Junya Watanabe black forward curved shirt with back cowl drape — fall 2011

169.00

Size: XS (fits tight around the hips)

Shoulder to shoulder: 41 cm / 16 inch

Armpit to armpit: 45 cm / 15.75 inch

Hips: 48 cm / 21.6 inch

 

Composition:

100% cotton

 

Details:

Black long shirt

Circular forwards curved design

Pleated at the front bottom

Cowl drape on the back

Triangular hemline on the back

Cropped batwing sleeves

Contrasting pearl grey buttons

Standard shirt collar

Can be worn with the bottom part twisted to the side

Creating a sideways curved button closure and a cowl drape on the hip

Unlined

 

Condition: 4/5

Good condition

In stock

SKU: JWBFCS Categories: ,

Description

About Rei Kawakubo

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer, however, she didn’t study fashion but fine arts and literature at Keio University in Tokyo.

 

After graduation, she worked as a stylist before launching her label Comme des Garçons. Going against the 1980s super feminine look, she sent an all black, deconstructed collection on the runway, dubbed “anti-fashion” and “Hiroshima Chic” by easily shocked and insensitive journalists.

 

During the 1980s, her garments were primarily in black and dark grey or white. By the time of her Paris debut in 1981, Kawakubo was so famous that her fans were dubbed ‘the crows’ in the Japanese press.

 

Comme des Garçons kept on growing, evolving into a Comme de Garçons ‘world’ with about 20 distinct lines. This also gave Rei Kawakubo the possibility to give employees their own line, like Junya Watanabe, (the now discontinued) Tao Kurihara en the recently added Noir by Kei Ninomiya.

 

Kawakubo specializes in anti-fashion; producing deconstructed garments, which are draped around the body in an asymmetric shape, making them look awkward and uncomfortable. The hems are often unfinished and frayed.

Rei Kawakubo is reclusive and doesn’t give many interviews, she let’s her creations speak for themselves. She is know as a fashion icon and influence for designers like Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester and Helmut Lang which have all name checked Kawakubo as an inspiration.

Additional information

Weight 0.9 kg
Womens size

Condition