Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo
Japanese fashion designer
Rei Kawakubo by
The 14 essays in this collection, written by eminent fashion theorists from around the world, ask what is the relationship of Rei Kawakubo's work to art, philosophy and architecture, and ultimately illustrate how Kawakubo's creative output allows us to understand the very notion of fashion itself.
Call Number: TT505.K39 R45 2023ISBN: 9781350118225Publication Date: 2023-01-12
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons by
The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handful of creators who are masters of their métier. Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons is one of them. This lavishly illustrated publication examines Kawakubo's fascination with interstitiality or the space between boundaries. Existing within and between dualities--whether self/other, object/subject, art/fashion--Kawakubo's work challenges the rigid divisions that have come to define received notions of identity and fashionability, inviting us to rethink fashion as a site of constant creation, re-creation, and, ultimately, hybridity.
Call Number: TT505.K39 B65 2017ISBN: 1588396207Publication Date: 2017-05-30
Japanese Fashion Designers by
Over the past 40 years, Japanese designers have led the way in aligning fashion with art and ideology, as well as addressing identity and social politics through dress. They have demonstrated that both creative and commercial enterprise is possible in today's international fashion industry, and have refused to compromise their ideals, remaining autonomous and independent in their design, business affairs and distribution methods. The inspirational Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo have gained worldwide respect and admiration and have influenced a generation of designers and artists alike. Based on twelve years of research, this book provides a richly detailed and uniquely comprehensive view of the work of these three key designers. It outlines their major contributions and the subsequent impact that their work has had upon the next generation of fashion and textile designers around the world.
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781847883100Publication Date: 2011-10-25
