Direct mail for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>' 2017 feature on artist <n>Paul Thek</n> and <n>The Watermill Center</n>.

<n>Lace</n>, a salted paper print by <n>William Henry Fox Talbot</n> from circa 1845.

Invitation for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>' first Tokyo womenswear show in 1975, designed by <n>Rei Kawakubo</n>.

Illustrations of hoopskirts and bustles from <n>Strawbridge & Clothier's Quarterly</n>, 1881.

A skirt project by designer <n>Daniel Diaz</n> for <n>ANTWERP FASHION MASTERS</n>.

Artwork by <n>Cindy Sherman</n> for the <n>Comme des Garçons Homme Plus</n> Autumn/Winter 1994 collection.

A linen and whalebone <n>hoop petticoat</n> from Great Britain, ca. 1750.

A minimalist retail interior for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>.

A collage featuring the brand <n>Comme des Garçons</n>.

An advertisement for the fashion brand <n>Comme des Garçons</n>.

A 1995 ad campaign for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>' original <n>Eau de Parfum</n>, shot by photographer <n>Keizo Kitajima</n>.

A <n>1900s silk chiffon bolero</n> from <n>Gabanna's Bazar</n>.

Campaign for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>' <n>Body Meets Dress, Dress Meets Body</n> collection, 1997. Photo by <n>Peter Lindbergh</n>.

American <n>Panniers</n> designed for a <n>Robe de Style</n>, c. 1925, from the collection of <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.

<n>Diana Orving</n>'s wall-sculpture '<n>Cocoon</n>' (2024), from the '<n>Slow motion</n>' exhibition at <n>Nässjö konsthall</n>.

<n>Tournures</n> (bustles) from the <n>Nuits de Satin</n> collection.

A Victorian-era corset from the 1880s with silk, lace, and bead embroidery, from the collection of <n>Anton Priymak</n>.

<n>Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione</n>, c. 1863–66. A portrait by <n>Pierre-Louis Pierson</n>.

From <n>Reservedmagazine</n>'s <n>Second Skin</n> editorial, photographed by <n>Yuji Watanabe</n>.

A 1996 direct mail poster for <n>Comme des Garçons</n> by graphic designer <n>Inoue Tsuguya</n>.

Actor <n>Edward Bluemel</n> for <n>Exit Magazine</n>, photographed by <n>Josh Hight</n>.

Ad campaign for the <n>Comme des Garçons</n> <n>Spring/Summer 1994</n> collection, shot by <n>Keizo Kitajima</n>.

Wearable sculpture by <n>Ye Young Kim</n>, photographed by <n>Amanda Henman</n>.

An image for <n>Comme des Garçons</n>, the fashion house founded by designer <n>Rei Kawakubo</n>.

Photo by <n>Peter Lindbergh</n> for the <n>Comme des Garçons Homme Plus</n> Autumn/Winter 1994 campaign.