As of late, Comme des Garçons has added another store in Sendai, the capital of Miyagi prefecture, situated 362 km (225 miles) north of Tokyo. The fashion-forward brand has secured a retail space, which measures 85.6 sqm. (921 sq.ft.), on the ground floor of a modern four-storey building, rubbing shoulders with multi-brand store ReVoLuTion, and the boutiques of Paul Smith, SOPH. and Undefeated. The retail space has been designed by Comme des Garçons‘ prolific creative director Rei Kawakubo, and features an instantly recognisable aesthetic that’s similar to other Comme des Garçons stores across the planet. The store’s two large floor-to-ceiling windows are playfully obscured by metal tubes in different sizes which correspond with a series of cone-shaped volumes of metal which serve as displays. At the very centre of the premises, a large dotted acrylic shelving unit can be found, displaying select items from the brand’s elaborate range of merchandise. A whitewashed ceiling and walls, and bare concrete flooring unify all the store’s sections. The new Comme des Garçons store stocks the Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, BLACK Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons Shirt and Comme des Garçons POCKET lines. © superfuture
Comme des Garçons
2-10-10 Chuo (Aoba-ku)
Sendai 980-0021
Telephone +81 22 7971663
Daily 11am-7pm
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