Celebrity Life
Aw, the CDG Play x Converse Heart Is Shy
Brand: CDG Play x Converse Model: Chuck Taylor All Star High and Low Season: Fall/Winter 2021 Buy: Dover Street Market Ginza Price: ¥16,500 (about $151) for the low-top, and ¥17,050 (about $156) for the high-top Release Date: September 23 Editor’s Notes: Nothing divides a crowd quite like the inimitable CDG Play Converse. Sometimes dubbed “the […]
Forget the Shower, Lather Up With COMME des GARÇONS’ New Fragrance
Feeling dirty? COMME des GARÇONS‘ new fragrance will clean you right up (or at least leave you smelling fresh). “Marseille,” the house’s latest olfactory creation, takes cues from Savon de Marseille, the class of high-quality bar soap produced in Southern France. Considered the gold standard of suds, Marseille soap is beloved for its pared-down ingredients list (no hard-to-pronounce components […]
COMME des GARÇONS’ Camo BAPE STA Doesn’t Blend In
BAPE and COMME des GARÇONS CDG, two behemoths of Japanese streetwear, are reuniting on another logo-heavy collaboration. On September 4, the duo will release a fairly approachable lineup of co-branded staples including graphic T-shirts, accessories, and — most notably — a pair of camouflage BAPE STAs. The pieces don’t differ much from BAPE x CDG’s previous […]
Shop the Best Vans Kicks for Every Budget
We often speak about footwear essentials. Those pairs that every rotation should have. Often, these terms are used out of place, but when they’re used in connection to a pair of Vans, they’re always in the right place. Founded in 1966, Vans has not only become the final word in skateboarding but has also grown […]
I Love Ya, CdG SHIRT, But Are We Still Doing Leopard Print?
Brand: COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT x ASICS Season: Fall/Winter 2021 Release Date: Available Now Price: $472 Buy: MATCHESFASHION.COM Editor’s Notes: From Nike to Vans to Salomon, there are very few sneaker brands that COMME des GARÇONS doesn’t collaborate with. It even works with niche Swedish company Spalwart. All those special shoes must be exhausting to […]
CdG PLAY’s Converse Can Have All The Hearts It Wants
Brand: PLAY COMME des GARÇONS x Converse Model: Chuck Taylor All Star 70 High and Low Price: ¥17,050 (High), ¥16,500 (Low) Buy: Dover Street Market Ginza Editor’s Notes: In the decades that COMME des GARÇONS has been around, only one creation has ever really broken through to the mainstream. Founder Rei Kawakubo’s ceaseless experimentation with […]
Before KAWS x COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT, There Were Wallets and Pharrell Fragrances
Early last week, KAWS‘ new COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT collaboration hit Dover Street Market stores and COMME des GARÇONS‘ own flagships. Unsurprisingly, much of it immediately sold out, but the real interesting bit here is just how this collection captures a moment that’s been a long time coming for both parties. It’s not entirely clear […]
The 12 Fashion Shows That Changed Men’s Fashion
Game Changers is Highsnobiety’s retrospective series highlighting the moments that changed fashion forever. From era-defining store interiors to Nike sneaker boxes and runway looks by Helmut Lang, Game Changers celebrates the things that we still reference to this day. Out of thousands of fashion shows, only a few are remembered for creating a true fashion […]
COMME des GARÇONS and Nike Zip Up a New Collaboration
Nothing is simple with COMME des GARÇONS, including the rollout of its seasonal collections. Eschewing conventional Fashion Week schedules, the Japanese company opts to present its new mainline offerings in its Tokyo headquarters to a collective of local journalists, meaning that information is revealed to the wider industry and even the public at a slow […]
Futura Tags COMME des GARÇONS CDG’s Timeless Tees
Brand: Futura Laboratories x COMME des GARÇONS CDG Buy: CDG’s web store and Japanese outposts from July 9 for ¥12,100 (approximately $110) apiece. Editor’s Notes: Futura doesn’t really stop working, even as he goes mano a mano with one of the world’s largest sportswear brands. The graffiti legend turned fine artist has an ongoing exhibition […]
Our Editors Finally Try to Settle the Shorts Length Debate
Perfect shorts length is one of the world’s eternal questions. Flash-forward to May 3021, and style enthusiasts will be lying in their hyperbaric sleep capsules wondering what inseam will dominate that summer. The search for inseam perfection is a debate that’s had people divided for months, both on social media and in the virtual meeting […]
Here Are 10 of eBay’s Best Sneakers Designed by Women
Take a look at any line for a sneaker drop, and you’ll have all the proof you need that sneakers and streetwear have always been male-dominated spaces. That’s not to say that there isn’t a female contingent, though. It’s always been there, and it’s growing by the day, but you wouldn’t know it. Female representation […]