Stella McCartney x Yoshitomo Nara Cotton Cardigan, Don't Waste Another Day Back Panel, Blue Marl, Size M
Stella McCartney x Yoshitomo Nara Cotton Cardigan, Don't Waste Another Day Back Panel, Blue Marl, Size M
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- Character
- QuietResplendent Balanced 4.5 of 10 ·
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
Condition report
Excellent9.0 / 10
- Giftable
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- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
A Motto Worn on the Back
Stella McCartney gave Nara's girl the whole back of a cardigan, knitted in rather than printed, with his own lettering above her. The marled cotton and coral rib keep the front quiet, so the message only shows as you walk away. It is wearable art for someone who would rather be read than looked at.
Best for: Nara collectors who wear their collection
Condition notes
Used, with no conspicuous marks or stains noted; knit and panel clean in the photographs.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A Stella McCartney cardigan made with Yoshitomo Nara: marled blue cotton at the front, and across the back one of his seated girls under the hand-lettered words Don't Waste Another Day. Made in Italy, size M.
The Piece
From the front it is a straightforward, well-cut cardigan: a deep V, five dark buttons, two hip pockets and a coral and cream rib at the hem and cuffs that lifts the navy, sky and grey marl. Turn it round and the collaboration speaks. A cream panel carries Nara's red capitals and his small girl, brown bob, wide eyes, legs folded, all knitted into the fabric rather than printed on it.
The woven neck label pairs the two names in Nara's own scrawled hand, and the care label carries a Yoshitomo Nara copyright line, so the piece sits as easily in a collection of his work as in a wardrobe.
Details
- Maker: Stella McCartney, with Yoshitomo Nara
- Codes: 6K0406 3S7261 (per care label)
- Year: 2022 (per care label)
- Style: V-neck cardigan, knitted back panel
- Fabric: 100% cotton
- Colour: Navy, sky and grey marl; coral rib
- Size: M (per label)
- Shoulder: 42 cm (16.5 in)
- Chest width: 52 cm (20.5 in)
- Length: 71 cm (28.0 in)
- Sleeve: 67 cm (26.4 in)
- Made in: Italy (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Worn, with no conspicuous marks or stains noted.
- The knitted panel is clean and the rib keeps its colour; every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the labels are shown in full. Hand wash cool or dry clean, and dry flat so the cotton keeps its shape.
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 you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More of the artist in Yoshitomo Nara, and his story in Yoshitomo Nara: life, work and collectors.
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