Artwork Details
Designer
Manufacturer
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
center back 48 in., hips 52 in. size: M
Mark Description
Label, printed in opaque white on black twill tape, at center back neck: JUNYA WATANABE, COMME des GARÇONS Label, white woven on black satin ground: M Label, white plastic coated printed in black: Made in Japan | Fabrique au Japon | COMMES des GARÇONS Label, stitched to the side seam allowance inside the lower proper left bodice: COMME des GARÇONS Co., Ltd. | VI-O005 | MADE IN JAPAN Label, printed in black on white plastic coated tag: [fiber content and care instructions and symbols] Attached by safety pin to the label is a small plastic Ziploc bag containing a 4-1/4 x 3 in. swatch of the dress fabric, and attached beneath it a second label of the same materials, care instructions and aspects of garment construction in English, French and Japanese: THE CREASES WILL FLATTEN WITH REPEATED WEAR AND CLEANING; EXCESSIVE FORCE WILL CAUSE ANOMALIES IN THE WEAVE AND THE SEAMS TO COME APART; HANDLE WITH CARE; THIS ITEM HAS UNFINISHED HEMS, THE RAW EDGES WILL FRAY WITH REPEATED WEAR AND CLEANING; DRY CLEAN IN A NET BAG WITH SHORT CYCLE; LINE DRY; DO NOT STEAM.
Accession Number
Credit Line
Deaccessioned Textiles Fund
Copyright
Collection
Color Palette
Provenance
(Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois), 21 September 2008, lot 274; purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2009.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
April 10, 2010 - January 30, 2011
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