Runway Look 4: Octopus Arms, tights, black shoes with grommets.
Rei Kawakubo
(Japanese, born in 1942)
Comme des Garçons, Ltd.
(Japanese, founded in 1969)
Autumn/Winter 2014–2015
Medium/TechniqueWool and nylon knit; cotton plain weave; synthetic knit, digitally printed;
Leather, synthetic, white metal
DimensionsCenter back (octopus arms ): 86.4 cm (34 in.)
Length (tights): 142.2 cm (56 in.)
Center back (shoes): 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Length x width (shoes): 29.2 × 10.2 cm (11 1/2 × 4 in.)
Length (tights): 142.2 cm (56 in.)
Center back (shoes): 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Length x width (shoes): 29.2 × 10.2 cm (11 1/2 × 4 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund, William E. Nickerson Fund, Otis Norcross Fund, Frederick Brown Fund, Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, and Alice M. Barlett Fund
Accession number2017.4420.1-4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2017, Cynthea J. Bogel, Tieton, WA; 2017, sold by Cynthea J. Bogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2012–2013
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2012–2013
