Wednesday, November 14, 2012

rei rei reiiiieierieieie rei i.

It just makes me want to sing a song in great happiness. REI REi rei REIII why are you so fly? 
REIII
Sorry, obviously I'm high, ON REI KAWAKUBO
Okay okay here's a question, what do you get when you cross an 80's bag lady, with the ice princess version of Rapunzel and nicely arranged debris.
Whenever I first witness a Comme Des Garcon collection I can never even begin to comprehend the meaning and its impact on me as a viewer. It all seems so profound or so relaxed in the statement her collections are communicating. To see pieces of half coats and sleeves and loose bows and ruffles hanging spontaneously to create actual clothes felt like the resurfacing of invention. To always be using sleeves for your arms and coats for over your shoulders and back is so like last year. So why not gather up your laundry pile and throw it on yourself and just embrace the I don't give a shit riot kid inventiveness of the look.

Not to mention the also sharper statements when black was introduced to wake up all those stoned from Rei Kawakubo, such as myself. To use the same ideas with loose ruffles and de constructed pieces of clothing changed the tone. And yes colour does generally change the tone, please hold back your critical comments I CAN'T HELP IT IF I HIGH ON BAG LADY DELIGHT. The darkness did provoke the change from the more pure and lightly applied tulles and satins reminding me of the ideas and the underlying nature that the clothes should explore. 
And of course then more reminders of the beauty of garbage and Ghost World. 
The world would be a better place if we could all walk around in Enid's shoes and wear Japanese lemonade boxes on our heads. 

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