Rei Kawakubo
“In the 1980s, together with Yohji Yamamoto, she revolutionized Paris fashion, by introducing a style of dress that merged Western and Japanese influence and was notably distinct from 1980s high fashion,” Granata explains. “Following the principle
of wabi-sabi, her 1980s work employed ‘poor’ and seemingly battered material and posed a challenge to body-hugging silhouette popular during the period.” To this day, Kawakubo remains one of the most beloved (and unconventional) designers of our time.