Most of the things I read from journalists are, you know, a little bit simplified and easy. Rei Kawakubo More Quotes by Rei Kawakubo More Quotes From Rei Kawakubo 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 Kawakubo clothes want needs 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 Kawakubo critics serious way In the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos. Rei Kawakubo anarchy chaos mean I can't become naked for everybody. It's never going to be possible for the person to write the whole story completely, so I find bits of myself, bits of what I think in some articles. And I don't give lip service to journalists. I never make them feel comfortable. I say, "It's your job to make the story." Rei Kawakubo writing jobs thinking The freedom I give myself for the business is in deciding to take part in the Paris collections, but also having other retail strategies that are unlike anybody else's. Not necessarily going into malls, doing the business my own way - having different brands to cover different concepts, to be able to have the cash flow to carry on. Rei Kawakubo cash-flow paris giving The very, very first thing that I wanted was to make a living - be independent and have a job. It might have come later, that kind of reaction to the boringness of fashion. Rei Kawakubo independent fashion jobs It was also never wanting to be part of any group or movement or anything that was the done thing. I hated organization. When you have a group, you have a leader who is going to put down the rest of the group. Rei Kawakubo groups organization leader I always just wanted to have enough to carry on. I never had ambitions to take over the world or be a global enterprise. But I wanted to have a strong business in order to do the main objective. Rei Kawakubo strong ambition order I am kind of like the guide, the leader of this discussion. It could be from me, it could be from other people, it could be a mixture. It's a real sort of guild. I lead it and direct it and inspire it. Rei Kawakubo leader real people What's good about many people liking the work is that when I want to collaborate or am interested in the synergy of artists working together, nobody ever says no to me when I ask to work with them. Rei Kawakubo working-together artist people I'd make my whole collection with just one square of fabric. I wouldn't do anything else; everything had to be made from one square. This is just one example. Rei Kawakubo fabric squares example Every time before a collection, I say, "I don't want it to come out. I want to cancel it. It's not good. I haven't achieved anything." Rei Kawakubo collections havens want The first thing we do is sit around a table and discuss what we could pick up from daily life, from space. That's how it starts, completely abstract. There's no kind of, "Oh, let's do Peru," or "Let's do pleats," you know? Rei Kawakubo space tables firsts In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London. Rei Kawakubo london fashion interesting My design process never starts or finishes. I am always hoping to find something through the mere act of living my daily life. I do not work from a desk and do not have an exact starting point for any collection. Rei Kawakubo daily i-am work life I don't like the word 'feminist.' I don't like the word 'ambitious.' I do like the word 'anti-establishment.' Rei Kawakubo word like ambitious feminist Not everyone necessarily needs new things all the time and creative designs. It's good to have luxury restaurants and fast-food restaurants. You need both. Rei Kawakubo good you new-things time The corporateness of the fashion industry tends to take away or distort the freedom of creation. Rei Kawakubo away creation fashion freedom I am not aware I am an icon. Rei Kawakubo icon aware am i-am I want to show people that tailoring has value, which I don't see anymore in men's fashion. Rei Kawakubo value fashion men people
