Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique

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Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique
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The debut of Dover Street Market New York coincides with the reopening of Comme des Garçons' Chelsea boutique, refurbished for the first time since it launched in 1999. The revamp sees the iconic, undulating space in Chelsea’s art district transformed with a wash of molten gold. ‘According to research, when babies are given a choice of colours, they often choose gold,’ explained Rei Kawakubo. ‘I imagined a magical and intimate world of gold, my third colour after black and red.’ With light shades by Beirut’s .Pslab, two gilt sculptural installations by artist Kohei Nawa and much of the furniture realised in the auspicious hue, the gold-dipped space is truly a sight to behold.

Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique


(Image credit: press)

Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique

(Image credit: press)

Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique

(Image credit: press)

Inside Comme des Garçons’ refurbished Chelsea, New York boutique

(Image credit: press)

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Comme des Garçons
520 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011 USA

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Pei-Ru Keh

Pei-Ru Keh is a former US Editor at Wallpaper*. Born and raised in Singapore, she has been a New Yorker since 2013. Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, fashion, beauty and lifestyle happenings in the United States, both in print and digitally. Pei-Ru took a key role in championing diversity and representation within Wallpaper's content pillars, actively seeking out stories that reflect a wide range of perspectives. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, and is currently learning how to drive.