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comme des garcons/peggy moffitt
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Comme des Garçons SS 1999 Foundational “Base” Mini Dress with Padded, Structured Fabric at Waist - skirts were shown that season only in the front, as in an apron, or folded in half and attached on the side of the body using safety pins. The design of this mini dress facilitated various ways to style the collection.
Junya Watanabe AW 1999 “Stiff Widow” Collection. Junya explored the relationship between fabric and structure that was lesser dependent on the body than on the construction of the skirt itself. An idea he explores here is how excess fabric can be folded to create utilitarian storage pouches — an idea he expresses most fully in this SS 2003 “Parachute” collection.
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Comme des garçons, 1988
“Of course there are business as well as creative reasons for the Comme des Garçons style. The point of a remarkable interior is to evoke such a strong sense of identity that even the most humble purchase - a belt or a pair of socks - brings with it some of that underlying identity. The contrast between the textures of the garments, hanging on neatly spaced racks that read like sculptural elements and the cement wall is all part of the establishment of the uniqueness of the Comme des Garçons label. To put too many garments on display can diminish their impact, hence the company’s first Paris shop had on show less than half the stock a conventional high-fashion retailer would have installed. In environments with so few distractions, the customer can hardly fail to be aware of the subtle qualities of the clothes.”
from rei kawakubo and comme des garçons
