Rei Kawakubo on AI, the colour black and her advice for young designers
Rei Kawakubo’s masterclass for Comme des Garçons A/W26 was enough to make a seasoned fashion editor weep – now, in a rare interview, she reveals what keeps her pushing after half a century of mind-expanding design
Black News 
This story is taken from the autumn 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally from September 10. Pre-order a copy of the magazine here.
There is a story about Rei Kawakubo that has been repeated so many times it has become fashion lore. Three decades on, it remains an example not only of Kawakubo’s genius, but of her commitment to letting her workhellip;
read more raquo;
nbsp;
nbsp;
nbsp;
nbsp;
nbsp;
nbsp;View Gallery (11 images)nbsp;
