Switch 2023 Japan Magazine Comme Des Garçons 50th Anniversary Issue

Introduction: In the world of COMME des GARÇONS designed by Rei Kawakubo, we are always looking for something new and full of innovation. You can see the beautiful chaos when it begins. What happens next, we are witnesses to creation. Through the perspective of Rei Kawakubo, the courage to constantly challenge new designs, we can see the bliss of overlapping the two elements as a pulley that drives creativity and business. Rather than looking back on the trajectory of 50 years, this special feature is for tomorrow's 50 years. This is because Rei Kawakubo's world is an art that points to the future.

Normal Edition: In the world of COMME des GARÇONS designed by Rei Kawakubo, we can always see the beautiful chaos at the beginning of something new, full of innovation. We are witnesses to the creation of what comes next. Through Rei Kawakubo's point of view, we can see the bliss of creative and business, the superposition of these two elements as the pulley that drives time. This special feature includes the first Comme des Garçons cover story in SWITCH from 2015, featuring an exclusive long interview with Rei Kawakubo, as well as features on stores in London, Ginza, and New York. It also includes eight full-page issues of the visual magazine "Six" published between 1988 and 1991, a reprint of the Comme des Garçons Furniture catalog from 1990, and new photographs of Comme des Garçons "DM" from 2008 to 2023. The latest collection for 23-24AW, showcased in Paris and photographed by Kazumi Kurigami, is included, along with a reprinted fashion story shot in 1996, and all documented Comme des Garçons collections and stories to date. Portraits of notable persons who have worn Comme des Garçons are also featured.