Dress
spring/summer 2003
Materials
cotton, nylon, plastic
House / label
Junya Watanabe
Collection
spring/summer 2003
Archive reference
2017.256
Behind the design
Backpack straps and buckles inspired this spring/summer 2003 dress. Tightening them changes the silhouette; the Met compares the resulting puffed forms with eighteenth-century polonaise gowns and notes the butterfly embroidery.