80% matchYuhan Wang
Lace, tulle and sheer layering as a whole language
What changes: Romantic femininity vs conceptual Japanese pattern-cutting
Brand profile
Tao Comme Des Garçons
Comme des Garçons womenswear line by Tao Kurihara, built on single-theme collections of knitwear, lace and tulle in soft, volumetric silhouettes.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Tao Comme Des Garçons
A womenswear line, not menswear
Tao is a Comme des Garçons womenswear label, so a menswear shopper is browsing dresses, layered volume and lingerie-inflected detailing rather than tailoring.
Knitwear, lace and tulle only
Each collection is a single-theme study built from knit, crochet, lace and tulle — A-line dresses and layered volume rather than a broad seasonal wardrobe.
Designed by one person throughout
Tao Kurihara, a Central Saint Martins graduate who worked under Junya Watanabe, launched the line in Paris in 2005 and still designs it after its 2022 return as CDG's tricot line.
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Brand facts
Tao Comme des Garçons is a Comme des Garçons womenswear line designed by Tao Kurihara, a Central Saint Martins graduate who joined the company in 1998 and previously worked under Junya Watanabe. It debuted in Paris for Autumn/Winter 2005, closed after Spring/Summer 2011, and returned when Comme des Garçons rebranded its tricot line as Tao for Spring/Summer 2022, with Kurihara still designing. Collections are single-theme studies in knitwear, lace and tulle: A-line dresses, layered volume, crochet and lingerie-inflected detailing, shown in Tokyo.
- Founded
- 2005
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary