Pleats Please Guest Artist Series No.1 Yasumasa Morimura Long Skirt, Remade, Orange and Sepia, Size 4

A fragment of fashion history reworked: Yasumasa Morimura's 1996 Guest Artist Series No.1 print for Pleats Please, converted from a dress into a long pleated skirt.

The Piece

In 1996 Issey Miyake invited the photographer Yasumasa Morimura to open the Pleats Please Guest Artist Series. Morimura, known for inserting himself into famous paintings, supplied his restaged version of Ingres's celebrated water-bearer nude, which was printed across pleated garments with bright solid backs. The series is held by museums including the National Gallery of Victoria and the FIDM Museum, and it marks the moment Pleats Please became a canvas for contemporary art.

This piece began life as a Series No.1 dress and has since been converted into an ankle-length skirt with an elastic waist. The front shows the figure's torso and the cascade of red draped fabric; the back is the vivid orange solid, with a sepia band at the side seam.

It wears straight and close, and because the conversion keeps the print intact it remains a legible, wearable piece of the series at a fraction of the presence of a museum example.

Label: Pleats Please Guest Artist Series No.1 Yasumasa Morimura, PP64-JH732, size 4, made in Japan.

Details

• Designer: Issey Miyake, Pleats Please line, with Yasumasa Morimura
• Season: Autumn-Winter 1996, Guest Artist Series No.1 (later remade)
• Model / ref: PP64-JH732
• Material: 100% polyester, garment-pleated
• Colour: Orange back with sepia and red photographic print
• Made in: Japan
• Tagged size: 4
• Measurements: Waist 34 cm flat (elastic) · Length 94 cm
• Included: Skirt only

Condition

• Converted from the original dress into a skirt by a previous owner.
• Visible discolouration along the waistband and upper print area.
• Small marks on the orange back panel near the waist.
• Pleats hold well; graded accordingly and priced as a study piece.

Condition grade BC on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Hand wash cool in a net or dry clean, never tumble dry or iron, and store rolled or folded rather than hung.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.

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