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Comme des Garçons AW1983 Paint Print Rib Knit Dress, Black Navy and Lavender, Rei Kawakubo Archive, One Size
Comme des Garçons AW1983 Paint Print Rib Knit Dress, Black Navy and Lavender, Rei Kawakubo Archive, One Size
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An early Rei Kawakubo knit dress attributed to autumn-winter 1983, heavy ribbed wool brushed with lavender paint-stroke prints, from the era that redrew fashion in black.
The Piece
Comme des Garçons arrived in Paris in 1981 and, within two seasons, the press had a name for what Rei Kawakubo was showing: the shock of black. Knitwear was at the centre of that revolution, dark, sculptural and deliberately unpolished. This dress is attributed to autumn-winter 1983, a season that sits squarely in that founding period.
It is a long pullover dress in a substantial cardigan-rib wool, in a near-black navy, with full balloon sleeves gathered into ribbed cuffs. Across the front, irregular lavender marks look as though they were dragged on with a dry brush, a print that predates the painted knits Kawakubo returned to in the early 1990s.
The original Comme des Garçons labels and composition tag are present, 100 percent wool, product code GN-050200. The rib knit has natural stretch and sits a little longer and looser on the body than the flat measurements suggest.
Worn as a dress with flat shoes, or over trousers as a long tunic, it carries the quiet authority of the early collections. Pieces from 1982 to 1984 in this condition are increasingly difficult to find.
Details
- Designer: Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons
- Season: Attributed to AW1983
- Model / ref: GN-050200
- Material: Wool 100%
- Colour: Black navy with lavender print
- Made in: Japan
- Tagged size: One size
- Measurements: Shoulder 41 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 46 cm · Sleeve 61 cm · Length 91 cm · Hem 49 cm
- Included: Dress only
Condition
- Tried on only and stored with moth protection; very good for its age.
- Knit firm with no holes seen.
- Print clear and even.
- As a forty-year-old piece, minor age-related marks may be present.
Condition grade A 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. Dry clean only and store folded, never hung, to protect the rib knit.
Delivery from Japan
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