Dress

Title: Dress
date created: fall/winter 1991–92
designer: Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese, born Tokyo, 1943)
has culture: Japan
material: wood board; wool (hair material); cotton (textile); metal
description: This outfit was the final look at Yohji Yamamoto's autumn/winter 1991 collection. Its bolted wooden panels hide a black felted wool skirt. The unique ensemble is reminiscent of a construction project or the small wooden mannequins used in drawing classes.
subjects/references: Drawing Mannequin
collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art; View on Met Website
accession number: 2010.396a, b