EXPERIMENTAL BENT: Often described as a designer's designer, Rei Kawakubo received a Lifetime Achievement Medal at the London Design Festival earlier this week, recognizing her "significant and ...

Collection for Comme des Garçons was filled with striking juxtaposition of historical silhouettes and avant-garde design.

It was all a reminder of the power of great clothes, the kind that leave us feeling protected but also hopeful and inspired. The sense of optimism was ripe—in the fashion, and in the community that ...

Rei Kawakubo is one of the most influential figures ... Japan is not central to Kawakubo’s creativity. Her designs cannot be labelled as “Japanese” and are hard to categorise.