Rei Kawakubo had some fun with layers and detachable garment accessories for this season's collection. Tri-clip vest inserts, oversized shorts and fur-line hoods were some of the many recognizable Comme des Garçons pieces. It’s definitely another one of those "oh yeah, that’s totally Comme des Garçons" collections, but it’s still relatively avant-garde for the label. Want some shorts to go with those pants ? Big floppy knickers -fastened with plastic clips that are as much REI as CDG- to be worn over matching floppy suit pants. Perfect if you want to look sharp in the office or cool in the alpine, Rei Kawakubo made up a showing mainly of 4-piece suits : fluid pants, tailored jackets, fastened vests, and shorts. Even if you aren’t the type to wear shorts with your suits, the main pieces are still tailored and nifty enough, completed in interesting, but still wearable fabrics. Oh, and then there are the Sasquatch-grade, knee-length fur coats and vests -some of which are to be worn beneath your suit jacket. And let's not forget the fur-lined snorkel hats (no jacket attached). What, were you expecting something predictable from Comme des Garçons ? Coming in the form of head wraps and lengthy fur coats, or even trailing up the front of a sweater (making for a true contrast placket), fur was a staple of the collection. Finishing off the mainly darkened hue show off with pastel-colored shoes, rounded like most of the shoulders seen throughout, Kawakubo kept suits traditional yet modern for the waist up, playing with proportion from the waist down. Accenting ties and the undersides of collars with fur.
