No subtitles for this video yet.

REI KAWAKUBO - COMME des GARCONS - RENEGADES OF FASHION FILM SERIES

Jun 5, 2019 · 438K views

In this video

Format
Documentary
Designers
Rei Kawakubo
Styles & eras
anti-fashion

Tags by FashionTube, read from the title and description. They are not YouTube categories.

DescriptionBUY THE SPECIAL BOOK FROM AMAZON BOOKS 400 PAGE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY "Rei Kawakubo - Renegades of Fashion" 400 page Luxury Hardcover edition $120, Soft cover $100 book and $20 Ebook. Click this link https://www.amazon.com/REI-KAWAKUBO-RENEGADES-CHARLIE-OBRIEN-ebook/dp/B094T6B9KG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywordMore
BUY THE SPECIAL BOOK FROM AMAZON BOOKS 400 PAGE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY "Rei Kawakubo - Renegades of Fashion" 400 page Luxury Hardcover edition $120, Soft cover $100 book and $20 Ebook. Click this link https://www.amazon.com/REI-KAWAKUBO-RENEGADES-CHARLIE-OBRIEN-ebook/dp/B094T6B9KG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Rei+Kawakubo+Renegades&qid=1621467054&s=books&sr=1-1 REI KAWAKUBO The old guard of fashion despised her; the critics never understood her. But for Rei Kawakubo, founder of the renowned fashion label Comme Des Garcons, that was always the point. For the more polarising a collection was, the more success it accrued. Kawakubo eschewed conventional standards of beauty, ushering in a new era of anti-fashion; a deconstructed wonderland of noir, capable of creating strong, provocative pieces for women with a defiant desire to dress in a way that reflected their own unique sensibilities. It is a desire for the unique that permeates every facet of her business. In 2004, Kawakubo, together with Joffe and Comme Des Garcons, were credited with originating the pop-up store trend, introducing the label to cities around the globe for less than a year in any given location; once the idea entered the mainstream Kawakubo denounced the idea as tired and ceased producing pop-up stores. A 2008 collaboration with H&M produced similar results. Despite its rampant popularity – the collection produced a near-riot in Tokyo – Kawakubo is reluctant to travel the same path again, going

Keyboard shortcuts

jk
Move selection down / up
Enter
Open selection
/
Search
l
Watch later (selection or current video)
Space
Play / pause (watch page)
?
Show this help
Esc
Close / leave the search box