FABRICS THAT LIE, DRAPED LIKE MEMORIES WE NEVER LIVED: COMME DES GARçONS AND THE POETRY OF CLOTHING

There are garments that clothe the body, and then there are garments that question what a body even is. In the latter category, few names resonate with the haunting resonance of Comme des Garçons, the fashion house founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969. From the outset, Comme Des Garcons it was clear that this was not a brand concerned with flattering