Comme des Garçons Tricot is one of the many sub-labels under Rei Kawakubo's prestigous fashion house Comme des Garçons led by her mentee Tao Kurihara. The line falls under the womenswear category of the brand and was first esablished in 1981 as a knits-only brand. Though the name highlighted its focus from the beginning, given that 'tricot' means knitwear in French, the brand has since esxpanded to explore a wide variety of fabrics.