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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.
Rei Kawakubo
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Rei Kawakubo
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 11
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I'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.
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Beauty is whatever anyone thinks is beautiful.
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The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am.
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There are no limits - I endeavor to make clothes that didn't exist before.
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I don't feel too excited about fashion today People just want cheap fast clothes and are happy to look like everyone else
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I'd make my whole collection with just one square of fabric. I wouldn't do anything else everything had to be made from one square. This is just one example.
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In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.
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