Lumps and Bumps

Rei Kawakubo (in 1997)

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Rei Kawakubo's designs undermine Western ideals of beatuy and femininity. Indeed, she questions the very concept 'fashion'. Her 'Lumps & Bumps' collection for Comme des Garçons is a milestone in the history of fashion. With this collection, Kawakubo questioned whether feminine curves in the appropriate places are a necessary ingredient for beauty. This was the first catwalk presentation of a female body that deviated radically from the anatomical form.

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Title	Lumps and Bumps
Material and technique	Nylon, polyurethane, down
Object type	Two-piece suit > Clothing > Personal use > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 75 cm Width 45 cm Depth 18 cm
Artists	Designer: Rei Kawakubo Executor: Comme des Garçons
Accession number	DTM 55 a-b (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased 1997
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1997
Creation date	in 1997
Internal exhibitions	Big enough for both of us - seventies en nineties uit de collectie (1998) The Art of Fashion: Installing Allusions (2009)
Material	Nylon > Polyamide > Plastic > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique Polyurethane > Foam > Plastic > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique Down > Feather > Animal material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Two-piece suit > Clothing > Personal use > Utensil
Geographical origin	Japan > East Asia > Asia
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe