Kenzo Bowling Elephant Knit Sweater, Ivory and Purple Wool-Cotton, Kenzo Bowling Team Back, Spring Summer 2023, Size M
Kenzo Bowling Elephant Knit Sweater, Ivory and Purple Wool-Cotton, Kenzo Bowling Team Back, Spring Summer 2023, Size M
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Condition notes
Light signs of wear are recorded; the knit and graphics are clean in the photographs.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A knit sweater from Kenzo's Spring Summer 2023 collection in ivory and lilac, a grey elephant tumbling into a rack of bowling pins across the front and the words Kenzo Bowling Team across the back. Size M, condition grade A.
The Piece
Kenzo was founded in Paris in 1970 by the Japanese designer Takada Kenzo, and the house has long drawn its energy from the meeting of Tokyo sensibility and Parisian ease. Under Nigo, the elephant became one of the house's favourite characters, and here it is caught in mid-leap above a scatter of white pins, with a green exclamation and the word Strike spelled out in script.
The design runs through the whole garment. The back carries a roundel in yellow and green with a bowling ball and pins, and the words Kenzo Bowling Team set around it, together with a pink ribbon, a crown and small stars. The sleeves are knitted in lilac with large letters and numbers in the manner of a college team jersey, and the neck, cuffs and hem are banded in lilac and yellow stripes.
The sweater is a cropped, roomy shape in a soft knit of 55% wool and 45% cotton, with the bold graphics worked into the fabric rather than printed on top. It belongs to the model FD55PU3623CM, and the red Kenzo label sits inside the neck. It is a piece to be worn alone, as the design commands attention from every angle.
Measured flat: length 63 cm (24.8 in), body width 61 cm (24.0 in), shoulder width 65 cm (25.6 in), sleeve length 61 cm (24.0 in). Please allow a margin of about 1 to 3 cm (0.5 to 1 in).
Details
- Maker: Kenzo
- Collection: Spring Summer 2023, Bowling Elephant jumper
- Model number: FD55PU3623CM
- Body: 55% wool, 45% cotton
- Colour: Ivory and lilac with yellow, green and pink
- Graphics: Elephant and pins on the front; Kenzo Bowling Team on the back; lettering on the sleeves
- Size: M
- Length: 63 cm (24.8 in)
- Body width: 61 cm (24.0 in)
- Shoulder width: 65 cm (25.6 in)
- Sleeve length: 61 cm (24.0 in)
Condition
- Light signs of wear are recorded; the knit and graphics are clean in the photographs.
Condition grade A (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The red Kenzo neck label and the composition and care label are photographed. Hand wash cold or entrust the piece to a specialist, dry flat, and fold rather than hang to keep the knit true.
Delivery from Japan
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