Rei Kawakubo launched Comme des Garçons Homme Deux in 1987 under the banner of 'the Japanese suit', turning her attention to a business wardrobe that designers had largely ignored. The line works within the codes of men's formal and office dress, with suits, blazers and shirts made using traditional Japanese techniques, and lets the house's eccentricity in through details such as oversized buttons, exaggerated lapels and unexpected patterns.
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