From Rei Kawakubo’s Spring–Summer 2000 Comme des Garçons Homme Plus collection, these iconic shark tooth sole slip-ons represent one of the designer’s most striking early experiments in exaggerated footwear form. Crafted in electric blue patent leather, the shoes is an iconic representation of Japanese turn of the century fashion design.
The pair has a sleek, minimalist upper balanced by the aggressive jagged sole, embodying Kawakubo’s tension between elegance and distortion. The collection explored glossy synthetic materials and warped tailoring, and these shoes encapsulate that language perfectly: futuristic yet unmistakably Comme des Garçons.
