Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2009–June 2010


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Man's jacket

1985–95
Designed for Comme des Garcons
Designed by Rei Kawakubo
Center back: 210.8 cm (83 in.)
Wool twill weave; cupra rayon; plastic buttons

Classification: Costumes

Culture: Japanese

Object Place: Tokyo, Japan

Accession number: 2009.4379

Description: Red and black deconstructed jacket with unfinished exterior seams and hem. Collar and high lapel, single breasted with three center front buttons, three patch pockets (two at hips and one at right chest). Right hip pocket has large care label inside. Interior lined in black rayon with three labels: "Comme des Garcons/Homme plus" "L" "Made in Japan/Fabrique au Japon/Commes des Garcon."

Provenance/Ownership History: Before 2009, in collection of Jacqueline Fowler of Stanford, CT; gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)

Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler