Comme des Garçons (CDG) is a Japanese avant-garde fashion house founded by designer Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo in 1969. Officially established as a company in 1971, CDG is known for its innovative and conceptual designs that challenge traditional beauty standards. The brand features exaggerated silhouettes, deconstructed fabrics, and clashing prints, embodying an anti-fashion aesthetic.
CDG offers a wide range of womenswear, menswear, and accessories, with over 20 diffusion lines that cater to various styles while maintaining Kawakubo's experimental vision. Notable sub-labels include Comme des Garçons Homme, Homme Plus, and Comme des Garçons Play, which features casual pieces with a distinctive heart logo. The brand emphasizes layering and architectural shapes, appealing to both high-fashion enthusiasts and streetwear fans.
CDG is also recognized for its unique retail experiences, with boutiques in major cities and the multi-brand space Dover Street Market. Collaborations with brands like Converse, Nike, and Vans enhance accessibility and showcase the brand's creative spirit.
Operator of a chain of fashion stores intended to make the retail experience stimulating and modern. The company offers a selection of products from various brands, carefully curated, in an authentic atmosphere created by a mix of exciting visual experiences in the context of a heritage building, thereby enabling customers to explore and shop from various brands under a single roof.
Retailer of clothes, accessories and fragrances based in Milan, Italy. The company's clothes, accessories and fragrances include dresses, tops and shirts, knitwear, skirts, pants, jackets, backpacks, bags and wallets, jewelry and perfumes, thereby enabling its customers to avail quality line of clothes and accessories.