comme des garçons homme plus aw26 | black hole

Rei Kawakubo’s latest showing for Comme des Garçons Homme Plus Autumn/Winter 2026 took inspiration from black holes – astronomical phenomena where spacetime is warped and compacted so intensely that nothing, not even light, can escape. The collection itself didn’t feel dissimilar. In fact, it felt as if you were being pulled towards the designs, drawn in by an invisible force, unable to look away or resist their gravity. The show carried a quiet sense of inevitability, as though surrendering to it was part of the experience. The first look immediately set the tone. A white cotton shift was worn beneath a black ruffled jacket that seemed to swallow up the light around it, absorbing rather than reflecting. But what truly defined the look was the mask worn over the model’s deliberately unkempt, bedhead hair. The silver design appeared torn away at the centre, fragmented and raw. Iterations of the mask – designed by artist Shin Murayama – continued throughout the show. Some took on a more armour-like appearance, while others leaned closer to hockey masks, blurring the line between protection, anonymity, and menace. Silhouettes shifted throughout the collection, moving from shapeless and elongated forms to more cropped, fitted proportions. A... Read more » The post comme des garçons homme plus aw26 | black hole appeared first on Schön! Magazine.