Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2027 Show Puts Denim in a Royal Context
In Paris, Rei Kawakubo unveiled her Spring/Summer 2027 collection for Comme des Garçons, themed "When royal life and everyday life become one." The presentation featured oversized, crumpled outfits that transformed models into abstract figures reminiscent of Rabelais and Henry VIII, each adorned with a faux crown. Royal elements were highlighted through tassels, bullion fringe, feathers, and fur, accompanied by a soundtrack of clicks, trills, and animalistic sounds. Heavy red fringe spilled from slashed fabrics, evoking imagery of a fallen monarch or a tumbril. Denim, a material Kawakubo has previously used only in small amounts, formed the foundation of the collection, cut into innovative shapes, concluding with four distinctive pairs of jeans. Kawakubo will celebrate her 84th birthday next week.
Key facts
- Rei Kawakubo showed Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2027 in Paris.
- The show's theme was "When royal life and everyday life become one."
- Models wore globular, wadded clothes and pinchbeck crowns, resembling Henry VIII-like figures.
- Denim was the main fabric, a first as a major section in a Comme des Garçons show.
- The show closed with four pairs of exaggerated jeans, including bucket cuffs and panniers.
- The soundtrack featured clicks, trills, and bestial calls.
- Kawakubo turns 84 next week.
- The Comme des Garçons showroom later displayed smaller-scale versions of the jeans.
Entities
Artists
- Rei Kawakubo
- Henry VIII
- Marilyn Monroe
Institutions
- Comme des Garçons
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Nîmes