Comme des Garçons
Japanese
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.
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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Designer: Comme des Garçons
Comme Des Garçons Hand Painted Melissa Shoes Boots NEW SZ 24
By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
Comme Des Garçons Hand Painted Melissa Shoes Boots
NEW with box and dust-bag
Size 24 JP
Material looks like rubber.
FINAL SALE
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garcons Navy Padded Jacket 2010
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comme des Garcons Navy Padded Jacket 2010
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons Navy Pinstriped Wide Leg Pants
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Comme des Garçons navy and white pinstriped thick washed wool wide leg pants with an elastic waist and inner drawstring ties. Side seam pockets. New with Tags.
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Commes Des Garcons Tartan Wool Jacket, Autumn / Winter 2000
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Fabulous early 2000's red tartan Commes Des Garcons jacket with 3-D ruffles framing the cuffs, hem and down the center back. Can be worn open collar or buttoned up for raised Mandari...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garcon Padded Black Lace / Tulips Raw Edge Future of Silhouette Dress
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comme des Garcons black padded floral lace dress adorned with raw edges. Zip closure at back. Composition: 65% cotton 35% nylon From the collection of "Future of the Silhouette....
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21st Century and Contemporary Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garcons Black Check Football Skirt 2008
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comme des Garcons Black Check Football Skirt 2008
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Rare Comme Des Garçons AD 1990 Upside Down Long Black Skirt
By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
Rare Comme Des Garçons AD1990 Upside Down Long Black Skirt
Top half of the skirt is lined and bottom in not.
Bottom and top have zipper.Top of the skirt has finished edges and bottom of has it unfinished.
Very unusual design from Rei K...
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21st Century and Contemporary Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons Black Wool Pearl Embellished Cardigan
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Comme des Garçons black wool lightweight cardigan with pearl and crystal detailing at the rounded neckline. New with tag.
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garcons Black & White Check Flat Ruffle Dress 2013
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comme des Garcons black and white check flat day dress with black ruffle trim. Collection 2013.
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS Floral and Batik Print Blouse with Open Back Size SS
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Comme Des Garcons top is composed of a printed cotton with a floral and batik combination. There is an eyelet trim and an open back style....
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS Draped Black Mesh Net Dress Ensemble Size S
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Comme Des Garcons ensemble is composed of an exterior draped mesh dress and an interior blue jersey dress. The exterior dress features a flared skirt and draped neck, the blue...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS Indigo Denim Deconstructed Coat with Top Stitching Size M
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Comme Des Garcons coat is composed of an indigo denim and features white top stitch detailing. Open style with darted sleeves, and draped...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garcons Black Cotton Tee with Embroidery and Print Accent
By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
Comme des Garcons whimsical black cotton tee is detailed with print and a embroidered heart with eyes. The front length measures 21 3/4", ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme Des Garçons Multicolor Printed Tulle & Silk Midi Dress M
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This stylish midi dress exudes elegance and sophistication. Its flattering length falls between the knee and ankle, offering a versatile option for various occasions. With its chic d...
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2010s European Comme des Garçons
Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garcons Grey Wool Tube Skirt/Dress
By Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garçons
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garcons Grey Wool Tube Skirt/Dress – a masterful creation that seamlessly combines avant-garde design with versatility and comfort. This stre...
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Early 2000s European Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons Black Striped Velour & Smocked Hem Shirt L
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
As shirts are an indispensable part of a wardrobe, Comme des Garçons brings you a creation that is both versatile and stylish. It has been tailored from high-quality fabric for a cla...
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2010s European Comme des Garçons
rare COMME DES GARCONS Vintage black crushed velvet teardrop crystals skirt M
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare COMME DES GARCONS Vintage black crushed velvet teardrop crystals skirt M
Reference: CRTI/A00741
Brand: Comme Des Garcons
Designer: Rei Kawakubo
As s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS 1993 brown reversed seam fuzzy plush wool midi dress M
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
"COMME DES GARCONS 1993 brown reversed seam fuzzy plush wool midi dress M
Reference: CRTI/A00118
Brand: Comme Des Garcons
Designer: Rei Kawakubo
Collection: AD1993
Material: Wool
Col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS 2009 Runway beige tulle black tromp loeil nude shorts XS
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
COMME DES GARCONS 2009 Runway beige tulle black tromp loeil nude shorts XS
Reference: CRTI/A00742
Brand: Comme Des Garcons
Designer: Rei Kawakubo
Collection: 2009 - Runway
Material: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme Des Garçons Long jacket size M
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
100% Wool Black color Zip closure Lateral cuts Shoulder cm 42 (165 inches) Shoulder / hem cm 90 (204 inches)
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2010s Italian Comme des Garçons
2008 Junya Watanabe Comme des Garcons Liberty Floral Gold Lace Runway Jacket
By Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Junya Watanabe told The New York Times that fashion for him “is creating something new through clothes,” but for his spring/summer 2008 collection, the Japanese designer looked to t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme Des Garcons Hand-Knit Crochet Floral Jacket, Autumn Winter 2005
By Comme des Garçons, Tao Kurihara
Located in Tương Mai Ward, Hoang Mai District
One-of-a-kind piece with each and every fllower detail are different from the others and deconstructed technique. Personally this perhaps the sickest CDG piece that i've ever owned.
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons
COMME DES GARCONS Vintage 1999 Runway dark navy wrapyped draped coat S
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Hong Kong, NT
COMME DES GARCONS Vintage 1999 Runway dark navy wrapyped draped coat S
Reference: CRTI/A00395
Brand: Comme Des Garcons
Designer: Rei Kawakubo
Collecti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Comme des Garçons
COMME des GARCONS Homme Plus Checkered Suit, Spring Summer 2002, size M.
By Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, Comme des Garçons
Located in Tương Mai Ward, Hoang Mai District
Vintage COMME des GARCONS HOMME PLUS checkered suit comes in black, pink textured wool with a notch lapel, single breasted three b...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons
Comme Des Garcons Ruffle Neck Wool T-Shirt
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Oakland, CA
Comme des Garcons embellished t-shirt.
Pale creamy almost yellow color.
Ruffle detail at neckline that wraps around the back
with velvet ribbon and bows.
Tagged a size medium.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Comme des Garçons
Vintage Junya Watanabe Pictorial Print Double Bag Parachute Dress 2003
By Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a vintage Junya Watanabe linen pictorial print parachute double bag dress. The parachute dress features a pink, ...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons
Vintage Junya Watanabe White Parachute Backpack Dress 2003
By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer an important vintage, Junya Watanabe, for Comme des Garcons white cotton parachute backpack dress. The dress features white parachute straps ...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons
Junya Black & White Stripe Accordion Dress 2015
By Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Junya Watanabe black and white stripe dress featuring a drop waist with black accordion detailing. Circa Autumn / Winter 2015.
Please inquire for additional images.
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2010s Japanese Comme des Garçons
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