Farfetch, the platform for the world’s greatest selection of luxury, is proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 Costume Institute Benefit on Monday 1 May 2017; marking the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To celebrate the opening, Farfetch will feature an interview with Andrew Bolton, Curator In Charge of the Costume Institute, and Edward Barsamian, Vogue US Style Editor, for the inside knowledge on this year’s exhibit.
Farfetch will also partner with renowned Comme des Garçons archive boutique Dot COMME to pay homage to Rei Kawakubo and Comme des Garçons through the decades, with a retrospective editorial shoot of both archive and current men’s and women’s pieces on the Farfetch site.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Dot COMME Founder, Octavius La Rosa, has sourced and curated an extensive collection of unique Comme des Garçons pieces, acquired from all over the globe, for over a decade. His knowledge and passion for the brand has allowed him to curate his collection with a keen understanding for each individual piece. The collection features Comme des Garçons signature avant-garde abstract designs, clashing prints, androgynous shapes and contrasting exaggerated textures.
Farfetch sponsors the 2017 Costume Institute Benefit and partners with Dot COMME
01.05.2017
Highlight womenswear pieces featured include: Spring/ Summer 2001 red and white checkerboard dress; Autumn/ Winter 2012 red 2D felt ensemble (pictured above); Autumn/ Winter 2000 yellow tartan boiled wool attachments suit; Spring/ Summer 2007 grey deconstructed tulle dress; Spring/ Summer 1997 “body meets dress, dress meets body” ensemble; Spring/ Summer 2014 2D calico loop dress.
Highlight menswear pieces featured include: Spring/ Summer 2011 skull print suit; Spring/ Summer 2011 orange mesh shirt; Spring/ Summer 2001 red and white checkerboard suit (pictured above); Autumn/Winter 1999 silk scarf kilt suit; Spring/ Summer 2006 signature suit (pictured above); Spring/ Summer 1995 pixelated camo suit; Autumn/ Winter 2007 bejeweled suit; Autumn/ Winter 2000 plaid switching suit.
Octavius La Rosa, Founder of Dot COMME said: “I’m thrilled to be partnering with Farfetch and having this amazing platform to share my collection with a global audience. I’m so glad that those who aren’t so familiar with the history of Comme des Garçons are going to get a chance to better understand this incredible design house and see the influence they’ve had in so many aspects of design today.”
Notes to Editors
• Farfetch’s interview with Andrew Bolton, Curator In Charge of the Costume Institute, and Edward Barsamian, Vogue US Style Editor: https://www.farfetch.com/uk/editorial/a-date-at-the-met.aspx
• Farfetch’s editorial shoot featuring Dot COMME’s Comme des Garçons archive collection and interview with Dot COMME founder Octavius La Rosa:
Women’s editorials:
https://www.farfetch.com/uk/editorial/inside-the-dot-comme-archives-ww.aspx
https://www.farfetch.com/uk/editorial/comme-des-garcons-ww.aspx?ffref=lp_1_hero
Men’s editorials:
https://www.farfetch.com/uk/editorial/inside-the-dot-comme-archives-mw.aspx
https://www.farfetch.com/uk/editorial/comme-des-garcons-mw.aspx?ffref=lp_1_hero
• Editorial image credits: Courtesy of Farfetch, Photography by Jan Lehner, Styling by Cathy Kasterine (womens) and Tony Cook (Mens) • Dot COMME is an independent vintage boutique and not officially affiliated with the Comme des Garçons brand
