Black on Black: Exploring Comme des Garçons’ Signature Aesthetic
The Birth of a Monochromatic Revolution In the early 1980s, when Western fashion was defined by bold prints, loud colors, and excessive glamour, a quiet storm arrived from Japan. Comme des Garçons, founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969, radically disrupted the landscape of fashion with one key ingredient: black. But this wasn't just black as a color; i