Kawakubo constantly attacks the conventional idea of beauty. Her shocking interpretations influenced a new wave of fashion-"deconstructionism." In the 1980s, she introduced "black" as the new color, contrasting from the bright, eccentric colors of the decadent decade.
Her infamous 1997 "Dress meets Body, Body meets dress" collection. This collection was notable for its questioning of the female form with putting lumps and bumps in areas where there wouldn't normally be. It was apparently inspired by her frustration at seeing a Gap window filled with banal black clothes.
I love her for her innovative silhouettes, styling, basically in the most conventional terms, "bizarre" clothes.
Personally, Comme Des Garcons has created a space for me to comfortable and find my own voice in fashion. I could not identify more than with Rei's aesthetic and styling of clothes. I guess that is why much of my fashion choices or ideas are opposite of many people. It is definitely harder to relate to other people or share common fashion interests.
***I am going to be absolutely HONEST, I do not think this blog has the capacity to contain all the images of COMME DES GARCONS that I want to post. This is actually very difficult for me to do (hehehe....)
"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
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