Collecting Comme Virtual Tour

Collecting Comme celebrates the NGV's expansive collection of Comme des Garçons designs, generously gifted to the institution by Mr Takamasa Takahashi from 2005. The exhibition also includes work by Rei Kawakubo's protégés Junya Watanabe and Tao Kurihara.

A self-described 'Comme tragic' with a long history of collecting, Takahashi's profound appreciation of, and emotional connection to, Kawakubo's work permeates this exhibition, which considers both the historical and personal significance of Comme des Garçons in cementing Kawakubo's place within the history of contemporary fashion and the NGV Collection.

Collecting Comme features approximately 60 works gifted to the NGV, supplemented by further key loans from the donor's personal archive.