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COMME des GARÇONS has brought back Six, Rei Kawakubo’s magazine, with a new print edition combining archival material and work by contemporary image-makers. The revival also includes installations in Tokyo, Paris and London and a limited 12-piece T-shirt collection; the London exhibition is scheduled to run through November 13 during Frieze London.
COMME des GARÇONS has revived Six, Rei Kawakubo’s art and fashion magazine, with a new print edition, installations in Tokyo, Paris and London, and a limited collection of 12 T-shirts. The project returns the publication, which last appeared in 1991, as an editorial and retail project connected to the Frieze season.
The new issue brings together six archival covers and pages with work by contemporary image-makers. Hypebeast reported that Kawakubo curated the new material to reflect Six’s spirit. The publication is being distributed as a mailer to selected clients in the cities hosting installations, according to Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons International. The report did not describe it as a general retail magazine release.
The installations adapt the magazine’s imagery to each location. Pillars wrapped in enlarged archival pages have been placed at COMME des GARÇONS Aoyama in Tokyo and in the outdoor courtyard at Dover Street Market Paris. In London, Dover Street Market has mounted a window display visible from outside, with a further pillar presentation inside the store.
A 12-piece T-shirt collection featuring selected artworks from Six is available online and in person at Dover Street Market for a limited run, Hypebeast reported. The London presentation is listed as on view until November 13 during Frieze London. The source does not give an end date for the Tokyo or Paris installations, or a closing date for the shirt release.
Six Returns Beyond the Magazine
The revival puts a publication associated with Kawakubo’s experimental approach back into circulation, but not as a conventional newsstand relaunch. Its limited mailer distribution, image-led installations and merchandise connect the magazine’s archive to the brand’s current retail spaces. For readers who cannot access the print edition, the displays and T-shirts offer other ways to encounter material from Six.
The project also foregrounds fashion publishing as a meeting point for art, photography and design, rather than a catalogue focused only on clothing. That follows the original magazine’s premise and helps explain why COMME des GARÇONS is presenting its return through images and spaces as well as print. The contemporary work included in the issue sets up a dialogue between the archive and image-makers working today, though the source does not identify those contributors.
Comme des Garçons Six magazine limited edition
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The Magazine’s Eight-Issue Run
Six was first published in 1988 and ran for eight editions before ending in 1991. Hypebeast describes it as a biannual publication and a conceptual look book that moved beyond clothing into art, film, architecture, design and photography. Only a small share of its pages featured COMME des GARÇONS garments, according to the report.
Past contributors included Salvador Dalí, Robert Frank, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Peter Lindbergh, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto. The publication’s title and approach were framed around an additional sense: the first issue described Six as “the sixth sense” and connected it with the surreal and with “flair.” Its brief run has since become part of its identity as a closely held reference in fashion and image culture.
““High fashion has to have a mystery about it. This is the next step: visual representation of the collection, purely for image.””
— Rei Kawakubo, quoted in the Hypebeast report
Distribution and Release Details
Several practical details have not been specified in the source report. It is unclear how many print copies were produced, whether the new issue will be offered beyond mailers to selected clients, or whether any additional distribution is planned. The report also does not name the contemporary image-makers whose work appears alongside the archive.
Availability details for the T-shirts remain limited: the collection is described as a limited run, but no prices, stock levels or end date are provided. The report gives November 13 as the end date for the London presentation but does not state how long the Tokyo and Paris installations will remain open.
London Display Runs Through November
The next dated milestone is the end of the London presentation, which is scheduled to remain on view at Dover Street Market London until November 13 during Frieze London. Visitors can view its window display from outside the store, with another pillar installation inside. The T-shirts are being offered online and at Dover Street Market for a limited period, although no closing date has been announced.
Further information about print distribution, shirt availability and the duration of the Tokyo and Paris displays may come from COMME des GARÇONS or Dover Street Market. Until then, the confirmed public-facing elements are the three-city installations, the selected-client mailer and the limited 12-shirt collection.
Key Questions
What is Six?
Six is a magazine created by Rei Kawakubo and first published in 1988. It ran for eight editions, ending in 1991, and covered art, photography, design and other fields alongside fashion.
What is included in the new issue?
The revived print issue combines six archival covers and pages with new work by contemporary image-makers. Hypebeast reports that Kawakubo curated the new material, but does not identify the artists involved.
Where can people see the Six installations?
The project has installations at COMME des GARÇONS Aoyama in Tokyo, Dover Street Market Paris and Dover Street Market London. The London display is scheduled to run until November 13 during Frieze London.
Can the print edition be purchased?
The report says copies were sent as mailers to selected clients in the installation cities. It does not confirm a general retail release or provide a print-run figure.
Are there products available beyond the magazine?
Yes. A limited collection of 12 T-shirts featuring selected artworks from Six is available online and in person at Dover Street Market. The report does not specify prices or how long the collection will be available.
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