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- Rei Kawakubo Is a fashion designer from Tokyo, Japan. She was born in October 11, 1942 and later in 1969, Rei Kawakubo had found the company, Comme Des Garcons meaning “Like boys”.
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- Comme des Garcons started in Tokyo in the late 1960’s. Kawakubo’s designs creates symbiotic relationship between break the mold approach and modernisms to the designs.
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- [Front View] After visiting The Met, this design, the Ensemble by Comme Des Garcons SS 2012 had caught my eyes.
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- [Side View] The “White drama” was the perfect summation of Comme Des Garcons SS 2012 collection show. The collection shows the stage of dramatic birth, marriage, death, transcendence.
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- [Detail Shot] Top: Acrylic crochet and nylon tricot Skirt: Synthetic lace with plastic boning encased in Polyester – cotton plain weave Inner: polyester satin.
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- All white collection with satin references the wedding dress and the laced christening gown.
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- “I would be happy if people felt that ‘White Drama’ has become even more dramatic.” – Rei Kawakubo
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- “My design process never starts or finishes. I am always hoping to find something through the mere act of living my daily life.” -kawakubo (source: New York Times) Different design from same collection, Comme Des Garcons ss 12 (VOGUE)
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- “As I live my normal life, I hope to find something that click starts a thought, and then something totally unrelated would arise, and then maybe a third unconnected element would come from nowhere.” -kawakubo. She dose not sketch, go through fabric swatches nor anything. If something sparks in her head, she begins her design. (source: New York Times) Different design from same collection, Comme Des Garcons ss 12 (VOGUE)
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- “There is never a moment when I think, ‘this is working, this is clear. I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well. For me, White Drama was too easily understood, the concept too clear.” -kawakubo (source: New York Times) She wants her designs to be ambiguous and mystery so that people can view more in depth with curiosities. Different design from same collection, Comme Des Garcons ss 12 (VOGUE)
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- Design sketch
