I am a clothes maker, and that's all I am. I only want to talk about the making of the clothes. I don't feel the need to go out there and explain that.
Rei KawakuboIn the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos.
Rei KawakuboCelebrity doesn't really affect the work. What affects the work is the expectations from the outside. This is what no one understands.
Rei KawakuboYears ago, it was easier to make new things than it is now. The weight of experience weighs heavily, and the expectations; everybody wants to see something they haven't seen before. Now, with social media, with too much information, with the speed of information - all that is making it harder and harder to realize the objective.
Rei KawakuboYou can tell if it's a good collection if people are afraid of it. In ten years, everyone will love it.
Rei KawakuboI started with wanting to think about witches, about strong women who have special powers - who are often misunderstood. Then I found some beautiful blue fabric, so I made Blue Witches. My creative process is always like that. Organic, text, theme, subtext, each day evolving and trying to make strong, beautiful clothes. It's that simple.
Rei Kawakubo