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Lot 89

Comme des Garçons Two-Piece Pant Ensemble, Fall 1996

Lot 89

Comme des Garçons Two-Piece Pant Ensemble, Fall 1996

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $400 - $600

Estimate$400 – $600

Status

Closed

Comme des Garçons Two-Piece Pant Ensemble, Fall 1996

Rei Kawakubo played in bright color for the Fall 1996 ‘Flowering Clothes’ collection. She exhibited brocaded velvets, noted by Vogue as a nod to the Old Masters, an evocation of old-world luxury in contrast to her typical deconstruction. This ensemble’s jacket appears to be a traditional velvet, while the pants, having a wide barrel leg, are anachronistic in technique with adhered flocking, rather than true cut pile velvet.

Two-piece pant ensemble including a tan polyester cropped box cut open front jacket with three quarter length straight sleeves and purple cotton velvet floral motif; paired with blue flocked floral print pants with large side "pocket" cut outs and asymmetrical inner draw string waist band.
Label: Comme des Garçons

Size Label: S Jacket / Unlabeled Pants

Style/Serial No.: Jacket GJ-04032S

Approximate Measurements:
JACKET
Shoulders: 14.5"
Chest: 50"
Waist: 50"
Hips: 54"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 19"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 33.75"

PANTS
Waist: 43.5"
Hips: 46.75"
Length (side waist band to hem): 44"
Inseam: 25"

This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition:

The overall condition is good though there are two faint marks on the front left side of the pants just below the pocket, a faint mark on the front right leg midway down the leg as well as towards the cuff, and a few faint yellow marks along the inner waistband, primarily along the front. There are repairs made along the bottom hems where splits were repaired.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

timothylong@hindmanauctions.com 312.334.4222

Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

Michael Hall

Cataloguer, Couture & Luxury Accessories

michaelhall@hindmanauctions.com 312 280 1212

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