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All posts tagged “Comme des Garcons Homme”
No call for an asymmetrical fringe
Some dismiss it as diet Junya Watanabe, but for me, the Comme des Garçons Homme line succeeds in regularly offering wearable but interesting garments; the Comme DNA still clear and apparent. By eschewing the (over) reliance of aggressive top-stitching, large coloured panels, fractured logos and… Read More
Where can you buy classic Comme?
Desert Island moment in menswear history? I’d say mid-late 80s Comme des Garçons. That was when Comme was Comme. Gargantuan silhouettes, floppy jackets, t-shirts as shirts. Architects marched about in pyjama suits, pointing enthusiastically at pastel triangles, while prodding at their Psion Organisers. Trousers were… Read More
If any clothing has a soul…
While the Comme des Garçons Homme Plus line chooses to inspire, excite, but also terrify, Junya Watanabe’s output at the frequently overlooked Homme line continues to offer just-twisted-enough takes on wearable menswear. I’m a fan. Anything that boasts the Comme DNA, that also slips easily… Read More
Not all Comme des Garçons shirting is created equal
With decades leading the avant-garde, it’s no surprise that wearing a Comme des Garçons shirt can encourage in the wearer a sense of supremacy, a feeling of advantage. That said, not all Comme des Garçons shirting is created equal. Any cachet once associated with the… Read More
An enigmatic cachet
At first glance this is reasonably unremarkable. We’ve seen this stuff before, patchworking knits, plenty of wooly topography, makes you think of Inverallan and certainly S.N.S Herning. But this is Comme des Garçons Homme. And when Comme tells a story, you take the yarn onboard.… Read More