COMME des GARÇONS

The first men's line of Comme des Garçons, launched in 1978, it serves as a foundation for connecting the main line's ideas with classic menswear. It foregrounds concepts less than Homme Plus and, together with Homme Deux and SHIRT, supports the practical range of menswear.

An early womenswear offshoot launched in 1981, it had a name derived from homewear and initially grew out of the idea of indoor clothing before expanding to include clothes for going out. A historic line that supported COMME des GARÇONS’ womenswear structure, it ended with the Fall/Winter 2004 season and was integrated into COMME des GARÇONS COMME des GARÇONS for Spring/Summer 2005, making it a predecessor line today. It also forms the foundation of Comme Comme, a line in the same vein.

A women’s line by Tao Kurihara that inherits the lineage of tricot COMME des GARÇONS, carrying forward its knitwear-centered approach while continuing under the name Tao, adopted in 2022. Within Comme’s womenswear group, it is responsible for women’s clothing that is easy to incorporate into everyday wear.

A knitwear-only women's line launched in 1981 to explore a single material domain in depth. Later led by Tao Kurihara and now carried forward as Tao, it is positioned as a precursor to Comme's women's everyday wear.

The central menswear line of Comme, which began in 1984, deconstructs and reconstructs the conventions of suits and tailoring. It is presented in Paris every season and is the most conceptual within the group, serving as a point of reference for other menswear offshoots.

A men's diffusion line launched in 1987 that references the codes of business and formalwear. While centered on suits and jackets, it introduces shifts in tailoring and proportions, occupying an everyday formalwear space distinct from the experimentalism of Homme Plus.

An editorial direction that translates SHIRT’s experimentalism into a broader everyday context, reinterpreting shirts and tops through patchwork, prints, reconstruction, and other approaches. In coordination with the continuous supply of SHIRT FOREVER, it serves to strengthen the group’s offering of tops.

An expansion line centered on shirts, launched in 1988, it develops the brand’s constructive approach through the format of a single shirt. Positioned closer to Homme Plus and lighter than Homme Deux, it serves to bridge the main line’s experimental nature with everyday shirts.

An independent line established under Junya Watanabe’s own name within Comme des Garçons, it expanded into womenswear in 1992 and menswear in 2005. Continuing the construction experiments developed under Rei Kawakubo, it is a core offshoot that builds on material research and collaborations from Watanabe’s own perspective.

An entry identifying Junya Watanabe’s eponymous line using Comme des Garçons’ official spelling, bringing together its launch as a womenswear line in 1992 and its expansion into menswear in 2005. It is a highly independent core brand that pursues material experimentation and structural exploration from a perspective distinct from the main line.

A derivative line established to translate the main line’s ideas into more everyday, wearable women’s clothing, it has continued a concise wardrobe edit while absorbing the lineage of the former Robe de Chambre. It is a complementary line within the women’s group, offering another entry point to the main line’s experimental character.

A fragrance division that began in 1994, established to extend Comme’s ideas into areas beyond clothing. Through experimentation with scents and packaging, it presents an interpretation of the brand in a way distinct from clothing and also serves as an accessory-like point of contact.

A small leather goods line that has continued since the early 1980s, expanding from a focus on wallets into card cases and pouches. It transfers the distinctive symbols of the wear line to accessories, serving as a complementary element that conveys Comme’s recognizability among everyday belongings.

As Junya Watanabe's main menswear line, it takes workwear and classic clothing as its subjects, developing collections that explore specific eras, materials, and references. It has stronger everyday practicality than Junya's womenswear and has broadened the scope of the menswear lineup, including through eYe's collaborative role.

An accessible line launched in 2002, it uses a heart logo as its icon and focuses on basics such as T-shirts and cardigans. It serves as an entry point to Comme and is positioned to support brand awareness through broad distribution.

An archival offshoot established to re-edit pieces from past HOMME PLUS seasons, it was a way to re-present them with minor changes such as different materials or colors. Rather than forming the core of new releases, it served to connect past pieces with current distribution, and was later discontinued.

An entry identifying the women's line by Kurihara Tao, which inherits the lineage of tricot COMME des GARÇONS, with Comme's formal spelling included. It carries forward tricot's approach rooted in knitwear while shifting the name to Tao and continuing to offer women's clothing oriented toward everyday wear.

A collaboration-focused line that emerged from JUNYA WATANABE MAN and has undertaken joint projects with New Balance, The North Face, Levi’s, and others. In recent years, rather than being listed separately, it has been treated as absorbed into the MAN side, with its role as an extension coming to the fore.

A menswear line launched by Fumito Ganryu in 2007 under Comme des Garçons, it combined playful proportions with practicality, centered on streetwear and casual styles. It was developed at CDG through 2017, after which it transitioned to an independent name.

This entry is treated as a designation for GANRYU’s Comme des Garçons period and refers to the street-oriented menswear offering developed under its umbrella by Fumito Ganryu. After being presented under CDG through 2017, it moved to an independent name and is positioned as a historical brand designation.

An offshoot within Comme des Garçons SHIRT, curated to offer staple shirts on an ongoing basis. Distinct from seasonal proposals, it is distributed around enduring basic styles and supports everyday demand for shirts between the experimental nature of Homme Plus and the main SHIRT line.

A black-focused sub-line launched in 2009, established to present an everyday wardrobe in a concise way amid an economic downturn. Centered on plain black, it was distributed through dedicated stores and sales floors, extending the main brand’s world through a different entry point.

Developed as a womenswear offshoot of COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT, it is referred to as SHIRT GIRL in sales information. Retaining SHIRT’s shirt-centered context while being organized as a womenswear category, the line was expanded with the launch of COMME des GARÇONS GIRL in Spring/Summer 2015. SHIRT GIRL is positioned as a historical offshoot line that preceded it.

A women's line launched in 2012, following an entry into Comme in 2008. Built around black and white, it uses precise techniques such as laser cutting and metalwork, inheriting the lineage of Rei Kawakubo while emphasizing the density of its techniques.

A derivative line that reworks the main line’s architectural approach for women through elements such as school uniforms, Peter Pan collars, frills, and pleats. It retains Comme’s sculptural qualities while taking on an edit based on an image of young women, offering a softer point of entry among the other womenswear derivatives.

A BOYS-named line derived from COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT, it retained a structure centered on shirts from SHIRT itself while being developed as a category for younger customers. External sales materials and collection records show it listed independently, and records of the Spring/Summer 2019 collection also remain. In stores and online, it was treated as an independent collection name bearing BOYS and categorized as one of the lines derived from SHIRT.