{"product_id":"20471120-aw97-head-iboo-s-55-layered-claw-mark-dress","title":"20471120 AW97 “HEAD IBOO’S 55” Layered Claw-Mark Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbsolutely insane \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20471120\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e piece from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAW97–98 “HEAD IBOO’S 55”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e period. The collection centred around the fictional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHead Iboo Empire’s attack on Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Nakagawa and LICA developing a distinctly extraterrestrial\/reptilian world around the runway. The collection was presented as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“20471120 VS HANAYASHIKI”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Tokyo’s Hanayashiki amusement park in 1997.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis dress is an incredible example of the label’s construction at its most experimental: a fitted upper body with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egathered, sculpted sleeve openings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ribbed edging and dramatic diagonal claw-like openings across the chest. The centre is completely deconstructed into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emultiple overlapping layers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creating an almost three-dimensional cavity through the torso, while the gathered and twisted fabric falls into an enormous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esculptural drape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e over the waist and hip. The lower skirt is constructed from numerous long, irregular panels that hang and fold independently, giving the entire garment a wonderfully mutated, almost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealien-organic silhouette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe construction feels less like a conventional dress and more like a garment that has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrown, folded and assembled around the body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — exactly the kind of conceptual clothing that made 20471120 so important to late-90s Japanese fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeason:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e AW97–98 “HEAD IBOO’S 55”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20471120 \/ Masahiro Nakagawa \u0026amp; LICA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e S — fits S\/M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShoulder:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePit to pit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 40 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e General wear and a few marks consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jubilee Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59405396312409,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/3598\/4473\/files\/6354FDC0-A248-48E8-A0A4-45B0DD654872.jpg?v=1789310097","url":"https:\/\/jubileearchive.com\/products\/20471120-aw97-head-iboo-s-55-layered-claw-mark-dress","provider":"Jubilee Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}