Rei Kawakubo

Rebellion as system

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer and founder of Comme des Garçons. Her collections challenge conventions of beauty, proportion, and garment construction. Using padded volumes, distressed fabrics, and abstract silhouettes, she creates philosophical propositions rather than commercial clothing. Kawakubo’s work has reshaped contemporary fashion’s relationship to the body and expression.

She is one of the most influential radical designers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer known for radical silhouettes and conceptual fashion at Comme des Garçons.

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese designer known for avant-garde silhouettes, conceptual experimentation, and redefining the boundaries of fashion.

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