Kansai Yamamoto Pleated Shirt Dress, 1970-80s
Sale 1038 - Summer Fashion & Accessories
Jun 2, 2022
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$400 -
600
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$1,125
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Lot Description
Kansai Yamamoto Pleated Shirt Dress, 1970-80s
Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto is best known for creating many of David Bowie’s most prolific costumes. Yamamoto drew inspiration from the drama of Japanese Kabuki theater. For this dress, he was influenced by kimonos and broad-shouldered mantles worn by male characters on stage.
Light blue cotton draped long sleeve shirt dress with topstitched banded collar, bust and hip pleats, a detachable pleated hanging pocket, and front button closure.
Label: Kansai International
Size Label: Unlabeled
Style/Serial No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 20.5"
Chest: 44"
Waist: 45"
Hips: 47"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 56.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 36.5"
Property from the Collection of Countess Anita von Galen
This lot is one of sixty-seven in this auction from Countess Anita von Galen, a German aristocrat and socialite known for her avant-garde sense of style and brilliant entertaining. Over the years, the Countess von Galen has used her visionary eye and a penchant for unique silhouettes to build an extraordinary collection of haute couture. She considered Hubert de Givenchy (Lots 1-18) and his partner, Philippe Venet, also a couturier (Lots 19-20), close friends, with Givenchy designing the baptismal gown (Lot 1) for her only son, Ferdinand Otto von Galen. Beyond her friendship with the couple, Countess von Galen was an ardent supporter of emerging, avant-garde designers including Pierre Cardin (Lots 25-48), Kansai Yamamoto (Lots 61-62), and Yohji Yamamoto (Lot 63).
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