Fashion has always been very subjective. Sense of style varies from person to person but the most important thing is comfort. When a person feels and looks comfortable and confident on what he wears, style exudes.
One of the most talked about fashion staple nowadays because it offers comfort and style is the quirky Comme des Garcon Play. Under visionary Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons has become a ceaseless creative empire.
Founded in 1969, the label soon introduced Play, a fun and irreverent spin on the mainline’s unmistakably masculine, modern designs. Look out for the signature hearts and eyes that accentuate the playful feel of the label.
Comme des Garcon was founded by Rei Kawakubo.Kawakubo’s warped her garments like the sheet of rubber to illustrate the curvature of space, and she skewed their seams or closures so that the sides no longer matched.
Kawakubo was born in Tokyo in 1942. She was the oldest of her parents’ three children and their only daughter. She is the kind of person who is not afraid to illustrate his thoughts through her designs.
She normally does not follow what is already considered ubiquitous. She knows how to formulate her own and embracing it as it is.
The Japanese designer was noticed in the fashion industry when she took a job at a textiles factory; in 1967 the designer became freelance stylist. Two years later she began making clothes under the label Comme Des Garçons.
The designer incorporated the label in 1973, a direct result of its popularity with Japanese consumers.
For the remainder of the decade Kawakubo would refine her aesthetic and build her company, opening a Tokyo boutique in 1975 and adding a menswear line, Homme Comme des Garçons, in 1978.
Overall, Kawakubo still plays an important role in the world of fashion. She is worthy of emulation simply because she chooses to be unique and playful.