The Galliera Museum's extra-mural program continues at Les Docks - Cité de la Mode et du Design with two concurrently running exhibitions: One on Cristobal Balenciaga and the other on Rei Kawakubo.
My post for today is on Rei Kawakubo's exhibit. This is not an ordinary fashion show but instead an art installation, designed by Rei Kawakubo herself, where the viewer can enjoy the latest Comme des Garcons S/S 2012 collection, and have a closer look on the models on display.
Known for her unconventional creations, the founder and designer of Comme des Garçons has metamorphosed the classic fashion show and rewritten the codes of high fashion. In White Drama with its quasi-monochrome models, Rei Kawakubo dramatizes life's big events: birth, marriage, death and transcendence.
White Drama is whiteness - pure, ceremonial white of every hue; Blossoming flowers, layered handkerchiefs, white-flecked material, lace insets inspired by christening robes, an obi-bow belt, overcoats and tall hats reminiscent of the Holy Week processions in Seville, a wedding gown like the silky cocoon of an insect, opaque and sheer fabrics. White Drama is a masterful fashion architecture that transports the viewer to the unique world of Rei Kawakubo.
Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons White Drama
© Pierre Antoine / Paris Musées
© Pierre Antoine / Paris Musées
© Pierre Antoine / Paris Musées
© Pierre Antoine / Paris Musées
Dress, silk satin, restraint bow © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Front hoop dress, silk satin organdy © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Jacket, silk rayon satin © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Cape coat, silk satin, nylon Leavers lace © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Dress silk, cotton broadcloth, silk rayon satin, birdcage © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons
Sleeves and skirt, polyester nylon cotton, Leavers lace, beaded embroidery sleeves, hoop skirt
© Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Veil dress with sleeves, silk satin organdy, Leavers lace © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Hand painted dress by Oyama Enrico Isamu, silk wool gabardine
© Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Four hoop skirts, cotton nylon mesh lace, silk rayon satin
© Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Dress covered in flowers, polyester stretch tricot © Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Veil, cotton organdy, silk rayon organdy veil dress with flowers
© Jean-Francois José / Comme des Garçons S/S 2012
Courtesy Rei Kawakubo @ Comme des Garçons / Galliera Museum
April 13 - October 7, 2012
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