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PLAY COMME DES GARÇONS X K-WAY

By Crash redaction

PLAY COMME des GARÇONS have enlisted the creative skills of surfer Patrick Towersey, skate boarder Beatrice Domond, and kayaker Adam Edwards to photograph themselves wearing the collection from the latest collaboration with iconic French outerwear brand K-Way. Each a professional in their respective fields, their photography demonstrates the utility and versatility of PLAY COMME des GARÇONS x K-WAY, from the streets of downtown New York, the beaches of Newport CA, and the mossy mountains of Oregon.

Marking only the second occasion a brand partner has been invited to collaborate on PLAY COMME des GARÇONS ready-to-wear, the collaboration unites the iconic labels of both brands, stamping the most recognizable little red heart in the world on two of K-Ways most recognizable rain jackets, the Leon Half Zip and the Claude Full Zip.

Founded in1965 by Léon-Claude Duhamel, K-Way is a registered trademark in French and Italian vocabulary and the developer of the first windproof and waterproof packable jacket in history.

Set for release December 11th 2021 the collection will be available in each of the Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market retail locations worldwide and on the DSM e-shop.

Follow this link to view current and additional PLAY COMME des GARÇONS styles…

 

 

ABOUT@ ADAM EDWARDS

Professional kayaker and outdoors enthusiast based in Portland, Oregon who grew up in a Caribbean household. He started Kayaking in 2010 after getting a job at Portland State’s Outdoor Program in college, and now paddles Class IV and V rapids across the country. Adam is multi-talented, currently finishing his undergrad degree with plans of attending nursing school, while also teaching stand up paddleboarding, whitewater and flatwater kayaking, working for an arborist as a grounds man, and also partaking in commercial and lifestyle modeling. Adam frequently documents his epic adventures across the Northwest partaking in extreme sports in serene environments.

 

ABOUT @ BEATRICE DOMOND

Beatrice Domond is a professional skateboarder based in New York City. She grew up in Florida, where she got the attention of Bill Strobeck by sending DIY skate videos of herself which garnered the interest of him and Jason Dill. This gave way to her becoming the first female skater to be sponsored by Supreme and Fucking Awesome. She’s a trailblazer and role-model in the sport and has been featured in Vogue, I-D magazine, Dazed, and the cover of Juice Skateboarding Magazine in 2020. Beatrice has designed two shoes with Vans and has been featured in acclaimed skate films such as Supreme’s ‘Cherry’, and ‘Boys of Summer 2’ by Logan Lara.

ABOUT @ PATRICK TOWERSEY

Born and raised in Newport Beach, Pat Towersey, who is widely known as “Punker Pat” began surfing every day at 9 years old. Pat is truly one with the water being a professional surfer & founder of the brand Western Hydrodynamic Research. Pat has experience as a marketing expert and as a professional athlete who has worked with some of the world’s best surf companies and athletes.




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