Comme des Garcons Perfumes
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About Comme des Garcons
Comme des Garçons was established by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo in 1969. Based in Paris, the brand upholds the anti-fashion movement and adheres to avant-garde design aesthetics. Kawakubo launched Comme Des Garçons Parfums in 1994 with a fragrance named after her company, which was followed by the anti-perfume Odeur 53 in 1998. The latter was a blend of 53 non-traditional scents and was quite a phenomenon at the time.
Kawakubo studied fine arts and literature at Keio University and then went on to work in the advertising department of a textile company. She began her stint as a freelance stylist in 1967, which came to an end when she embarked on her entrepreneurial venture. The name Comme des Garçons, which means “like boys” in French, was drawn from Françoise Hardy’s song Tous les garçons et les filles (1962).
Comme des Garçons’s unique approach to fashion immediately caught everyone’s attention. Each garment was crafted meticulously but deconstructed or distressed in some way to defy the conventions of traditional clothing. A non-conformist by nature, Kawakubo questions gender stereotypes and radicalizes the idea of beauty and sensuality. She tends to favor a color palette of neutrals.
It is then hardly a surprise that Comme des Garçons has also taken liberties with the traditions of the fragrance world. Kawakubo states:
“A fragrance should always be worn for your own pleasure, not necessarily to seduce. It’s not conceived for a man or a woman: it’s ‘non-gender,’ only for the one who loves it.”
Each Series collection revolves around a particular theme, so the brand has been able to experiment a fair bit over the years. For example, the Series 6: Synthetic collection features unconventional scents like Garage, Tar, and Soda. Comme des Garçons Parfums has also facilitated many notable collaborations.
Comme des Garçons perfumes are housed in sculptural glass bottles that are often asymmetric. The brand has partnered with renowned perfumers like Antoine Lie, Maurice Roucel, Mark Buxton, Antoine Maisondieu, Jean-Christophe Hérault, Alienor Massenet, Caroline Dumur, Alexis Dadier, Quentin Bisch, Emilie Bevierre-Coppermann, Olivier Pescheux, Nathalie Feisthauer, Domitille Michalon Bertier, Natalie Gracia-Cetto, Evelyne Boulanger, and Aurelien Guichard, among others.
