Comme des Garçons

Since the debut show in Paris in 1981, where the brand made a splash with its predominant use of black and distressed fabrics, Kawakubo has continued to push the boundaries of fashion as each generation knows it - with bubble fabrics, outsized shapes and destroyed looks often featuring prominently. The success of Comme des Garçons shows that the avant-garde can be wearable, and it is in demonstrating this that Kawakubo has become a pioneer of our time.