Rei kawakubo arrived on the paris fashion scene in the late 80s at the height of the era of the supermodel when the de facto message of fashion was that women were beautiful only insofar as they were polished and glamorous.
Comme des garcons dress meets body.
Kawakubo s collections decidedly rejected this idea which came as a shock to the proverbial fashion system.
She was pushing buttons again with a spring 1997 collection titled body meets dress dress.
Body meets dress ensemble by rei kawakubo comme des garçons spring summer 1997.
In this collection kawakubo sent down the runway models wearing dresses as well as separates but with pads placed on the abdomen the hips the back as well as the shoulder region.
An analysis of comme des garcons spring summer 1997 collection content warning.
This collection created a controversy.
Comme des garçons spring 1997 ready to wear collection runway looks beauty models and reviews.
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Body meets dress dress meets body.
It featured predominately tight tops and skirts that were swollen by goosedown filled lumps which distorted the body shape.
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Body meets dress dress meets body is a collection by rei kawakubo of comme des garcons from spring and summer 1997.
In this collection from spring and summer 1997 kawakubo sent down the runway models wearing pads placed on the abdomen the hips the back as well as the shoulder region.
Body meets dress dress meets body is a collection by rei kawakubo of comme des garçons.