Shock Wave: Japanese Fashion Design, 1980s-90s 

THRU MAY 28TH

– Denver Art Museum

Shock Wave: Japanese Fashion Design, 1980s–90s, shows work by Japanese designers who started a fashion revolution in Paris. The exhibition features 70 looks by powerhouse designers Issey Miyake, Kenzo Takada, Kansai Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and Junya Watanabe, whose impact on fashion still resonates today.

Works on view illustrate concepts such as the intersection of tradition and modernity; the influence of pop-culture motifs . . . reinventing the traditional Western representation of femininity and challenging the fashion system.