Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label based in Paris founded by Rei Kawakubo. Its French flagship store is located in Paris. The brand has physical retail stores in London, Melbourne, Seoul, Hong Kong, New York City and in the Aoyama district of Tokyo. Other than fashion, the label has expanded to include jewelry and perfume.
Comme des Garçons garments on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Comme des Garçons for H&M tuxedo jacket, 2009
Comme des Garçons dress
Aoyama Store
Japanese street fashion refers to a number of styles of contemporary modern clothing in Japan. Created from a mix of both local and foreign fashion brands, Japanese street fashions tend to have their own distinctive style, with some considered to be extreme and imaginations, with similarities to the haute couture styles seen on European catwalks.
Comme des Garçons garments on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sweet Lolita
Gyaru being photographed in Ikebukuro in 2009
Two ganguro girls in Tokyo, April 2008