sent by Lorraine Wild and Jodi Rappaport; [paper label attached to garment] This garment is hand dyed using the indigo plant. A result of the natural dye process is uneveness and variation of color. Garments will fade over time and unless blueing of other items is desired always wash separately.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2015.31.4

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 11: Repair

Articles

Design as Repair

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures
Oct 05, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019

Label copy

The act of repair lies at the core of the label dosa’s mission of sustainability. To mark dosa’s 30th anniversary, designer Christina Kim asked customers to send their most treasured pieces, “worn, torn, mended, in any state,” so that she could reissue some of their favorites. The well-worn coat from the dosa Traveler 2006 collection (at front) was sent by graphic designer Lorraine Wild, inspiring the reissued version also shown here (at back).

The textile used for both coats was produced by Miao makers in Guizhou, China, artisans with whom Kim first fostered close relationships in the early 2000s. Kim enjoys working with makers who employ time-honored skills and traditions. The materials they produce are long lasting, transforming with wear to add to an already rich creative history. [See also 2018.47].

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

dosa (American), design label
Christina Kim (American, b. South Korea, 1957), designer
Travel Coat (with separate belt); from the "Traveler" collection, 2014
Cotton plain weave, indigo-dyed and glazed
Center back length: 95.3 cm (37 1/2 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 2015.31.4

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