Rei kawakubo and comme des garcons book

French for like a boy, established in 1973, is a japanese fashion label headed by rei kawakubo, who own the company with her husband adrian joffe. Commenting backstage, the 71yearold japanese designer referred to the 23 looks as anything but clothes. The original avantgarde fashion designer, rei kawakubo is the head of japanese atelier comme des garcons and has been bending and breaking the rules. So its a part of the essential paradox of comme des garcons that she has stuck so hard and fast to the rules of the fashion industry. Art of the inbetween hardcover may 30, 2017 by andrew bolton author. Scan her career and the punk spirit of diy defiance crops up over and over again. Apr 20, 2017 and this year the black tie fete should be even more overthetop than usual as these alisters prepare themselves to honor comme des garcons creative director rei kawakubo. May 05, 2017 kawakubo, who was born in tokyo in 1942 and founded comme des garcons in 1973, is described by edward enninful, the new editor of british vogue, as in the pantheon of the gods. Maca contemporary arts paper on the nature of deconstruction.

Widely recognized among her contemporaries as the most important and influential designer of the past forty years, she has. Rei kawakubo comme des garcons renegades of fashion film. In kawakubos work, this inbetween space is revealed as an aesthetic sensibility, establishing an. Buy rei kawakubocomme des garcons slp harps by andrew bolton isbn. Rei kawakubo and comme des garcons blueprint monographs. Art of the inbetween is at the metropolitan museum of art, new york, until 4 september 2017. Rei kawakubo and commes des garcons book, 1990 worldcat. May 30, 2017 buy rei kawakubocomme des garcons slp harps by bolton, andrew isbn.

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The first is, while there obviously was some original reporting and a trip to tokyo, many of the quotes from kawakubo come from other articlessources. Apr 30, 2017 rei kawakubo, founder of comme des garcons and the reigning queen of the avantgarde, will be honored at new york citys met gala on monday. Rei kawakubocomme des garcons art of the inbetween by andrew bolton, 9781588396204, available at book depository with free delivery. The book to accompany the exhibition, published by yale university.

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Joffe had joined comme des garcons in 1987, and on july 4, 1992, he and kawakubo were married at the city hall in paris. Art of the inbetween, was set to open, and the pieces that ms. There are a few interesting bits about the early history, but most of it is a 1989. Rei kawakubo and comme des garcons by deyan sudjic. Rei kawakubo, born october 11, 1942, tokyo, japan, selftaught japanese fashion designer known for her avantgarde clothing designs and her high fashion label, comme des garcons cdg, founded in 1969. Widely recognized among her contemporaries as the most important and influential designer of the past forty years, she has, since her paris debut in 1981, defined and transformed the aesthetics of our time. Inspiration for my upcoming vintage table linen garment series. Rei kawakubo for comme des garcons rei kawakubo was born in tokyo in the daughter of a senior academic at keio university. Rei kawakubo and comme des garcons blueprint monographs deyan sudjic on. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of kawakubos womenswear for comme des garcons dating from the early. Known for her daring designs that obliterate the border between art and fashion, rei kawakubo will be. Rei kawakubos flair for elaborate construction was everywhere evident in her fall 98 show, which she titled fusion. The japanese flagship store is in aoyama, tokyos high fashion district.

Kawakubos iconoclastic vision made her one of the most influential designers of the late 20th century. Their relationship has grown over the years, with waters dedicating a chapter in his book to kawakubo and often sporting comme des garcons. Art of the inbetween, on view from may 4 through september 4, examines kawakubos fascination with interstitiality, or the space between boundaries. Andrew bolton, this book expresses the conceptual and challenging aesthetic of this. Rei kawakubo, the enigmatic head of innovative japanese fashion house comme des garcons, has a special vision which extends beyond clothing to furniture, architecture, and graphic design, always defying conventional thinking. The label is steadfastly antifashion, challenging convention around the very notion of what apparel is. The company also has concept stores trading museum comme des. Sudjic, deyan, 1952rei kawakubo and commes des garcons. The bride wore a black skirt and a plain white shirt. Art of the inbetween is a cerebral exhibition, serving as a surprisingly timely reminder of.

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Comme des garcons fall 1998 readytowear collection vogue. A visual history of rei kawakubo for comme des garcons in. May 01, 2017 chief curator andrew bolton takes us inside the costume institutes rei kawakubocomme des garcons. Widely recognized among her contemporaries as the most important and influential designer of the past forty years, she has, since a revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind comme des garcons. Rei kawakubo and comme des garcons blueprint monographs by deyan sudjic sep 15, 1990. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of kawakubos womenswear for comme des garcons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection, many with heads and wigs created and styled by julien dys. Apr 30, 2017 kawakubo is also a founder of a comme des garcons or cdg as the kids call it fashion empire that includes some of the most indemand clothing brands and gamechanging retails stores around. Since her paris debut in 1981, she has blurred the divide between art and fashion and transformed customary notions of beauty, identity, and the body. This was a collection of complicated clothes over which much labor. Who is rei kawakubo interview with 2017 met gala theme. Rei kawakubo of comme des garcons is widely recognized as among the most important and influential designers of the past 40 years.

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