Rei Kawakubo Doesn’t Sketch, Use A Desk, Or Like Being ‘Understood’

by Hilary George-Parkin | 10:38 am, June 3rd, 2012

Rei Kawakubo, that riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a three-armed jacket, inspires no small degree of reverence from fashion folk. The Comme des Garçons designer has been referred to as fashion’s “nun,” a “sphinx,” a “designer’s designer” and one of the most elusive figures in the game, but this week the proverbial veil was lifted in a rare interview with Cathy Horyn of the New York Times.