AW99 Comme des Garçons Fuchsia Tapestry Wool Skirt Vivienne Westwood displaced pockets

displaced pockets

large amounts of pockets were incorporated into the garments seen on this collection

drawing on 1980s escapism (which led to the Second Summer of Love)

receiving a more formal interpretation with flap pockets and lashed hems

The Spring/Summer 2006 collection from Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus

AW99 Comme des Garçons Fuchsia Tapestry Wool Skirt Vivienne Westwood displaced pocketsAs the 1990s drew to a close, fashion in the West had settled into quiet restraint. Minimalism reigned: clean cuts, muted palettes, a direct response to the excess and decadence of the previous decade. But not in Japan. Comme des Garons Autumn Winter 1999 collection, Transformed Glamour, marked a pivotal moment in Rei Kawakubos ongoing exploration of femininity, beauty, and rupture. It was a tactile, punk inflected reinterpretation of glamour. One