Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus FW20 Leopard Print Shorts

Product: Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus FW20 Leopard Print Shorts
Designer: Rei Kawakubo
Season: Fall Winter 2020

The Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus FW20 Leopard Print Shorts Reinterpret A Familiar Animal Motif Through Rei Kawakubo’s Characteristic Manipulation Of Color And Proportion. Presented Within The Fall Winter 2020 Collection, The Shorts Replace Traditional Earth Tones With A Saturated Light Blue Ground Interspersed With Black And Purple Leopard Markings, disrupting expectations associated with classic menswear patterning. The Silhouette Retains A Structured, Tailored Line With A Clean Waist And Controlled Volume Through The Leg, creating tension between formal construction and expressive surface. By Applying An Overtly Graphic Print To A Structured Short Form, Kawakubo Continues Her Exploration Of Contrast Between Playfulness And Discipline. Within The Context Of Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus, These Leopard Print Shorts Function As A Clear Example Of The Label’s Ongoing Strategy Of Subverting Traditional Masculine Codes Through Color, Pattern And Recontextualized Tailoring.