Founded in 1969 by Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo, Comme des Garçons emerged as a powerful force in global fashion by the early 1980s. Kawakubo’s vision was always more artistic than commercial, ...

From pops of school-bus yellow on a luxe track suit and hats at Prada to buttery shades of cream at Hermès, the Spring 2026 collections had hits of yellow throughout.

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) summer blockbuster will feature fashion icons Vivienne Westwood and Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo. The gallery insists it is not a downgrade from ...

Rhianna wearing Comme des Garçons, Tokyo (fashion house), Rei Kawakubo (designer) at The Met Gala, 2017. Picture: Francois Durand via Getty Images “Anyone who wants to feel romantic about ...

NGV celebrates legendary fashion disrupters Westwood and Kawakubo The NGV is hosting a historic exhibition highlighting the revolutionary contributions of Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo to ...

Kawakubo founded the Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons in 1969. Over half a century, the historically private designer has cemented her longstanding reputation of being a radical, unorthodox ...

Iconic self-taught fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo will be NGV's summer blockbuster exhibit.

Meanwhile, Kawakubo, 82, might rarely give interviews - in contrast to the gregarious Westwood - but she has given almost 40 pieces to the NGV for the show, which runs from December 7 until April ...

The show, titled “Westwood | Kawakubo,” will run from Dec. 7 to April 19, and look at the designers’ groundbreaking work, taste for rebellion and many similarities.