Rei Kawakubo (1942) - photo 1

Rei Kawakubo

Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. She is the founder of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market. Although not formally trained as a fashion designer, Kawakubo did study fine arts and literature at Keio University. After graduation she worked in the advertising department at the textile company Asahi Kasei and she went on to work as a freelance stylist in 1967. Two years later, she began to design and make her own clothes under the label Comme des Garçons. In 1969, she established her own company, Comme des Garçons Co. Ltd in Tokyo and opened up her first boutique there in 1975. Starting out with women's clothes, Kawakubo added a men's line in 1978. Three years later, she started presenting her fashion lines in Paris. Comme des Garçons specialises in anti-fashion, austere, sometimes deconstructed garments. Kawakubo likes to have input in all the various aspects of her business, rather than just focusing on clothes and accessories. She is greatly involved in graphic design, advertising, and shop interiors believing that all these things are a part of one vision and are inextricably linked.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:11 october 1942, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:France, Japan
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Furniture maker, Jeweler
Art style:Avant-garde, Contemporary art

Creators France

Max Ernst (1891 - 1976)
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
Jean Giraud (1938 - 2012)
Jean Giraud
1938 - 2012
Tony Johannot (1803 - 1852)
Tony Johannot
1803 - 1852
Pierre-Jacques Cazes (1676 - 1754)
Pierre-Jacques Cazes
1676 - 1754
Pierre Subleyras (1699 - 1749)
Pierre Subleyras
1699 - 1749
Louis-Alexandre Cabié (1853 - 1939)
Louis-Alexandre Cabié
1853 - 1939
Michel Butor (1926 - 2016)
Michel Butor
1926 - 2016
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841 - 1907)
Émile-Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin
1841 - 1907
Georges Rouget (1783 - 1869)
Georges Rouget
1783 - 1869
Joseph van Bredael (1688 - 1739)
Joseph van Bredael
1688 - 1739
Jock McFadyen (1950)
Jock McFadyen
1950
 Pierre et Gilles ()
Pierre et Gilles
Louis Aucoc (1850 - 1932)
Louis Aucoc
1850 - 1932
Philip Mercier (1691 - 1760)
Philip Mercier
1691 - 1760
Alexis Grimou (1678 - 1733)
Alexis Grimou
1678 - 1733
Roger de la Fresnaye (1885 - 1925)
Roger de la Fresnaye
1885 - 1925

Creators Avant-garde

Arturo Bonfanti (1905 - 1978)
Arturo Bonfanti
1905 - 1978
Tadas Burba (1939)
Tadas Burba
1939
Philip Aziz (1923 - 2009)
Philip Aziz
1923 - 2009
Jules Olitski (1922 - 2007)
Jules Olitski
1922 - 2007
Shen Na (1979)
Shen Na
1979
Flo Perkins (1951)
Flo Perkins
1951
Gunter Reski (1963)
Gunter Reski
1963
Werner Hartmann (1945 - 1993)
Werner Hartmann
1945 - 1993
Greg Gorman (1949)
Greg Gorman
1949
Candido Fior (1942 - 2021)
Candido Fior
1942 - 2021
Martine Bedin (1957)
Martine Bedin
1957
Gavriil Nikitich Gorelov (1880 - 1966)
Gavriil Nikitich Gorelov
1880 - 1966
Margot Fischer-Dietz (1925 - 2007)
Margot Fischer-Dietz
1925 - 2007
Đorđe Jovanović (1861 - 1953)
Đorđe Jovanović
1861 - 1953
Giuseppe Fortunato (1956)
Giuseppe Fortunato
1956
Peter Sorge (1937 - 2000)
Peter Sorge
1937 - 2000
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