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“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.”

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Rei Kawakubo

Rei Kawakubo, born on October 11, 1942, is a highly influential fashion designer from Japan. Known for her unique aesthetic and avant-garde design style, she is hailed as the 'father of deconstructivist fashion'. Since the establishment of her brand Comme des Garçons in 1973, Kawakubo has been recognized for her minimalist, practical, and anti-traditional approach to fashion. more

“The idea was not to make a huge business, because the bigger you get, the more restraints I thought I might get. Number one was to do what I set out to do: make new and interesting things within the size of the business that is possible to do without restraints. The second goal was to do the business in order to achieve the first goal. That's what many people don't understand.”

People Firsts Ideas Might Order Goal Interesting Numbers Achieve Huge Bigger Size Restraint Interesting Things

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“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.”

World Enough Wanted Order Strong Ambition Objectives Enterprise

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“Celebrity doesn't really affect the work. What affects the work is the expectations from the outside. This is what no one understands.”

Expectations

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“For me, I haven't succeeded in any way whatsoever.”

Way Havens

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“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."”

Want Havens Collections

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“Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.”

Should Mean Drinking Alcohol Melancholy

Book:The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

“Years 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.”

Want Years Social Realizing Too Much Media Havens Information Easier Expectations Years Ago Weight Harder Social Media Speed Objectives New Things Too Much Information

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“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.”

People Want Together Artist Asks Working Together Synergy

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“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.”

Want Needs Feels Clothes Makers

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“I started with wanting to think about witches, about strong women who have special powers - who are often misunderstood. Then I found some beautiful blue fabric, so I made Blue Witches. My creative process is always like that. Organic, text, theme, subtext, each day evolving and trying to make strong, beautiful clothes. It's that simple.”

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