Comme des Garçons

Now one of the most recognisable icons in Contemporary Street-Wear, it is difficult to imagine that the ‘heart with eyes’ logo which was designed in 1999 was almost forgotten, during the process of collaboration between Comme des Garcons and its graphic artist designer Filip Pagowski.

The Warsaw born, New York based, Pagowski was seemingly influenced in part, by the infamous ‘I Love NY’ t-shirts, when he recalls the first draft of his logo being the one which was selected for use. The name of the Comme des Garcons sub-brand itself is uncannily familiar to the P.L.A.Y. (Participating in the Lives of America’s Youth) Nike community outreach programmes launched in inner city areas in the early 1990’s. It is clear thatComme des Garcons Play in all its dimensions sets out to make Comme des Garcons accessible; away from Rei Kawakubo’s often avant-garde collections.

Now featured in over 100 pieces of clothing, from t-shirts to swimwear – as part of a continuing collaboration with Speedo – the Comme des Garcons Play logo itself has manifested different sizes and colours over recent years. Collaborations with Converse and more recently Jack Purcell have added sneakers to the repertoire of pieces, whilst 2011 launched t-shirts featuring the drawings of cartoon characters designed by 'The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, point once more to Comme des Garcons Play’s artistic beginnings.

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++P.L.A.Y. edition++

+ Black and White matches

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Stripe Black Emblem Short Sleeve Tee

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Stripe Black Emblem Short Sleeve Tee

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Stripe Green Emblem Short Sleeve Tee 

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Stripe Red Emblem Short Sleeve Tee

 + Print me in White

Comme Des Garcons Black PLAY Side Heart  in White Tee

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Title

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Double Black Heart in White Tee 

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Green Heart with Red Emblem

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Double Green Heart in White Tee 

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Purple Heart  with Red  Emblem

Comme Des Garcons PLAY Double Red Heart in White Tee 

Comme Des Garcons Green PLAY Side Heart in White Tee

Comme des Garcons PLAY edition Reference Dimension
SIZE	BUST	SHOULDER	CLOTHES LENGTH
S	86cm	39	59cm
M	100cm	44	71cm
L	105cm	45.5	73cm
XL	110cm	47	75cm