Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between

The Arrival

Rei Kawakubo's exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes categories like Then/Now, Model/Multiple, and Self/Other.

According to Andrew Bolton, Rei Kawakubo loves a puzzle. In an interview, she once compared her work to Zen koans—the unsolvable riddles Buddhist teachers present to their students. “You’re not meant to decipher koans,” Bolton explains. “The idea is that you finally realize they’re nonsensical and you realize the limitations of your intellect. Then you free your mind, and by freeing your mind, you get to another point.” He pauses. “It’s amazing. And that’s basically what Rei’s work is about, Zen koans.”

blog.mode: addressing fashion

John Galliano

French bonnet 1830-1835

American Day Dress, 1830
White cotton

Hussein Chalayan
Remote Control Dress, spring/summer 2000
Pink fiberglass and pink nylon tulle

Hamish Morrow
Ensemble, spring/summer 2002
White polyester mesh, white silk/nylon blend,
faceted glass, silver wire and cotton canvas

Today's Press Preview at the Costume Institute of
blog.mode: addressing fashion
included fashions from the 1700's to the present.

I've included pictures of some of my favorites.

I walked in right after Manolo Blahnik, and He had his picture taken with this red Galliano.

John Galliano for Christian Dior
Dress, spring/summer 2003
Red silk tulle with crocodile applique