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COMME des GARÇONS has brought back Six, Rei Kawakubo’s magazine, with a new print edition combining archival material and contemporary work. The revival also includes installations in Tokyo, Paris and London, plus a limited collection of 12 T-shirts; the London display is scheduled to run through November 13.
COMME des GARÇONS has revived Six, Rei Kawakubo’s magazine, with a new print edition, installations in Tokyo, Paris and London, and a limited collection of 12 T-shirts. The project brings archival pages together with contemporary image-makers’ work, extending the publication’s return beyond print into displays at the fashion house’s Aoyama location and Dover Street Market stores.
The new issue is the first in 35 years and draws on Six’s short original run: the magazine published eight editions between 1988 and 1991. According to the report, the revival combines six archival covers and other pages with new work intended to reflect the publication’s approach. Kawakubo curated the material. The edition is being sent as a mailer to select clients in the cities hosting installations, Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons International, said.
The displays adapt the magazine’s imagery to each site. Pillars wrapped in enlarged archival pages are installed at COMME des GARÇONS Aoyama in Tokyo and in the outdoor courtyard at Dover Street Market Paris. In London, a window exhibition opened at Dover Street Market and can be viewed from outside; the project also includes a pillar display inside the store. The London presentation is listed as running through November 13 during Frieze London.
A companion range of 12 T-shirts features selected artwork from Six. The shirts are available online and at Dover Street Market locations for a limited run, according to the report. No price, production quantity or end date for the merchandise was provided in the source material.
Six Returns Beyond the Magazine
The revival makes an out-of-print publication visible again through more than a reissue: print, retail installations and clothing bring its imagery into current COMME des GARÇONS spaces. For readers who did not encounter the original editions, the displays offer an opportunity to see the magazine’s visual language at large scale, while the new issue places archival pages beside contemporary work.
Six’s return also connects the fashion house’s current activity to an editorial project that treated fashion as part of a wider visual culture. Its limited circulation and short original run mean access to the new print edition may be restricted: Joffe said copies were mailed to select clients in the installation cities. The public installations and T-shirts provide other points of access, though the report does not specify quantities or how long most of them will be available.
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The Magazine’s Eight-Issue Run
Six was launched in 1988 under Kawakubo and ran for eight editions before ending in 1991. The report describes it as a biannual publication and a conceptual look book, but says only a few pages featured COMME des GARÇONS clothing. Its subject matter ranged across art, design, film, architecture, photography and fashion.
Past contributors named in the report include Salvador Dalí, Robert Frank, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Peter Lindbergh, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto. The publication’s title and editorial framing drew on the idea of a sixth sense. Its first issue described that sense as “the sense of the surreal” and suggested “flair” as one possible aspect. The new edition draws on the archive while adding work by image-makers today; the source does not identify those contributors.
Edition Access and Project Details
The report does not say how many copies of the new print edition were produced, whether any will be offered for general sale, or whether additional mailers will be sent. It also does not name the contemporary image-makers whose work appears alongside the archive. The T-shirts are described as a limited run, but their quantities, prices and sales end date are not specified.
The London installation is listed through November 13, but the source gives no end dates for the Tokyo or Paris displays. It is also unclear whether the new edition will lead to further issues of Six or is intended as a single revival. Those points have not been confirmed in the material provided.
London Display Runs Through November
The London installation is scheduled to remain at Dover Street Market until November 13, during Frieze London. The 12-piece T-shirt collection is available in-store and online for a limited run, with no stated closing date. Visitors interested in the print edition may need to check with the relevant COMME des GARÇONS or Dover Street Market locations: the source says copies were mailed to select clients and does not confirm wider distribution.
Further information about print availability, the contemporary contributors and the duration of the Tokyo and Paris displays has not been provided. Whether the project develops into another Six issue is also unknown.
Key Questions
What is COMME des GARÇONS bringing back?
The fashion house has revived Six, Rei Kawakubo’s magazine, with a new print edition, installations in Tokyo, Paris and London, and a collection of 12 T-shirts.
When was Six originally published?
Six first appeared in 1988 and published eight editions before ending in 1991, according to the source report.
Can the new print edition be purchased?
The report says copies were mailed to select clients in the cities hosting installations. It does not confirm whether the edition is available for general sale or state its print run.
Where can people see the installations?
The project includes displays at COMME des GARÇONS Aoyama in Tokyo and Dover Street Market locations in Paris and London. The London presentation is scheduled to run until November 13.
What is included in the T-shirt collection?
The limited collection contains 12 designs featuring selected artwork from Six. It is available online and at Dover Street Market, but the report does not give prices or quantities.
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