Resurrection is pleased to present a Comme des Garçons grey linen shell jacket from 1997, an understated yet deeply conceptual piece that reflects Rei Kawakubo’s enduring exploration of rawness, fragility, and deconstructed form.
Crafted from lightweight grey linen, the jacket features a minimalist, slightly boxy silhouette with subtle shaping through the body. The semi-sheer fabric emphasizes its delicacy, while exposed seams and raw, frayed edges at the sleeves, hem, and neckline highlight Kawakubo’s intentional embrace of imperfection. A central placket with tonal fastening runs down the front, framed by visible white contrast stitching that acts as both structural and decorative detail.
The softly structured neckline and abbreviated cap sleeves lend the piece a quiet femininity, balanced by its utilitarian, almost unfinished construction. The contrast stitching traces the garment’s architecture, revealing the process behind its making—an essential theme in Comme des Garçons’ late 1990s collections.
This Comme des Garçons jacket has been carefully curated by Resurrection as part of its luxury vintage selection. An archival piece from 1997, it embodies the label’s radical approach to tailoring, where construction, deconstruction, and materiality coexist in refined tension.