GARMENTS designed by Japanese artist Tamae Hirokawa, who is known for creating seamless knitwear based on the concept of “skin”, will be added to a permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and shown as part of a new exhibition. Hirokawa will join fellow Japanese designers such as Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Hanae Mori, whose works are part of the collection at the museum’s Costume Institute, known as one of the world’s largest fashion curatorial departments.
Among the pieces chosen are seven bodysuits from Hirokawa’s signature “Skin Series” line, through which the designer has sought to embody a “second skin”.
The garments will be displayed at the spring 2026 Costume Art exhibition, which opens to the public Sunday. The Met says the show, held in the vast new galleries adjacent to the museum’s Great Hall, aims to pair garments with works of art “to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.”
Andrew Bolton, curator in charge at the Costume Institute, described Hirokawa’s work as “extraordinary”, saying “not only does she engage with the body on a symbolic level, she also uses advanced technology to advance the craft of fashion”. — Kyodo
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