RUNWAY: CdG Homme Plus FW19

Comme des Garcons (abbreviated to CdG here) Homme Plus offered a punk-inspired collection of mostly black layers and hard-edged accessories. However, even before designer Rei Kawakubo clarified what the collection was about, one could easily see the stunning tailored jackets and coats throughout the collection, mixed in with rougher pieces. One particular brocade jacket looked as sumptuous as something one might see from Tom Ford but mixed with the darker elements of the collection gave it a darker, subversive feel versus unabashed opulence. One finds that Kawakubo might be tapping into the childhood mantra of "don't judge a book by its cover" with this collection of surprisingly luxurious garments dressed up, or in this case, down, as something else.