"I'm tired of mundane, everyday fashion. I am curious.
I want something that takes us to another world." - Rei
Kawakubo
No-one does anti-fashion better than Rei Kawakubo, as anyone
who knows a little thing or two about vintage clothing will tell you. One
of the world's most innovative and influential designers, she
formed her label Comme des Garçons (French for 'Like the boys') in
Tokyo in 1973. Despite never having had any formal fashion training
(she conveys her ideas verbally to her patternmakers), the label
quickly established itself as an avant-garde power house that
changed the face of fashion throughout the eighties.
Comme Des Garçons: Melding Fashion With
Art
Seeing fashion as art first and foremost, Japanese-born Rei
Kawakubo turned the industry on its head with her anti-fashion
approach. Kicking against the power
dressing trend that was popular on the catwalks in the early
80s, Comme des Garçons presented collections that featured
dismantled, asymmetric pieces
with raw-edged seams and distressed
finishes.
Favouring a monochrome
palette, Rei's designs changed the way that people looked at
black in
fashion. From the late '90s onwards, pink also featured
heavily in the label's aesthetic - the A/W12 collection is a
memorable example, which featured bright pink, two dimensional
garments that transformed the models into paperdolls! Go check some
out now, you retro clothing enthusiast you!
From tent-like silhouettes, to hand-knitted
sweaters full of holes, Comme des Garçons aesthetic holds an
important place in fashion history for challenging the established
notions of beauty, and its legacy as a label continues to inspire
some of fashion's greatest talents - including John Galliano,
Helmut Lang and Martin Margela.
Comme Des Garçons And Much More Design Vintage
Clothing
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