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The Origins of Comme des Garçons

Launched by the self-taught designer Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo, Comme des Garçons began with a mission to revolt against the fashion status quo. While the polished, structured designs of traditional luxury fashion cast a long shadow on the 1970s and the 1980s, with its successful charcoal and monochrome collections, the brand’s early collections of deconstructed garments, asymmetry…