Comme des Garçons Clothing
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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Designer: Comme des Garçons
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Located in Toronto, Ontario
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Located in Sparks, NV
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Located in Water Mill, NY
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Water Mill, NY
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By Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons
Located in San Fransisco, CA
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
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By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in San Fransisco, CA
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By Rei Kawakubo Comme Des Garcons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Chicago, IL
1997 arguably marked the pinnacle of Japanese Comme des Garcons founder and fashion designer Rei Kawakubo's collection debuts when she introduced deconstructed asymmetrical "lumps and bumps" padding and transparent tops that both deformed and revealed female bodies. For her Fall/Winter 1997 "Adult Punk" collection, she debuted this transparent ecru organza pullover dinner jacket or evening oversized blouse, whose bodice and lower long sleeves are color-blocked with white textured silk-blend appliques and lined in white tulle that is hand-sheered above the outer hem. A recent Parisian exhibition at Musee de la Mode, "1997 Fashion...
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By Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Water Mill, NY
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
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Size S
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By Rei Kawabuko, Comme des Garçons
Located in Austin, TX
2008 Comme des Garcons Black Heart Cut Out Ruffle coat.
#4 from Fall 2008 Collectio...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo Comme Des Garcons
Located in Chicago, IL
In Comme des Garcons founder Rei Kawakubo's iconic Spring/Summer 1997 collection titled Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body, which was nicknamed "lumps and bumps", this navy two-piece set of transparent pullover long-sleeve net tulle blouse and convertible translucent bias-cut draping long skirt or tube dress debuted on the runway in "Look 11" among the Vogue coverage (partly concealed under a navy open robe). Significantly, our pair repeats the fashion show's "Look 1" theme that was identified by TheMet museum curators as "clothing-absence/body-presence" with a see-through symmetrical top revealing breasts and a feminine bias-cut draped asymmetrical skirt. Variations of this silhouette were modeled in navy, or red like our primary photo. Many had net-encased organ-shaped down pillows freely inserted into net underlays by the designer to shockingly distort the silhouettes, such as with two kidney-shapes on the back or a tube across the front of the hips.
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe
Located in Water Mill, NY
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Kaunas, LT
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
Early, Rare Comme des Garcons Rayon/Cotton Coat in indigo cotton blend Japanese textile. Early coat cut with the front panels cut in one piece which drapes as a cowled loop down the front. Heavy rayon/cotton woven tightly on one side and open weave on the back designed to slip over head for wear. An early deconstructed kimono form with the addition of elongated panels and folds. When these Japanese clothes...
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1980s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
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Late 20th Century Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Berlin, DE
Incredible Comme des Garcons Tricot coat from AD 1999.
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By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Berlin, DE
Comme Des Garçons overall skirt from AD 2013.
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in New York, NY
Easy Comme Des Garcons Tube Dress of crinkle rayon and cotton jersey. Designed as a tube dress with drawstring-e...
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in London, GB
Bridal ensemble by Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, from the Fall-Winter 1987 collection. Comprising a sharpl...
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1980s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garçons
Located in Oakland, CA
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By Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons
Located in Berlin, DE
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By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Chicago, IL
For his design mentor Rei Kawakubo's Japanese brand Comme des Garcons, Junya Wantanabe made this inimitable semi-transparent white taffeta floaty ruffled-V-neck sleeveless pullover dress with distinct parachute elements, cutwork, and adjustable ruching and draping as "Look 1 and 2" (see photos) for the Parisian fashion show debut of his Spring/Summer 2003 collection. The stunning combination of contrasts range from romantic-to-combat themes, gathered-to-flowing construction, raw-to-finely-finished edges, soft-to-hard materials, and gossamer-to-dense textural fabrics.
Secured on the exterior of the dress with bold silver hardware, the parachute-like 100%-cotton grosgrain straps are mostly enclosed within multiple diagonal and vertical ruched channels to enable symmetrical or asymmetrical draping and lengthening of the thin synthetic fabric into multiple swags. Strap ends can freely hang from the functional hardware on the front of the dress and below its sides--as if they could be yanked to release the fabric into a drifty parachute sail.
With the potential to be a stunning formal overlay if worn with a minimalist wedding gown or long skirt, the reverse side of the voluminous dress is equally remarkable for its ruffled diamond-shaped cutout at the lower back, where it is intersected by a trio of linked thick straps that are secured to a looped ruched channel. This creates an elongated bustle with a dramatic central 19-inch slit between the two swags that each extend 43 inches below the outer shoulder hem.
This premiere-catwalk dress is distinguished from others in Wantanabe's "Parachute Jumper" collection by the complexity of its top. Two ruched straps form an X-shape via silver hardware at the upper back, extending to the front over the shoulders to form an adjustable face-flattering ruched V-neck with silver-hardware-linked narrow straps. The soft folds of the neckline contribute to the raised ruffle collar, as well as flow to the shoulder seams.
The hand-cut hem was designed unfinished and meant to fray, although it has not given its minimal wear and very good condition consistent with only age and storage. See our photos of the care/material tags.
All tags remain, including from the Italian concept-store 10 Corso Como, where it was purchased in Milan. The "Made in Japan" size is a large-running "S" due to the pullover and adjustable style of the dress, which is equivalent to an Italian-size 44 or U.S.-size 6.
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Located in Water Mill, NY
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
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Located in Water Mill, NY
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in San Fransisco, CA
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in San Diego, CA
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawabuko
Located in San Fransisco, CA
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2010s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in San Fransisco, CA
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Austin, TX
2005 Comme des Garcons Tricot floral semi sheer
Floral print slip dress
100% rayon, rayon, wool, nylon trim
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By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare COMME DES GARCONS Vintage 1980's Dinosaur jagged cut out draped coat M
Reference: CRTI/A00697
Brand: Comme...
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1980s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Berlin, DE
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Black multi layered skirt with artfully d...
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
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Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare COMME DES GARCONS 2009 Runway nude deconstructed inside out tulle jacket XS
Reference: CRTI/A00743
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By Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rei Kawakubo's Fall 2005 "Broken Bride" Collection emphasized beautiful and romantic "nuptial" clothing inspired by the Victorian era. Look #23 on the runway showcases a full length coat with an attached wedding dress fashioned of silk with an antique look of parchment. This ensemble is that which is being offered.
Asymmetric draped dress is fashioned of silk and cotton with patterns of Victorian lace, stains, imprinted on the front of the dress. The coat is substantial and weighty fully lined and includes a belt.
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in Water Mill, NY
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By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Chicago, IL
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons
Located in Hong Kong, NT
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Reference: CRTI/A00585
Brand: Com...
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By Comme des Garçons, Rei Kawakubo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway COMME DES GARCONS 1997 Lumps Bumps black circle cut asymmetric dress S
Reference: ANSN/A00007
Brand: Comm...
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By Issey Miyake, Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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2010s Comme des Garçons Clothing
By TAO Comme Des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garçons
Located in Sparks, NV
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By Comme des Garçons
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Beautiful floral velvet jacket with ruffled neckline designed by Rei Kawakub...
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By Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons
Located in Hong Kong, NT
vintage COMME DES GARCONS '90 brown color blocked cut out collar jacket S
Reference: CRTI/A00400
Brand: Comme De...
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Chicago, IL
Unlike anything else from the 1990s, Comme des Garcons founder Rei Kawakubo (b. 1942) designed in 1999 for her S...
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Rei Kawakubo Comme Des Garcons, Comme des Garçons
Located in London, GB
- Spring/ Summer 1997 collection by Rei Kawakubo
- Sold by Mae Vintage London
- Buttoned up wool short sleeve...
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Comme Des Garçons - (Made in Japan) Navy-blue patchwork jacket. Size M indicated.
Additional information:
Condi...
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Early 2000s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in San Diego, CA
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in San Diego, CA
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons
Located in Milano, IT
- Sold by SkofArchive
- Runway look 7
- Fall Winter 2005
- Off white structured blazer
- Irregular sleeves with ...
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By Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons
Located in Paris, FR
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1980s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons
Located in Hong Kong, NT
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Reference: CRTI/A00612
Brand: Comm...
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1990s Japanese Comme des Garçons Clothing
By Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spring 2011 CDG collection by Rei Kawakubo where she rearranged or appeared to turn clothes upside down. The dre...
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2010s Comme des Garçons Clothing
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The meaning behind Comme des Garçons relates to the signature style the brand's founder, Rei Kawakubo, is known for. In French, the brand's name means "like the boys." It relates to Kawakubo's androgynous styles with asymmetrical, twisted silhouettes that envelope the body. While she once 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”). On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Comme des Garçons apparel and accessories.
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