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Kenzo

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

Description

Maker

Kenzo (Japanese, b. 1939), design label
Kenzo Takada (Japanese, b. 1939), designer

Title

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

Year

Autumn/Winter 1994

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2015.6.1ae

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed
The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th-Century and Today
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 03, 2016

Label copy

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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Kenzo (Japanese, b. 1939), design label
Kenzo Takada (Japanese, b. 1939), designer
Woman's ensemble (sweater, skirt, overskirt, coat, scarf), Autumn/Winter 1994
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2015.6.1ae

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