Comme des garçons promotional materials, circa 1999-2012

Collection

Identifier: SC.474

Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of Comme des garçons promotional materials such as flyers and postcards, as well as three oversized posters.

Dates

Creation: 1999 - 2012

Creator

Comme des Garçons (Firm) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you wish to schedule an appointment to view this material or have any questions, visit our website.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Biographical / Historical

Comme des Garçons is a Japanese fashion label founded and headed by Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo and Place Vendôme in Paris.

Full Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (Majority of collection is in one oversized document box; posters have been unfolded and are stored in a flat file in SPARC1.)

Language of Materials

English

French

Japanese

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donation by Sarah Jean Culbreth in November 2021

Processing Information

This devised collection, created in May 2026, merges the Comme des garçons postcards (formerly SC.286) into SC.475. Three uncataloged Comme des garçons posters were also added to this collection.