On the Eve of Its Own Comme des Garçons Show, Resurrection’s Katy Rodriguez Explains How the Brand Changed the Way We Define and Buy Vintage
Photos: Courtesy of Resurrection1/12Comme des Garçons, “Round Rubber,” Spring 1984 As a teenager, it was impossible to escape those Peter Lindbergh photos—everybody wanted to be that girl. Everything was oversized and had those cool elastic bands. I have many pieces from this collection, but the jumpsuit was my favorite then and now.
Photos: Courtesy of Resurrection2/12Comme des Garçons, “Flowering Clothes,” Fall 1996 My all-time favorite Comme collection. Maybe it’s partly because it came out when we opened Resurrection, but mostly it’s the juxtaposition of velvet, muslin, and rubberized prints. The ultimate in precious and raw, the show was perfection.
Photos: Courtesy of Resurrection3/12Comme des Garçons, “Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body,” Spring 1997 Definitely the collector’s most coveted collection. The amazing thing about this is that Rei was able to make “deformations” quite beautiful and girly. The normalizing of gingham checks makes the collection even weirder.
Photo: Courtesy of Resurrection4/12Comme des Garçons, “Adult Punk,” Fall 1997 I’ve become more obsessed with this collection as I’ve gotten older. The beading and metallic embroidery are beautiful, but the sheerness of the collection was so ahead of its time. It feels like the precursor to the Fall 2005 “Broken Bride” collection.
Photos: Courtesy of Resurrection5/12Comme des Garçons, “Broken Bride,” Fall 2005 I rate this collection up there with the Fall 1996 collection; the dresses have a similar shape. It’s beautiful and romantic in the most attractively twisted way. We have several looks from this collection, but look 18 is, as the kids say, “everything.”