[7] The fashion of the time reflects this transitional period as it gradually moves away from the Empire silhouette and Neoclassical influences of Enlightenment which take inspiration from 'classical antiquity'
Crafted from a gorgeous viscose georgette with gold detailing throughout, this long dress is adorned with a beautiful floral print and delicate embroidery
Featuring a sheer mesh lace fabric with leopard print details, it offers a sultry silhouette that pairs perfectly with jeans, shorts, or even lingerie
Then I can understand your bias
The revolutionary Kawakubo, who burst on the scene half a century ago, was hell-bent on upending conventional notions of attractiveness, arguing, for something to be beautiful it doesnt have to be pretty. Comme des Garons is a gift to oneself, not something to appeal or to attract the opposite sex. (These are by the way, among the designers very few statements on the recordthe designer is legendarily taciturn, preferring to let her work speak for itself.) The press dubbed her customers, swathed in their voluminous deconstructed Comme fashions, the crows. But no matterthese birds knew that there was true liberation lurking in these unusual fashions