Rei Kawakubo Trivia Questions

Princess Diana's wedding dress was designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel. Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons, never designed for the British royal family.

She oversees design and concept but does not hand-sew collections; a skilled team in her Tokyo and Paris ateliers executes her vision.

Rei Kawakubo established Comme des Garçons in 1969, later opening her first boutique in Tokyo. The brand became iconic for avant-garde, deconstructed designs.

This was the museum’s first solo show for a living female designer since 1983, featuring her boundary-pushing, deconstructive fashion.

Critics used that term for her distressed, black garments, linking them to post-war devastation—a label she disliked but which made her iconic.

She studied fine arts and literature at Keio University, then worked in advertising and styling before launching her label—no formal fashion training.

Odeur 53, a fragrance by Comme des Garçons launched in 1998 under Rei Kawakubo’s creative direction, is known for containing notes of burnt rubber and asphalt.

The phrase 'like boys' comes from Hardy's 1960s song 'Tous les garçons et les filles,' and Kawakubo chose it for its playful, androgynous vibe.