--- title: "7 Collections Quotes By Rei Kawakubo" description: "7 Collections quotes by Rei Kawakubo. Plus more from Rei Kawakubo and more Collections sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/rei-kawakubo-4644_absence_the-theme-of-the-collection-this-time-is_213066.jpg" --- > [The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-theme-of-the-collection-this-time-is-monster-it-s-not-about-the/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/rei-kawakubo-4644_absence_the-theme-of-the-collection-this-time-is_213066.jpg) > [What I want to express is a feeling-various emotions that I am experiencing at the time-whether it is anger or hope or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/what-i-want-to-express-is-a-feeling-various-emotions-that-i-am/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/rei-kawakubo-4644_abstract_what-i-want-to-express-is-a-feeling-vari_635458.png) > [Every time before a collection, I say, "I don't want it to come out. I want to cancel it. It's not good.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/every-time-before-a-collection-i-say-i-don-t-want-it-to-come-out-i/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/rei-kawakubo-4644_cancel_every-time-before-a-collection-i-say-i-d_928177.png) > [I'd make my whole collection with just one square of fabric. I wouldn't do anything else; everything had to be made from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-d-make-my-whole-collection-with-just-one-square-of-fabric-i-wouldn/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/rei-kawakubo-4644_collections_i-d-make-my-whole-collection-with-just-o_1601386.jpg) > [ I'd rather \[the collection\] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-d-rather-the-collection-have-no-title-journalists-like-titles-that/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/rei-kawakubo-4644_collections_i-d-rather-the-collection-have-no-title_2572966.png) > [The freedom I give myself for the business is in deciding to take part in the Paris collections, but also having other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-freedom-i-give-myself-for-the-business-is-in-deciding-to-take/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/rei-kawakubo-4644_able_the-freedom-i-give-myself-for-the-busine_2631819.png) > [You can tell if it's a good collection if people are afraid of it. In ten years, everyone will love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/you-can-tell-if-it-s-a-good-collection-if-people-are-afraid-of-it-in/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/rei-kawakubo-4644_collection_you-can-tell-if-it-s-a-good-collection-i_2646175.png) ## Other authors on Collections ## More by Rei Kawakubo > [The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-most-successful-achievers-in-sports-are-people-that-are-really/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-more-people-that-are-afraid-when-they-see-new-creation-the/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [For me, the best way to know me is to look at my clothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/for-me-the-best-way-to-know-me-is-to-look-at-my-clothing/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [I've always said that, growing up in postwar Japan, I never felt any connection to my work through those experiences. The work I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-ve-always-said-that-growing-up-in-postwar-japan-i-never-felt-any/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/it-would-have-more-meaning-for-me-to-hear-what-critics-have-to-say-if/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [It was also never wanting to be part of any group or movement or anything that was the done thing. I hated organization. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/it-was-also-never-wanting-to-be-part-of-any-group-or-movement-or/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [Feeling free inside oneself is being free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/feeling-free-inside-oneself-is-being-free/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [My approach is simple. It is nothing other than what I am thinking at the time I make each piece of clothing, whether I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/my-approach-is-simple-it-is-nothing-other-than-what-i-am-thinking-at/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games. The expression…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-theme-of-the-collection-this-time-is-monster-it-s-not-about-the/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [The monsters I thought about are those that don't fit in - those who think differently from the majority, the people of exception, outsiders.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/the-monsters-i-thought-about-are-those-that-don-t-fit-in-those-who/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [It's interesting for me to sell Comme des Garcons in places it's never been sold before to people who might not have heard of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/it-s-interesting-for-me-to-sell-comme-des-garcons-in-places-it-s/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [There are no limits - I endeavor to make clothes that didn't exist before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/there-are-no-limits-i-endeavor-to-make-clothes-that-didn-t-exist/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [I make clothes for a woman who is not swayed by what her husband thinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-make-clothes-for-a-woman-who-is-not-swayed-by-what-her-husband/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [I am kind of like the guide, the leader of this discussion. It could be from me, it could be from other people, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-am-kind-of-like-the-guide-the-leader-of-this-discussion-it-could-be/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) > [I can understand how some women want to marry a rich man. They may be happy for the rest of their lives, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-can-understand-how-some-women-want-to-marry-a-rich-man-they-may-be/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collections/rei-kawakubo/#itemlist", "name": "7 Collections Quotes By Rei Kawakubo", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The theme of the collection this time is MONSTER. It's not about the typical Monster you find in sci-fi and video games. 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