Comme des Garçons Shakes Up Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014

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Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label that sets out to challenge the norm and strives to push the limits of fashion. It continues to produce astounding pieces that distort ideas of traditional women’s fashion and conventional notions of beauty.

Each piece in the label’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection is a visual interpretation of the inner workings of Rei Kawakubo’s mind. The designer always sets out to create something new and original, as seen on the brand’s mesmerizing runway show. It was quite a spectacle that featured models in sculptural pieces, stiff braids, and smeared black lipstick. There was a multitude of black fabrics, ruffles, hoop skirts, and voluminous dresses. Every outfit was set to a different tune from a disjointed mix, which provided an eerie and unsettling atmosphere.

Models showing off the latest avant-garde designs from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection of Comme des Garçons during Paris Fashion Week held in Paris on September 28, 2013

Models showing off the latest avant-garde designs from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection of Comme des Garçons during Paris Fashion Week held in Paris on September 28, 2013Models showing off the latest avant-garde designs from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection of Comme des Garçons during Paris Fashion Week held in Paris on September 28, 2013

The collection also features artistic re-interpretations of conventional footwear, such as sneakers and Wellington boots. Here are some of the remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show:

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway show

Remarkable shoes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection runway showA sneak peek at the shoes from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection of Comme des Garçons during Paris Fashion Week held in Paris on September 28, 2013

Based on the enthusiastic response from the audience at the end of the show, Rei Kawakubo succeeded in shaking up the fashion scene with her brilliant and highly innovative masterpieces.

What do you think about the latest avant-garde designs from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2014 collection?

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