Comme des Garçons

Avant-garde Japanese-French anti-perfumery

Rei Kawakubo founded Comme des Garçons in Tokyo in 1969, establishing a Paris boutique in 1982. CDG Parfums launched in 1994 with a ground-breaking abstract fragrance that smelled of nothing conventional — sawdust, ink, metal. The Series concept (Series 1–8) explored non-traditional raw materials. Blackpepper (1998) and Avignon (incense) became cult classics. CDG Parfums operates as an independent niche perfume publisher, partnering with avant-garde perfumers including Bertrand Duchaufour.