I’ll never forget the Spring Summer 1997 Comme des Garçons collection when Rei Kawakubo re-created the human silhouette, by adding padding and shaping to distort the female figure. It was very interesting, and it appears there are versions of this in the new collection. Is it genius? Yes. Do I love it? Not really. Its great as exhibition pieces, but who buys it? My friend has a store that stocks Comme des Garçons, and he often says it is close to impossible to move some of the stock, and the company very strict rules on discounting, so some stockists end up with warehouses of unsold Comme des Garçons goods. There is no doubt in my mind that Rei Kawakubo is a genius and accomplished creative, just look at Dover Street Market, but sometimes I wonder if they make very much money from their clothes.
I Love…
this dress. At least there is some semblance of a female figure, and with the puffy skirt, you can look very strange, but not totally deformed.
I Loathe…
outfits that only Björk can get away with. Let see Tavi try and wear this one.
anything that makes the neck disappear.
giant larvae sewn into your jacket.
a top that merges your stomach and breasts into some sort of puffed belly.
wearing brains instead of clothing.
All images from Style.com.
