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

Alfred Auguste Janniot (1889 - 1969)
Alfred Auguste Janniot
1889 - 1969
Jean Frédéric Schall (1752 - 1825)
Jean Frédéric Schall
1752 - 1825
Georges Noël (1924 - 2010)
Georges Noël
1924 - 2010
Bruno Catalano (1960)
Bruno Catalano
1960
Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755 - 1842)
Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun
1755 - 1842
George-Daniel de Monfreid (1856 - 1929)
George-Daniel de Monfreid
1856 - 1929
Florian Quistrebert (1976)
Florian Quistrebert
1976
 Kriki (1965)
Kriki
1965
Manuel Rendón Seminario (1894 - 1982)
Manuel Rendón Seminario
1894 - 1982
Gérard Audran (1640 - 1703)
Gérard Audran
1640 - 1703
Eugène Atget (1857 - 1927)
Eugène Atget
1857 - 1927
Marie Joseph Leon Clavel Iwill (1850 - 1923)
Marie Joseph Leon Clavel Iwill
1850 - 1923
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné (1888 - 1944)
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné
1888 - 1944
Victor-Louis Mottez (1809 - 1897)
Victor-Louis Mottez
1809 - 1897
Polydore de Bec (1799 - 1874)
Polydore de Bec
1799 - 1874
Nikolai Ivanovich Istselennov (1891 - 1981)
Nikolai Ivanovich Istselennov
1891 - 1981

Creators Avant-garde

Renato Birolli (1905 - 1959)
Renato Birolli
1905 - 1959
André Gustave Beaudin (1895 - 1979)
André Gustave Beaudin
1895 - 1979
Sergei Ivanovich Osipov (1915 - 1985)
Sergei Ivanovich Osipov
1915 - 1985
Arthur Price (1865 - 1936)
Arthur Price
1865 - 1936
Frank Johnston (1888 - 1949)
Frank Johnston
1888 - 1949
Shonah Trescott (1982)
Shonah Trescott
1982
Stephen De Staebler (1933 - 2011)
Stephen De Staebler
1933 - 2011
Peter Weibel (1944)
Peter Weibel
1944
Eva Renee Nele (1932)
Eva Renee Nele
1932
Anthony Brunelli (1968)
Anthony Brunelli
1968
Carlo Alfred Romanelli (1872 - 1947)
Carlo Alfred Romanelli
1872 - 1947
Vanessa Beecroft (1969)
Vanessa Beecroft
1969
Klaus Moritz (1930 - 2016)
Klaus Moritz
1930 - 2016
Fritz Genkinger (1934 - 2017)
Fritz Genkinger
1934 - 2017
Max Pfaller (1937)
Max Pfaller
1937
Jeanloup Sieff (1933 - 2000)
Jeanloup Sieff
1933 - 2000
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