Comme des Garçons Homme Plus AW1999 Yokohama Souvenir Print Wool Shirt, Yellow

A rare wool shirt from Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, attributed to autumn-winter 1999, printed all over with postcard views of Yokohama's landmarks in sunny yellow, blue and terracotta.

The Piece

Rei Kawakubo's Homme Plus line has always played with the gap between good taste and kitsch, and the late 1990s were especially rich in printed shirts. This one is attributed to autumn-winter 1999 and to the souvenir-kitsch theme Japanese collectors associate with the season: the visual language of the tourist postcard, rendered on fine wool instead of rayon.

The print is a scatter of vignettes of Yokohama, each framed in a cloud of blue, with lilies and ribbons drifting between them. Hand-lettered captions name the sights, among them the Yokohama Port Memorial Hall, the Doll Museum and the Hikawa Maru, the ocean liner moored at Yamashita Park. The back carries a large framed panel like the face of a picture postcard. The shirt itself is a classic point-collar shape with a chest pocket, single-button cuffs and white shell-style buttons, cut in a soft, light wool.

Homme Plus shirts from this period are scarce in any condition, and a Yokohama subject gives this one a special local charm: a Tokyo house drawing on the port city next door.

There is no size printed on the label; the measurements correspond to a modern medium. Wear it open over a white T-shirt, or buttoned with plain wool trousers.

Details

• Designer: Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
• Season: Attributed to AW1999
• Model / ref: PS-040430 (as read from the label)
• Material: 100% wool
• Colour: Yellow with blue, green and terracotta print
• Made in: Japan
• Tagged size: Not marked; fits like a medium
• Measurements: Shoulder 44.5 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 52 cm · Sleeve 61 cm · Length 72.5 cm
• Included: Shirt only

Condition

• Pre-owned, graded C.
• Small moth holes scattered across the shirt, visible in the close-up photographs.
• Print colours remain bright; light general wear.
• All buttons present; label legible.
• Priced to reflect its condition; a candidate for careful invisible mending.

Condition grade C on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Dry clean only, and store with cedar to protect the wool.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.

Every figure above is taken by hand with the garment laid flat, in centimetres. Lay a shirt or jacket you already love beside them and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our size guide to tops and jackets turns pit-to-pit figures into US, UK, EU and Japanese sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.

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