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Rei Kawakubo
Japanese Designer
Born: Oct 11, 1942
Am Clothes Me People Work You
Related authors: Hideo Kojima Issey Miyake Nicola Formichetti Shigeru Miyamoto Tadashi Shoji Yoon Ahn Yuji Horii
The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am. Rei Kawakubo
People Creation See More More People New Am Afraid Happier
If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed them enough. The more people hate it, maybe the newer it is. Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change. Rei Kawakubo
Change Hate People Problem Will Think Enough Something More More People Pushed Disappointed New Like Because Misunderstood Human Maybe Afraid Them Fundamental
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
Time Good Needs You Creative Luxury New Things Everyone Restaurants Both New Things Necessarily Designs Need
I am not aware I am an icon. Rei Kawakubo
Am Icon Aware
For me, creation can only come out of a certain kind of unhappiness. They say in Japan, this thing like the hungry spirit - the hungry mind - is what gets you going forward. Rei Kawakubo
Me You Mind Creation Say Hungry Out Kind Spirit Only Come Like Gets Going Unhappiness Japan Certain Forward They Say Thing
I want to show people that tailoring has value, which I don't see anymore in men's fashion. Rei Kawakubo
Fashion People Value Men See Want Anymore Which Show Show People
The first thing you need in order to make a business viable is to preserve a cash flow. I made sure I didn't have any financial backing or support. Rei Kawakubo
You Business Financial Made First Backing Cash Support Make Sure First Thing Viable Any The First Thing Order Thing Flow Need Preserve
The Dover Street Markets bring brands of all disciplines together to sell their products in an open atmosphere that, most importantly, incites creativity. They are, along with the 'Comme des Garcons' stores, usually located in areas off the beaten track. Rei Kawakubo
Together Creativity Markets Located Atmosphere Area Beaten Open Along Most Track Disciplines Importantly Off Sell Brands Stores Dover Products Street Bring
I built my work from within instead of satisfying a demand for sexualised and ostentatious clothing. Rei Kawakubo
Work Instead Demand Within Built Clothing Satisfying Ostentatious
What someone wears is an expression of oneself. When you're just comfortable with what you're wearing, you don't have new thoughts. I want people to feel something and think about who they are. Rei Kawakubo
Thoughts You People Think Wearing Wears About Someone Oneself Something Feel New Comfortable Just Want Who Expression
Clothes are only completed when somebody actually wears them. If they were art, they could be more abstract. As long as something is new and has never been seen before, I don't mind if people call it art. Wear them if you dare. Rei Kawakubo
Art You People Mind Somebody Long Seen Before Clothes Completed Dare Wear Wears Something More Only Could Never Abstract New Call Were Been Them Actually
I would have liked to invent the plain white shirt, with a skirt and pants to go with it. Rei Kawakubo
Invent White Pants Would Liked Go Shirt Plain Skirt
I think the media has some responsibility to bear for people becoming more conservative. Rei Kawakubo
People Conservative Responsibility Think Some More Bear Becoming Media
Creation takes things forward. Without anything new there is no progress. Creation equals new. Rei Kawakubo
Progress Creation Takes New Equals Without Anything Forward Things
What you wear can largely govern your feelings and your emotions, and how you look influences the way people regard you. So fashion plays an important role on both the practical level and the aesthetic level. Rei Kawakubo
Fashion You People Emotions Feelings Important Way Wear Both Look Practical Important Role How Aesthetic Govern Role Influences Regard Your Largely Level Plays
I don't think of myself as anyone special, and I would not know how to define myself. Rei Kawakubo
Myself Think Define Would Know How Anyone Special
I only came to Paris with the intention of showing what I thought was strong and beautiful. It just so happened that my notion was different from everybody else's. Rei Kawakubo
Beautiful Strong Thought Everybody Else Only Paris Came Intention Just Different Happened Notion Showing
My intention is not to make clothes. My head would be too restricted if I only thought about making clothes. Rei Kawakubo
Thought Clothes Too Would Would-Be About Restricted Only Head Make Making Intention
Even though it is difficult, it is easier for me to make my own things, by myself. Rei Kawakubo
Myself Me Own Difficult Easier Though My Own Make Even Things
What's interesting about collaborations is the possibility for one plus one to equal three. Rei Kawakubo
Three Collaborations Possibility Plus About Equal Interesting
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 Comme des Garcons. Rei Kawakubo
Me People Before Sold Never Been Heard Sell Places Interesting Might Who
Often in each collection, there are three or so seeds of things that come together accidentally to form what appears to everyone else as a final product, but for me, it is never ending. Rei Kawakubo
Me Together Ending Three Else Final Everyone Everyone Else Collection Seeds Never Never-Ending Come Accidentally Often Form Product Each Appears Things
I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well. Rei Kawakubo
Happy Too Collection Feel Well Understood
I always had good reactions from people with a good eye and a vision... and very terrible reactions from those who are afraid of people who are different to others - at the beginning and even now. I have never worried about it too much. Rei Kawakubo
Good People Vision Too Much Beginning Too Others Worried Those Eye About Never Had Reactions Terrible Always Very Afraid Different Much Who Even Even Now Now
I don't like to explain the clothes, how I made them, the theme, et cetera. It's because the clothes are just as you see them and feel them. That's what I want... just see and feel them. Rei Kawakubo
You Made Clothes See Feel Like Because How Just Want Explain Them Theme
I don't look very much at magazines or go to vintage stores. Rei Kawakubo
Magazines Look Go Very Stores Much Vintage
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