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Black has dominated the Autumn Winter 2026 shows, but this is the house that made the case for it in the first place. Where others reach for black as restraint, Kawakubo treats it as depth — a colour with enough range to hold ruffles, sequins, fringe and volume without any of it reading as decoration for its own sake.
For anyone building a wardrobe rather than a runway look, the takeaway is the same one Comme des Garçons has offered for four decades: black is not neutral, and it is not simple. It is a structure you can wea
Comme des Garçons pieces work best given room. A sculptural black jacket or a volume skirt needs plain, quiet companions — a fine knit, a straight trouser, a flat leather shoe — so the construction stays the focus. For Lisbon autumn, layer light and keep the palette narrow; the interest is in the surface, the seam and the silhouette rather than the colour.
