Comme des Garçons
Converse x PLAY Comme des Garçons Chuck 70 (Video by Sean Lew)
updated
Hair and make-up: Takeo Arai
“Sharing the Mackinaw cruiser jacket with Filson highlights the good old workwear originally crafted for forestry workers.”
Hair: Kiyoko Odo (@kiyokoodo)
Make-up: Anthony Preel (@anthonypreel_)
Media Production: Titre Provisoire
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Confronting an uncertain world with air and transparency could signify a kind of hope
Hair and make-up: Takeo Arai
Head Piece: Takuto Kadokura
Music: John Luther Adams - The Wind in High Places
Supervision/Mix: Ugo Nardini (ADC303)
Lighting: Thierry Dreyfus
Video: Titre Provisoire
Photography: Adrien Dirand
Collaborations:
Comme des Garçons x PHILEO
Comme des Garçons x SALOMON
Hair & Make-Up by Daisuke Yamada/Cake
Light Producer Naoto Tanoue
Collaborations:
tao☓Patrick shoes
tao☓Tove Jansson
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
"I want to hope for some light, even if very small"
Hair: Takeo Arai
Make Up: Takeo Arai
Music: “Parade” for the BALLETS RUSSES from Diaghilev Composed by Erik Satie with the participation of Jean Cocteau
Supervision/Mix: Ugo Nardini (ADC303)
Shoe collaborations:
Kids Love Gaite
George Cox
Nike Sense 96 SP
"I feel that abnormal clothing is necessary in our everyday life. This collection was made by upcycling modern everyday materials and using sculptural techniques."
Hair: Eugene Souleiman (@eugenesouleiman)
Make-up: Isamaya Ffrench (@isamayaffrench)
Music: arranged by Michel Gaubert
Media Production: Titre Provisoire
DARK ROSE
For this Spring-Summer 2025 collection, noir kei ninomiya highlights the black color through the use of vibrant shades of red, exploring mysterious shapes and materials with a romantic touch.
Make-up: Kakuyasu Uchiide (@uchiideafb)
Hair: Ryoji imaizumi (@ryojiimaizumi)
Hair accessories: Yumi Nakamura
Music: Hasegawa Hakushi (@hsgwhks) - Rap : Valknee
Media Production: Titre Provisoire
#noirkeininomiya
Tartan
Hair and make-up: Takeo ARAI
Collaboration: Asics Gel-Lyte
Theme: "Dress Up Denim"
“I have used denim and patchwork a lot in my past collections, but this time I tried to go further in my exploration to find new discoveries.”JW
Hair: Kiyoko ODO
Make-up: Anthony PREEL
Music: Vamp (JUNYA WATANABE 2024 EDIT) / Trentemøller
Casting: Nicolas Aksil
"I created this collection with a positive mindset, and chose to express happiness and kindness through the color white." Tao Kurihara
Music by Shunsuke Okuchi
Hair & Make-Up by Daisuke Yamada/Cake
Light Producer Naoto Tanoue
Collaboration: tao x Patrick Shoes
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
Anger
"This collection is about my present state of mind. I have anger against everything in the world, especially against myself." - Rei Kawakubo
Hair and makeup: Takeo Arai
Graphics: Alisa Yoffe
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven interpreted by Miranda Prestyl
- Moonlight Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Opus 27 No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Opus 111
Supervision/mix: Ugo Nardini (ADC303)
"White is symbolic of prayer."
Hair: Takeo Arai
Hats: Gary Card
Shoe collaborations:
Kids Love Gaite
Nike Air Max TL2.5
"I want to express the beauty of the contrast between clothes and sculptures." - Junya Watanabe
Hair: Eugene Souleiman
Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench
Casting: Nicolas Aksil, Hanna Isaksson
Iridescence
"This season, I chose to focus on creating something new using different colors and textures, and play with the reflection of light." - Kei Ninomiya
Featuring a customized Reebok LTD Instapump Fury
Makeup: Uchiide Kakuyasu
Hair: Ryoji Imaizumi
Headpieces: Takuro Kuwata
Music: Hakushi Hasegawa
Casting: Nicolas Aksil and Hanna Isaksson
Theme: Live Free, Strong Will
Collaborations: Fred Perry, Lavenham, Asics
Hair: Takeo Arai
“Reconstructed Suiting”
Hair: Kiyoko Odo
Makeup: Isamaya Ffrench
Casting: Nicolas Aksil
"To break free of the gloomy present, I hope to present a bright and light future."
Hair by Arai Takeo
Headpieces by Gary Card @garycard
Music mixed by ADC303 @adc303
Lighting by Thierry Dreyfus @thierrydreyfus
Music Credits:
“Fantas Variation for Voices (feat. Evelyn Saylor, Lyra Pramuk, Annie Garlid & Stine Janvin)” by Caterina Barbieri, written by Evelyn Saylor
"Slide" by Meredith Monk
"Do You Be?" by Meredith Monk
"Atlas Part 2" by Meredith Monk
"Madwoman's Vision" by Meredith Monk
"Change" by Meredith Monk
"Key" by Meredith Monk
Music by Shunsuke Okuchi
Hair & Make-Up by Daisuke Yamada/Cake
Light Producer Naoto Tanoue
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
"Creating objects, not clothes."
Hair: Eugene Souleiman @eugenesouleiman
Make-up: Isamaya Ffrench @isamayaffrench
Music: Michel Gaubert @michelgaubert
Casting: Hanna Isaksson, Nicolas Askil
Artwork on tights by Jakob Holst Rasmussen
#junyawatanabe
"Black and white, from darkness to light."
For this season, we collaborated with the outdoor footwear brand KEEN based in Portland, Oregon on five types of shoes.
Hair: Ryu Miyazaki
Makeup: AMAZING JIRO
Music: Hakushi Hasegawa
Casting: Nicolas Aksil & Hanna Isaksson
#noirkeininomiya
Hair: Arai Takeo
Music: The Birds Near Her House - THE LOUNGE LOZADS
Collaborations:
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
ASICS
In order to find a new world we have to go beyond reality".
Hair: Arai Takeo
Headbands: Gary Card
Music composition:
ADC 303 Spatialized in 4DSOUND by William Russell, MONOM Studios
Shoe collaborations:
Kids Love Gaite
George Cox
Nike ACG Mountain Fly 2 Low
“The idea and the way of my approach in the creation of Junya Watanabe is completely different to MAN, so they are different brands to me. I wanted to incorporate clothes like Junya Watanabe into MAN.” - Junya Watanabe
Hair: Shingo SHIBATA
Make-Up: Isamaya Ffrench
Music by Shunsuke Okuchi
Hair & Make-Up by Daisuke Yamada/Cake
Light Producer Naoto Tanoue
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
"A feeling of wanting to go back to the starting point
Working with free patterns
Using basic materials" - Rei Kawakubo
Hair by Takeo Arai
Headpieces by Valeriane Venance @valerianevnc
Shoes by Salomon
“The song "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin drove me to create this show. It is a homage to the lyrics and the feeling of desert travel.” - Junya Watanabe
Hair @eugenesouleiman
Make-up @ingegrognard for @maccosmetics
Music: mixed by Michel Gaubert
#junyawatanabe
For his Spring-Summer 2023 collection, Kei Ninomiya takes us on an exploration of a new dimension.
noir has collaborated with the iconic French brand, Repetto, for the first time in the label’s history on four different styles @repettoparis
Music: Original compostition by Setsuya Kurotaki @setsuyakurotaki
Headpieces: Takuro Kuwata @takurokuwata
Hair: Ryu Miyazaki @lukemiyazaki
Makeup: Amazing Jiro @amazing_jiro
#noirkeininomiya
Collaborations:
Prints: Edward Goss (see below)
Footwear: George Cox, Lewis Leathers
Headpieces: Gary Card and Valeriane Venance (separate designs)
Hair: Takeo Arai
Music: Calx Vive
Edward Goss
Born in Toronto, Canada, Edward Goss left home at 17 and worked in construction, later earning a degree in horticulture. He is self-taught as an artist and started painting in 2002. He paints in oil and acrylics and his work includes layers of newspaper, tape, photographs, and other materials.
Collaborations: Lacoste, Asics
Hair: Takeo Arai
Hair : Eugene Souleiman
Make-up : Kanako Yoshida
Collaborations:
Innerraum
Oakley Factory Team
New Balance
Stepney Workers Club
Simek
Levi's
Brooks Brothers
Bates
Carhartt
Mystery Ranch
Hoglofs
Palace
Karrimor
Nanga
Alpha Industries
Timberland
The North Face
Champion
A collection using various ribbons
The prints are from the artist Shun Sudo’s (@shun_sudo) signature “icon” called “Button Flower”. Tao Kurihara sympathized with the artist’s philosophy
and incorporated the positive power she felt from his art into the clothes.
Music by Shunsuke Okuchi
Hair by Kunio Kozaki
Makeup by Yuka Hirac
Light Producer Naoto Tanoue
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
And a feeling of wanting to stand together” - Rei Kawakubo
Hair by Takeo Arai
Head pieces: Gary Card @garycard and Valériane Venance @valerianevnc
Music List: Eleni Karaindrou
1. Adagio (Var.1990)
2. By the Sea
3. The Waltz of Hope: The Waltz of Hope
4. 1:10 Ulysses’s Gaze: 11:15 No.15. Ulysses’ Theme – Lento – Largo
5. The Weeping Meadow I
6. Parade (1986)
Shown at the Paris Invalides
Collaborations: Levi's, Komine, Ash, McLaren, HONDA, Bates
Hair: Eugene Souleiman
Make-up: Isamaya Ffrench
Music: mixed by Michel Gaubert
For his Spring/Summer 2023 collection, Kei Ninomiya takes us on a mystical journey through the depth of the noir universe.
noir has customized three different shoe models in collaboration with the iconic footwear brand Hunter
Head pieces: Takuro Kuwata (@takurokuwata)
Hair: Koichi Nishimura (@koichi_nishimura_)
Make up: Amazing Jiro (@amazing_jiro)
Music: Setsuya Kurotaki (@setsuyakurotaki)
#noirkeininomiya
Collaborations:
Brett Westfall (Artist, @brettwestfall)
Hair: Takeo Arai
The court jesters of the Middle Ages were not only involved in healing.
Often they would be close advisors of the king. Coming from a different world with original ways of thinking, they would have the right to speak freely and give honest insights and advice.
I imagined that these jesters probably had a punk spirit.
Hair: Takeo Arai/ARAI TAKEO OFFICE
The uniform style garments showcase a combination of pop art and trademarked brands such as Coca-Cola, Honda, and Netflix.
For this collection, Watanabe is pleased to feature graphics from four iconic pop art artists: Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, and Keith Haring.
“The Andy Warhol Foundation is delighted to collaborate with Junya Watanabe Man to celebrate Warhol’s continued influence on contemporary culture through the bold and unique lens of designer Junya Watanabe.” said Michael Dayton Hermann, Director of Licensing, Marketing and Sales at The Andy Warhol Foundation.
"The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein is thrilled with the wonderful men’s collection Watanabe has created using two classic Lichtenstein images. We hope that this unique fashion line will give joy, humor and great pleasure to all who see or wear the clothing.” The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein.
The collaboration between Junya Watanabe Man, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring was done in partnership with Artestar, a global licensing agency and creative consultancy representing high-profile artists, photographers, designers and creatives.
Credits:
C2022 The Coca-Cola Company. All rights reserved.
©/®/TM The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
© Keith Haring Foundation. Licensed by Artestar, New York.
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat . Licensed by Artestar, New York.
Hair: Kiyoko Odo
@junyawatanabe
@artestarnyc
Used with permission of @warholfoundation @keithharingfoundation
@basquiatofficial
Music by Shunsuke OKUCHI
Hair/Makeup by Daisuke YAMADA Cake.(Founder)
Light Producer @david2501f
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
Creating a new world by mixing different colors to black, which is the identity of noir kei ninomiya.
Neon pink, green and yellow.
Organic motifs using phosphorescent materials.
MUSIC:
luminescence
(compose / sound design - Setsuya KUROTAKI @setsuyakurotaki)
Hair: Koichi Nishimura/VOW VOW Makeup
Special Effects: Amazing Jiro
Shown at the CDG offices in Tokyo
In particular, I found the subtitle "The Spiralling of Winter Ghosts" poetic and beautiful, and it became the inspiration for the video.
I was also impressed to see that the content of the article about this track, written by David Sylvian, was exactly the same as our feeling about creation". - Junya Watanabe
Music:
Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) - Artist: David Sylvian & Holger Czukay with kind permission of Groenland Records
Collaborations:
Levi's
Choreography:
Takeatsu Nashimoto @nashitake
Still photographer:
@kotsuchiya
Film director:
Masashi Muto
Hair : Shingo Shibata
Makeup: Uda
"There are many meanings of Black Rose throughout
history.
For me, the dark beauty of the black rose symbolizes
courage, resistance and freedom.
To express this feeling, I chose the beautiful resistance song from
Ireland, Roisin Dubh, which means little black rose. It is played by
Ciaran Carlin, a flautist from Northern Ireland, national champion of the
slow air flute". - Rei Kawakubo
Headpieces by Gary Card, multidisciplinary artist, set designer, illustrator and toy designer.
Music List:
1. Roisin Dubh by Ciaran Carlin (flute)
2. The Three Marys by Ciaran Carlin (flute)
3. Knockamany Bens by Ciaran Carlin (flute)
(recorded by Ciaran for CdG in Derry, Northern Ireland, February 2022)
4. Roisin Dubh, Joanie Madden, from “Song of the Irish Whistle”
Footwear collaborations: Salomon x CDG Pulsar Platform
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
Nowadays if you want to know anything, you can get as much information as you want from the internet and it's an experience. But still, I can't be satisfied.
I yearn after a nomadic life where you can truly live freely by yourself, not flocking together, not belonging anywhere.
It is enviable.
The collection this time is Nomad.
Collaborations
George Cox and CdG Homme Plus work together on 2 iconic shoes of the British subculture:
Double-strap sandal and Oxford shoes, originally designed by legendary British shoe designer John Moore, were both updated to the thickest VI creeper sole.
Nike Air Max 97:
Original double-layered distress leather was created and processed, to build the HOMME PLUS special without breaking the iconic AIR MAX 97 structure.
Hair by Takeo Arai
Music
TITLE (ALBUM)
Reflect (State)
Virtue (Virtue)
ORIGIN pt. I (ORIGIN)
by OVERWERK
This collection is created in association with Jay Kay of Jamiroquai.
The name Jamiroquai is derived from the combination of a jam session and the name of a Native American tribe, the Iroquois.
Jay Kay founded Jamiroquai in 1992, establishing his music as well as his own fashion style showing appreciation not only for the Iroquois but also the various indigenous cultures of the world.
Collaborations
1 Jay Kay
2 Pendleton Woolen Mills 3Levi's
4 New balance 5Karrimor
6 Carhartt
7 Stepney Workers Club
Hats by Benny Andallo
Music:
Jamiroquai-Virtual Insanity (Kenji Takimi&Gonno Re-Edit)
Choreography:
Takeatsu Nashimoto @nashitake
Dancers:
@tetsuya_enatsu
@taabow919
@rihito_ttm
@elli_it
Still photographer:
@kotsuchiya
Film director:
Masashi Muto
Music by Shunsuke OKUCHI
Hair/make up by Daisuke YAMADA Cake.(Founder)
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
“I felt the pure heart of the people through the photographs of Jamie Hawkesworth’s trip to Bhutan, India and Kashmir, and became nostalgic for Asia. This collection is an expression of this sentiment.” - Junya Watanabe
As a compliment to Jamie’s photography, Watanabe sourced prints and illustrations from a variety of international artists: Phannapast Taychamaythakool, Ang Tsherin Sherpa, Wang Dongling, Jacky Tsai, Keiichi Tanaami, Marta Olga Klara, Nissaco and Akiko Kondo.
Music:
• TONG POO by Ryuichi Sakamoto (original arrangement)
• Firecracker by Yellow Magic Orchestra
• Teo Toriatte (Let Us Cling Together) by Queen
Collaborations:
Levi's
Hair: Shingo Shibata
Makeup: Uda
“For this collection, black is expressed through shadows.
I wanted to express the ephemeral strength and beauty of things that are
present around us although we cannot see them clearly.” - Kei Ninomiya
compose/sound design: Setsuya KUROTAKI @setsuyakurotaki
Hair: Koichi Nishimura/VOW VOW
Makeup and Special Effects: Amazing Jiro
Shown at the CDG offices in Tokyo
"Things I feel we don’t need these days:
..the making of intricate fabrics
..the use of complicated colours..
..patterns which clearly define the body..
..details that emphasize the clothes..
..the intention to make clothes
..what remains in the end after getting rid of all these things is the strongest thing
like simple pebbles that you get after rough rocks have been washed over and swept down the river" - Rei Kawakubo
Headpieces by Gary Card, multidisciplinary artist, set designer, illustrator and toy designer.
Music by Overwerk (otherwise known as Edmond Huszar)
1- Bridge
2- Sense (feat. iKell)
3- Geist
4- Pictures
The music for the CDG SS22 presentation is from OVERWERK’s latest album called VESSEL, in collaboration with Edmond. overwerk.com
Footwear Collaborations: Salomon (CDG SR90 and CDG SR901E)
Shown at the CDG Offices in Tokyo
Collaborations
Christian Marclay (Artist, @marclay_christian)
Flowers are not there only for happy times.
They exist also for tough, sorrowful and painful times.
Even a tiny roadside flower can heal our shredded heart.
Collaborations
Artist BEDELGEUSE (@bedelgeuse)
Travis Bedel aka Bedelgeuse is a 31 year old collage artist, living in Phoenix, Arizona, who creates astounding anatomical collages that splice together bones and organs with flowers. His collage work, mostly a hybrid of analog and digital techniques, takes on a surrealist quality as human anatomy seamlessly intertwines with crystals, flowers, and feathers.
Deeply moved by the mysteries and potentialities of the human body, Bedelgeuse’s work revels in the relationship between humanity and nature. His mixed media collages illustrate the fragility of the human psyche and it’s fleeting beauty. Bedelgeuse’s work bends towards the melancholic: “Most of my work represents love, loss and letting go.” He had participated in group shows all over the world including in the US, the UK, Athens and Tokyo.
Headpieces : Ibrahim Kamara (@ibkamara)
Hair artist: Takeo Arai
John Moore x George Cox x COMME des GARÇONS HOMME PLUS triple collaboration
By John Moore of the London legendary boutique House of Beauty and Culture, who designed the upper part of the shoes with the original George Cox sole in the 1980’s,these shoes are representative of the British subculture.
Nike Air Max Sunder:
The double structure AIR MAX SUNDER born in 1998 has been added to the HOMME PLUS 2022SS collection. A premium neoprene and nubuck leather have been used. Inside the upper zip there is a mesh fabric and the CdG HOMME PLUS logo has been printed on the tongue on the inner layer.
Music
ADC-303 (@adc303) has created an original composition
EP : Black Wave.
Tracks: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
soundcloud.com/adc-303
Watanabe was inspired by a series of Jamie Hawkesworth photographs taken during his travels to Bhutan and the sense of discovery only exploration can uncover.
He uses illustrations and artworks from international artists such as Phannapast Taychamaythakool, Jacky Tsai, Rlon Wang, Ang Tsherin Sherpa, Keiichi Tanaami, Zuebing Du, Quang & Lien, and Marta Olga Klara
The show features reimagined and original garments from brands such as The North Face, Levi’s, Ark Air, Karrimor, Dickies, Il Bisonte, Muehlbauer, Randolph, Ark Air, Brooks Brothers, New Balance, and BerBerJin
#junyawatanabe #junyawatanabeman


