Rei Kawakubo Quotes

A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn't learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor who gives his drawings to another man, an artisan, to accomplish.

To make a perfect t-shirt is hard - all you have is white cotton and fit. that's where experience comes in.

I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them.

I can make 10 jackets of the same colour, same two pockets and same length, that will look like 10 completely different jackets when you put them on. It's about the way they are cut - it makes them look and feel completely different and move differently, and that's a never-ending study. People who wear my clothes will know exactly what I mean.

I model irregular clothing.

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.

I went to Parsons. American sportswear was my education, and that is what is important to me.

I design some of my own clothes now.

I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do.

When you see a fashion show, you see those seven minutes of what was six months of tedious work of, you know, going up an inch and down an inch, changing it from one shade of red to another shade of red. So it's the same as any creative process. The result is what we see, but the process is really labor intensive and work.

I've learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.

I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.

In my research, I learned that the way these twenties pieces are constructed, in one garment, can be very simple, and in others they can be very complicated. That's what made an elusive fit that we can't always get these days. Knowing this, I would like to share some of these secrets and use them in a collection.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

I first met Michael Angel when he came to my office with a box of prints and asked me whether I thought he should make dresses from the prints.

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

I just try to do the best job I can with what I'm given. My main focus is the work and not the glamour.

I've always loved fashion design. I love drawing and creating looks and styling.

I gravitated towards the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic.

I'm not a rapper. I stay in my lane.

My family has always made clothes. Growing up I can remember sewing machines being everywhere.

Both of my grandmothers were needlewomen, so I grew up around dress design.

Fashion designing involves a lot of work, and, as opposed to the general perception, it is different from costume designing for films. While a fashion designer can take up a costume designer's role, it is not possible vice versa.

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

Making clothes involves what I like...color, pattern, shape and movement...I like the everyday process...the people, the pressure, the surprise of seeing the work come alive walking and dancing around on strangers. Like red lipstick on the mouth, my products wake up and brighten and bring the wearer to life...drawing attention to her beauty and specialness...her moods and movements...her dreams and fantasies.