Rei Kawakubo's Spring/Summer 2026 collection for Comme des Garçons Homme Plus channeled shamanic power, emphasizing healing and divine aid. Following a previous collection inspired by war, Kawakubo aimed to offer solutions through her innovative suiting. She challenged streetwear aesthetics with rebellious ideas, transforming traditional tailoring into unexpected forms. With pieces featuring scars, zips, and bright prints, the collection symbolized a call for peace, love, and fraternity. Kawakubo's work remains both forward-thinking and reflective of current societal concerns, evolving the concept of suits into something powerful.
Kawakubo's suits were scarred with zips, brightly printed, sliced open and ruffled... lapels were inflated and folded back, embracing unconventional structures.
'I had the feeling that we would really need to get someone powerful like a shaman to come back to lead us to peace, love and fraternity,' Kawakubo stated.
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