Comme des Garçons SS 1999 Foundational “Base” Mini Dress with Padded, Structured Fabric at Waist - skirts were shown that season only in the front, as in an apron, or folded in half and attached on the side of the body using safety pins. The design of this mini dress facilitated various ways to style the collection.

Junya Watanabe AW 1999 “Stiff Widow” Collection. Junya explored the relationship between fabric and structure that was lesser dependent on the body than on the construction of the skirt itself. An idea he explores here is how excess fabric can be folded to create utilitarian storage pouches — an idea he expresses most fully in this SS 2003 “Parachute” collection.

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I took these photos of one of my CDG AW 2009 ‘Wonderland’ coats for my Stylezeitgeist sales thread. I really like the photos so I am posting them here, too.

CDG AW2009 Wonderland Velveteen Blanket Coat with Wool Fleece Trench “Face”

Junya Watanabe Denim cropped denim & wool destroyed jeans

Yohji Yamamoto Femme U-Cut shoes

Junya Watanabe for Comme des Garçons SS 2005 

Hammered Zipper Collar Object Dyed Cap Sleeve Top in brushed cotton poplin

Hammered Zipper Waist Skirt with Alternating Cotton Twill and Brushed Cotton Poplin Panels

Here is the archive entry at Stylezeitgeist.

Below: I collect vintage textiles. The jacket I am wearing is a vintage Japanese child’s kasuri (indigo hand-dye) boro (work clothes) kimono in a woven cotton that can be worn inside out.

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From my archive, Comme des Garcons SS 1998, a skirt made of fabric following traditional Japanese folding techniques.