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Brand profile
Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo's Tokyo label, founded 1969, known for avant-garde pattern-cutting, a family of sub-labels and the heart-logo Play diffusion line.
TokyoOrigin
UnisexFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons is the label Rei Kawakubo founded in Tokyo in 1969 and first showed in Paris in 1981, where its distressed, asymmetric black clothing reframed Japanese design abroad. Kawakubo still designs the mainline, working through unconventional pattern-cutting, padding and volume, while the group houses Homme Plus, Shirt, Noir Kei Ninomiya and Junya Watanabe. The heart-logo Play line, with its Converse and Nike collaborations, underwrites the runway work. Husband Adrian Joffe runs the company and its Dover Street Market stores; both received the 2025 Fashion Awards' Isabella Blow Award.
How Comme des Garçons fits
Overall fit
mixed
Fit is highly line-dependent — the Play and Japanese-sized lines are widely said to run small and slim, while CDG SHIRT and mainline/Homme Plus garments are cut deliberately boxy and oversized, so most shoppers rely on garment measurements rather than the size label.
Tip: Check the sub-label first: size up one in Play and Japanese-sized Homme lines, and consider your true size or one down in CDG SHIRT and oversized mainline pieces.
High confidence · based on 25 sources
By category
| Category | Runs | Shape | Size advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoodies & sweatshirts | slightly small | fairly trim and compact on Play; mainline hoodies read boxier | Size up one in Play sweats for a normal fit or layering room. |
| Jackets | mixed | Homme Plus and Homme Deux tailoring is narrow through the shoulder and chest, while mainline and SHIRT outerwear is cut oversized | Size up in the slim Japanese-sized tailoring; stay true to size in the intentionally oversized mainline outerwear. |
| Shirts & overshirts | slightly large | boxy with dropped shoulders and a wide body on the CDG SHIRT line; Homme Deux shirting is much closer-cut | Take your usual size for the intended oversized look, or one down if you want it to sit closer to the body. |
| T-shirts & graphic tees | runs small | slim to regular through the chest with a fairly narrow sleeve, especially on Play | Most people take one size up in Play tees, and sometimes two if you want a relaxed drape. |
| Trousers & pants | mixed | ranges from narrow, high-rise tailoring in Homme Deux to wide, voluminous cuts in mainline and Homme Plus | Judge by the specific model and waist measurement rather than the label, and budget for a hem. |
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
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Comme des Garçons fit questions
Does Comme des Garçons run big or small?
Comme des Garçons varies by piece. Check the sub-label first: size up one in Play and Japanese-sized Homme lines, and consider your true size or one down in CDG SHIRT and oversized mainline pieces. Fit is highly line-dependent — the Play and Japanese-sized lines are widely said to run small and slim, while CDG SHIRT and mainline/Homme Plus garments are cut deliberately boxy and oversized, so most shoppers rely on garment measurements rather than the size label.
How does Comme des Garçons fit?
Fit is highly line-dependent — the Play and Japanese-sized lines are widely said to run small and slim, while CDG SHIRT and mainline/Homme Plus garments are cut deliberately boxy and oversized, so most shoppers rely on garment measurements rather than the size label. Overall shape: varies sharply by line — Play and Homme Deux run slim and compact, while mainline, Homme Plus and CDG SHIRT skew boxy, dropped-shoulder and intentionally oversized.
How do Comme des Garçons hoodies & sweatshirts fit?
Comme des Garçons hoodies & sweatshirts fits slightly small. Size up one in Play sweats for a normal fit or layering room. Shape: fairly trim and compact on Play; mainline hoodies read boxier.
How do Comme des Garçons jackets fit?
Comme des Garçons jackets varies by piece. Size up in the slim Japanese-sized tailoring; stay true to size in the intentionally oversized mainline outerwear. Shape: Homme Plus and Homme Deux tailoring is narrow through the shoulder and chest, while mainline and SHIRT outerwear is cut oversized.
How do Comme des Garçons shirts & overshirts fit?
Comme des Garçons shirts & overshirts fits slightly large. Take your usual size for the intended oversized look, or one down if you want it to sit closer to the body. Shape: boxy with dropped shoulders and a wide body on the CDG SHIRT line; Homme Deux shirting is much closer-cut.
Brand facts
- Founded
- 1969
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary, Streetwear