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Kenzo, design label

Woman's ensemble (sweater, skirt, overskirt, coat, scarf), Autumn/Winter 1994

Description

Maker

  • Kenzo, b. 1939, Japanese, design label
  • Kenzo Takada, b. 1939, Japanese, designer

Title

Woman's ensemble (sweater, skirt, overskirt, coat, scarf)

Year

Autumn/Winter 1994

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2015.6.1ae

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed

January 22 - July 3, 2016

The individual elements in this heavily layered ensemble by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada include references spanning the Silk Road from Mongolia through Central Asia to Eastern Europe. In particular, the voluminous and opulent printed velvet coat gives the appearance of a Central Asian carpet thrown over its wearer’s shoulders. The coat’s interior—a pattern of hazy tulips—bears a striking resemblance to a mid-19th-century carpetbag.

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Sweater, Autumn/Winter 1994
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Skirt, Autumn/Winter 1994
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Overskirt, Autumn/Winter 1994
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Coat, Autumn/Winter 1994
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Scarf, Autumn/Winter 1994

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