COMME des GARÇONS Wool Knit T-Shirt
COMME des GARÇONS Wool Knit T-Shirt. A super amazing greyish beige knit T-Shirt by COMME des GARÇONS. Despite being released for SS2013, this top is surprisingly reminiscent of the 90s’ Helmut Lang and Maison Margiela archival artisanal pieces.
Original price was: 950,00 kr..712,50 kr.Current price is: 712,50 kr.. incl. VAT
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COMME des GARÇONS Wool Knit T-Shirt. A super amazing greyish beige knit T-Shirt by COMME des GARÇONS. Despite being released for SS2013, this top is surprisingly reminiscent of the 90s’ Helmut Lang and Maison Margiela archival artisanal pieces. The sleeves are slightly cut open, which gives the top a draped look, making it less T-Shirt, and more of a really beautiful top. Another interesting detail is the neckline that has an extra piece of fabric hanging loosely at the back. An extraordinarily high-quality top in the softest wool.
Comme des Garçons means ‘like boys’ in French, and is likely the most influential pillar of Japanese fashion. Comme des Garçons was founded by legendary designer Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo in 1969. Comme des Garçons had their Paris debut in 1981, where the almost all black, rematerialized fabrics and distinct silhouettes got to astonish the European fashion scene. Since then, Comme des Garçons has housed various diffusion lines under the umbrella of Rei Kawakubo. Kawakubo has described her work as an attempt to empower the modern woman by changing the conventional female silhouette into something less minded on body curvatures, or anything made to please the male gaze. Her loosely cut clothes have become a symbol of female liberation in a still strongly patriarchal world.
Furthermore, Comme des Garçons is probably one of the most – if not the most – prominent pillars of the Japanese Avant-Garde. Her approach to avant-garde design is influenced by the Japanese tradition of wabi-sabi that finds beauty in transcience and imperfection.
Comme des Garçons has managed to shape modern fashion so much but has unfortunately become overshadowed by their criticized “Play” line, which has been mass-produced for commercial sale. But in my eyes, Comme des Garçons – perhaps partly because of its obvious influence – is the essence of Japanese fashion, and probably my favorite brand of all time. With its many diffusion lines such as “Homme Plus”, “Comme Comme”, “SHIRT”, “Tricot” and more, Comme des Garçons is one of the most versatile brands of all time, while still keeping a very high standard. Every line is an antithesis to the previous, and together they show the complexity of Kawakubo and the concept of fashion. In other words, it’s impossible to form a coherent picture of Comme des Garçons’ identity and all the legendary designers under Kawakubo’s guidance.