COMME des GARÇONS
HOMME PLUS Cropped 90s Ribbed Sweater
Cropped body with long sleeves ribbed wool sweater, great for layering, and classic item to wear with baggy Homme Plus trousers.
SIZE
Shoulders: 44cm
Body Width: 39cm
Length: 61cm
Sleeve Length: 68cm
MATERIAL
100% WOOL
YEAR
90s
CARE
DRY CLEAN ONLY
COMME des GARÇONS
illusion stripe Top
Rei Kawakubo’s work in the early years is marked by its graphic impact, and her Spring 2001 collection is a case in point. Titled Optical Shock, it mixed camouflage with dizzying Op Art patterns and florals, and see-through jeans with fantastical millinery made with materials like plastic bags, bubble wrap, tinfoil, and caution tape. The designer seemed to be cultivating a sense of conscious chaos throughout.
SIZE
Shoulders: 43cm
Body Width: 45cm
Length: 61cm
Sleeve Length: 58.5cm
MATERIAL
100% POLYESTER
YEAR
SS 2001
CARE
DO NOT BLEACH.
DO NOT TUMBLE DRY.
COVERED COOL IRON.
DRY CLEAN ONLY.
COMME des GARÇONS
Layered OVer Skirt
A signature layerd over cut from the skirts from the Fall 2003 Ready-to-Wear collection.
For Fall, Kawakubo sees her woman quite literally as a person in transit, walking toward her destination with what look like bundles of possessions slung about her body. In one sense, the designer arrived at those tied-on fabric slings and knapsacks by developing the bunchy forms that were knotted into her Spring collection. Now, though, they’ve acquired different associations, which, Kawakubo said, emerged from the idea of a pilgrimage.
SIZE
S
Waist: 57cm
Hip: 110cm
Length (Shortest): 53cm
Length (Longest): 80cm
MATERIAL
100% WOOL
YEAR
Fall 2003
CARE
DO NOT BLEACH. DO NOT IRON. DRY CLEAN ONLY.
COMME des GARÇONS
Robe de Chambre 1997
A signature Comme fit and cropped three season jacket with hidden clip buttoning on the unique fur texture front.
For Fall, Kawakubo sees her woman quite literally as a person in transit, walking toward her destination with what look like bundles of possessions slung about her body. In one sense, the designer arrived at those tied-on fabric slings and knapsacks by developing the bunchy forms that were knotted into her Spring collection. Now, though, they’ve acquired different associations, which, Kawakubo said, emerged from the idea of a pilgrimage.
SIZE
S
Shoulders: 40cm
Length: 58cm
Sleeve Length: 59cm
MATERIAL
Outer: 100% WOOL
Inner: 50% RAYON
50% COTTON
Fur: 100% RAYON
Lining: 100% CUPRO
YEAR
AW 1997
CARE
DO NOT BLEACH.
DO NOT IRON.
DRY CLEAN ONLY.
COMME des GARÇONS
SPRING 2000 RED HANA COAT
For Spring 2000, Kawakubo continued her ongoing experimentation with proportions, layering, pleats and ruffles, creating some of the most original pieces of the season. Ballerina tights were stuffed with layers of chiffon that peeked sheepishly from the girls' thighs. Olive-green army jackets and fatigues were broken down and reconfigured to create flowing skirts and rumpled jackets with displaced shoulders.
But at the heart of the collection was a series of shirts and dresses with unexpected abundance of texture and color. Evoking exotic flowers or intricate corals, Kawakubo piled yards of pink, fuchsia and red fabric into bundles of ruffles and pleats that dramatically redefined the silhouette. Flat surfaces suddenly blossomed into enormous volumes. Nothing old,
nothing that has been done before—that's Comme des Garçons' mantra, and it's as true now as it's ever been.
SIZE
M
Shoulders: 35cm
Length: 65cm
Sleeve: 63cm
MATERIAL
100% COTTON
YEAR
SS 2000 RTW
CARE
DO NOT BLEACH.
DO NOT IRON.
DRY CLEAN ONLY.