Not everyone necessarily needs new things all the time and creative designs. It's good to have luxury restaurants and fast-food restaurants. You need both. — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
Years ago, it was easier to make new things than it is now. The weight of experience weighs heavily, and the expectations; everybody wants to see something they haven't seen before. Now, with social media, with too much information, with… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger. — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am. — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
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… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
It was also never wanting to be part of any group or movement or anything that was the done thing. I hated organization. When… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
My approach is simple. It is nothing other than what I am thinking at the time I make each piece of clothing, whether I… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
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… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
The monsters I thought about are those that don't fit in - those who think differently from the majority, the people of exception, outsiders.… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
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… — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
There are no limits - I endeavor to make clothes that didn't exist before. — Rei Kawakubo Copy Share Image
