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One of Comme des Garçons' greatest accomplishments is completely changing the staid notions of what a clothing brand could be. Before Rei Kawakubo came along, no one thought a single brand could ever command and combine the worlds of fashion, art, and culture. The company shocked the fashion world in its beginning years, and continues to shake up the industry every time they make moves that are still unexpectedly fresh.
One of the domains beyond fashion that Comme des Garçons has dominated since their inception is advertising. Through the years, the brand partnered with super talented artists and photographers to create ads that were simultaneously weird, beautiful, and usually did not even showcase the clothing. The complete catalogue is massive, so we chose 25 of our favorite ads. No metric other than awesomeness could be used to gauge these ads, so click through and enjoy The 25 Most Awesome COMME des GARÇONS Ads.
Spring 1989
Fall 1991
Photographer: Curtis Knapp
Spring 2008
Fall 1988
Spring 1990
Artist: Inoue Tsuguya
Spring 2008
Creative Directors: Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme
2010
Artist: Daniel Clowes
Spring 1988
Photographer: André Kértesz
Fall 1995
Fall 2007
Creative Directors: Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme
Spring 1995
Photographer: Keizo Kitajima
Spring 2012
Creative Directors: Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme
Date Unknown
Artist: Leland Myrick
1992
Photographer: Max Vadakul
Fall 2008
Artist: Mondongo
Fall 2005
Fall 1988
Artists: Inoue Tsuguya and Jim Britt
Fall 2010
Creative Directors: Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme
Sculptor: Simen Johan
1993
Photographer: Cindy Sherman
Spring 1998
Artist: Roman Signer
Date Unknown
Artist: Abraham Mignon
Spring 1993
Photographer: Ken Ohara
Fall 1995
Date Unknown
Spring 1988
Photographer: André Kértesz