It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper and more serious.
Rei KawakuboI 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 KawakuboI'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.
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 Kawakubo