Louis Vuitton
Kansai Yamamoto 1971 Kenzo Takada 1975-76
Ziggy Stardust tour costumes designed for Bowie by Kansai.
The first Japanese designers to show their collections in Paris.
Brightly-coloured cheongsam dresses and jackets.
Thigh-slit cheongsam.
Shiny-surfaced cheongsam tasseled to the hilt.
Lace pencil skirts over undies - accessorised with fans.
Metallic-shot dresses with sequin sashes from waist to hip.
Twenties-ish riff on flapper dresses.
See-through fringed dress over hot-pants.
Animal-print —an homage to Kansai— 1973
Art Deco stripes. A cloisonné blue for a sleek trouser suit.
The giraffe print on a white pantsuit.
Navy high-waist trousers topped with hand-beaded stripes.
Fair-streaked bang in jet-black hair.
Patent clutches.
Ankle-strap stiletto sandals.
Zebra-striped spindle heels.
Yohji Yamamoto
A strapless dress, corset laced at the back,
and full through the hips.
Slits at the hip Jagged-edge hems Built-in shawls
Hoop skirt with a dramatic drape of fabric over the hip.
A psychedelic print inside the waistband
of a paper-bag pleated skirt.
Satin shirtdress with acid-print body stocking underneath.
Hourglass silhouette spliced with a bolt of printed fabric.
Silver-tasseled and fringed shawls.
Gowns interspersed with neon, psychedelic prints.
Stars and graffiti motifs.
Dresses resembling oversized shirts
worn over colored bras.
Geisha-style platforms.
Oriental-inspired prints of abstract cherry blossoms.
Long tunics and dresses over trousers, tied at the ankle.
Kenzo
by Antonio Marras
worn over colored bras.
Geisha-style platforms.
Long tunics and dresses over trousers, tied at the ankle.
Kenzo's signature layers.
Woodblock print.
Loose silhouettes with drawstring details.
Comme des Garçons
by Rei Kawakubo
A stole made of two coats joined at the hems
with four dangling sleeves.
Two-fabric jacket, one worn on each arm
and buttoned together in front.
Black-and-white checks and spots.
Heavy-duty biker belts.
A fake leather dress with a pair of jutting bra-cups.
Elongated perfecto-like jacket with extra PVC sleeves.
A jacket cut away over a striped cotton dress.
