Black Wool Tricot Comme des Garcons Cardigan
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Dimensions:Bust: 36 in (91.44 cm)Shoulder to Hem: 27 in (68.58 cm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU442315547552
Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons is one of the world’s most innovative and trailblazing fashion brands, helmed by its inimitable founder, Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo (b. 1942), who has a penchant for breaking fashion and cultural norms. The only living designer apart from Yves Saint Laurent to have a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Kawakubo has permanently changed fashion with designs that challenge traditional ideas of beauty with a creative and transgressive exuberance.
After studying art and literature at Keio University in Tokyo, Kawakubo worked as a freelance stylist before establishing her own label in 1969. Comme des Garçons — which is also known as CDG — officially launched in 1973, and Kawakubo opened her first store in Tokyo three years later. She has since been instrumental in pioneering many concepts now familiar in contemporary fashion.
One of Kawakubo's most iconic moves was her introduction of androgynous styles (Comme des Garçons means “like the boys” in French) with asymmetrical, twisted silhouettes that envelope the body. While she told the New York Times that the “basics of clothing lie in men’s fashion,” Kawakubo believes in the concept of humanness in clothes (she titled her spring 1995 show “Transcending Gender”).
In the 1970s, when color-blocking was the norm, Kawakubo stuck to her monochromatic color palette dominated by shades of black with uncompromising dedication, although with evocative and powerful use of red and white.
Comme des Garçons is also known for an often shocking take on fashion. Deconstructed tailoring, violently slashed fabric and sculptural shapes are some themes that run through the brand’s collections, but Kawakubo never explains the meaning of her conceptual pieces, which fall somewhere between art and fashion.
Designer Junya Watanabe, who worked alongside Kawakubo for nearly a decade, operates an atelier based within the Tokyo headquarters of Comme des Garçons, and he established a line under Kawakubo's label in the early 1990s. Since then, even though the brand has launched additional lines and more commercial offshoots like PLAY, known by the iconic heart motif with eyes, the premier men’s line Homme Plus and the multilabel Dover Street Market that opened in 2004, the essence of Comme des Garçons remains Kawakubo’s otherworldly and undefinable creations, which are impossible to ignore.
Find vintage Comme des Garçons shirts, jackets, day dresses and other clothing on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Vintage Marks and Spencer Wool CardiganLocated in London, GBA great vintage wool cardigan for Fall The cardigan has a round neckline, front button fastening and two pockets.Category
1960s British Cardigans
- Vintage Black Wool Cardigan with Sequin , Bead and Pearl decorationLocated in London, GBA wonderful vintage addition to your party wardrobe . This wool cardigan is fully lined , with wonderful embellishment and an attractive scallop hemline. It fastens with hooks and eyes.Category
1950s Unknown Cardigans
- Vintage Mary Quant Black and White Knitted TopBy Mary QuantLocated in London, GBA chic vintage top by Mary Quant. The top has a round neckline and cap sleeves, and is stripes on one half and block colour on the other, front and back.Category
1960s British Sweaters
- Blue and White Valentino Top with Detachable CollarBy ValentinoLocated in London, GBA chic blue and white top by Valentino with detachable white collar. The top is blue with white horizontal stripe and has a detachable blue and white detachable collar...Category
1980s Italian Sweaters
- A vintage 1990s Missoni Black and Cream V neck JumperBy MissoniLocated in London, GBA great jumper for Fall. Cosy enough to ward off a chill, and thin enough to slip under a jacket. In a great knit and wonderful pattern on the body (front and back) and sleeves, this...Category
1980s Italian Sweaters
- Vintage Brown , Gold and White JumperLocated in London, GBA great jumper for Fall. The jumper has a round neckline with drop shoulders. It has vertical lines of gold that lengthen the body and white knitted areas.Category
1970s Unknown Sweater Vests
- new MONSE 100% wool Monsfield fringe intarsia knit oversized cropped sweater SLocated in Hong Kong, NTnew MONSE 100% wool Monsfield fringe intarsia knit oversized cropped sweater S Reference: TGAS/A05633 Brand: Monse Designer: Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim Material: Wool Color: ...Category
2010s Italian Pullovers
- Kansai Yamamoto Nuwa Low-Gauge Sweater, 1980'sBy Kansai YamamotoLocated in Seattle, WAEarly 1990's Kansai Yamamoto, few final years of Kansai fruitful and most influential era. The tag Kansai International was part of his project to discover new elements from differe...Category
1980s Japanese Pullovers
- 1970s Yves Saint Laurent Metallic Knitted JumperBy Yves Saint LaurentLocated in London, GBA 1970s wool and metallic yarn knit jumper by Yves Saint Laurent in a khaki brown tone with accents of black. It almost looks a bit camouflage until you note the fine pastel hued met...Category
1970s French Pullovers
- Jean Paul Gaultier black knitted fur oversized sweater, fw 2003By Jean Paul GaultierLocated in London, GB▪ Jean Paul Gaultier black knitted fur sweater ▪ Rabbit fur ▪ White and grey striped detail ▪ Oversized fit ▪ Wide turtle neck ▪ Size Large ▪ Fall-Winter ...Category
Early 2000s Italian Sweaters
- Moschino Vintage Black and White Computer Screen Wool Light Sweater Size LBy MoschinoLocated in Nice, FRMOSCHINO vintage light sweater featuring a black and white computer screen desing on front with MOSCHINO, M, Peace signs... Round neck. Long sleeves. Label reads MOSCHINO JEANS. Ma...Category
20th Century Italian Pullovers
- Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Iconic Destructured Sailor Stripes SweaterBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in Nice, FRJEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage iconic destructured sailor stripes sweater featuring detachable sleeves. This sweater features : - Black knitted fabric with...Category
20th Century French Sweaters