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Comme Des Garçons
Comme des Garçons (CDG, ) is a Japanese fashion label, founded by Rei Kawakubo in 1969. It is based in Paris, where its flagship store is located. Other than fashion, the label has expanded to include jewelry and perfume (under the brand Comme des Garçons Parfums). The company features its main collections during Paris Fashion Week and Paris Men's Fashion Week. In 2017, it was reported that the company and its affiliates generated a revenue "of over $280 million a year". History The label was started in Tokyo by Rei Kawakubo in 1969 and established as a company in 1973. The brand's name was inspired by Françoise Hardy's 1962 song "", particularly from the line "" ("like the boys and girls my age"). The brand became successful in Japan in the 1970s and a menswear line was added in 1978. In 1981, the company had a debut show in Paris. Kawakubo's heavy use of black distressed fabrics, and unfinished Seam (sewing), seams were viewed negatively by French critics. Throughout t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rei Kawakubo
(born 11 October 1942) is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. She is the founder of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market. In recognition of the notable design contributions of Kawakubo, an exhibition of her designs entitled '' Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons, Art of the In-Between'' opened on 5 May 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, modeled by Rihanna. Early life and education Rei Kawakubo was born on 11 October 1942 in Tokyo. Her early life in Japan was summarized by Judith Thurman in a '' New Yorker'' article from 2005 stating: "She was the oldest of her parents' three children and their only daughter... Their father was an administrator at Keio University, an institution founded by the Meiji educator and reformer Fukuzawa Yukichi, a champion of Western culture and, according to Kawakubo, of women's rights." Although not formally trained as a fashion designer, Kawakubo did study fine arts and literature at Keio University. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comme Des Garçons Parfums
Comme des Garçons Parfums is the perfume line of the Comme des Garçons brand. It was formed in 1993 as a collaboration between founder Rei Kawakubo, and perfume veteran Christian Astuguevieille. The line released its first fragrance, Eau de Parfum, in 1994. The brand is known for creating unorthodox scents and bottles, such as the anti-perfume Concrete, so called as it consists of mainly synthetic chemicals and irregular notes (the scent is meant to smell like concrete after rain) is sold in a bottle made of concrete. In 2002, the brand signed a licensing deal with perfume giant Puig, but maintained its own distribution and production rights. Fragrances are continuously produced regardless of success, as CEO Adrian Joffe believes "sometimes perfumes, like artwork, are ahead of their time, so they might find success later". As of 2015, the perfume business only made up around 5% of the brand's $200 million in total sales. The brand has also collaborated with artists su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminine
Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and Gender roles, roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as Social construction of gender, socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered feminine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors. To what extent femininity is biologically or socially influenced is subject to debate. It is Sex and gender distinction, conceptually distinct from both the Female, female biological sex and from womanhood, as all humans can exhibit feminine and masculine traits, regardless of sex and gender. Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gracefulness, gentleness, empathy, humility, and Sensitivity (human), sensitivity, though traits associated with femininity vary across societies and individuals, and are influenced by a variety of social and cultural factors. Overview and history Despite the terms ''femininity'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persona
A persona (plural personae or personas) is a strategic mask of identity in public, the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional Character (arts), character. It is also considered "an intermediary between the individual and the institution." Persona studies is an academic field developed by communication and media scholars. The related notions of "impression management" and "presentation of self" have been discussed by Erving Goffman in the 1950s. The word ''persona'' derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatrical mask. The usage of the word dates back to the beginnings of Latin civilization. The Latin word derived from the Etruscan language, Etruscan word "," with the same meaning, and that from the Greek ('). It is the etymology of the word "person," or "parson" in French. Latin etymologists explain that persona comes from "per/sonare" as "the mask through which (per) resounds the voice (of the actor)." Its me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merce Cunningham
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Brian Eno, and graphic artists Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns; and fashion designer Rei Kawakubo. Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance. As a choreographer, teacher, and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance. Many dancers who trained with Cunningham formed their own companies. They include Paul Taylor, Remy Charlip, Viola Farber, Charles Moulton, Karole Armitage, Deborah Hay, Robert Kovich, Foofwa d'Imobilité, Kimberly Bartosik, Flo Ankah, Jan Van Dyke, Jonah Bokaer, and Alice R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Gohar
Laila Gohar (; born 1988) is an internationally recognised artist who works with food as her creative medium. Born in Egypt, she has lived and worked in the US for the last decade. Laila’s work has been shown in museums and galleries all over the world. She is also known for her high profile collaborations, and has become a go-to person for fashion, design, gastronomic, and luxury partners who are interested in engaging new audiences using food and visual storytelling. Her eye for curation, and ability to create content that captures the zeitgeist has amassed her a loyal following of 260k followers oInstagram Beyond this, her work has evolved into product design, launching the eponymous labeGohar Worldalongside her sister Nadia Gohar in 2022. Laila is also a contributing writer for the FT HTSI, where she writes a regular column calleHow To Host It. In 2022 Laila designed a homeware collection for esteemed Danish design company, HAY. The collection is titled Sobremesa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAWS (artist)
Brian Donnelly (born November 4, 1974), known professionally as Kaws (stylized as KAWS), is an American artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2D and later realized in 3D. Some of his characters are his own creations while others are reworked versions of existing icons. Kaws's sculptures range in size from a few inches to ten meters tall, . , 31 January 2016. Accessed 25 March 2017 and are made from various materials including fiberglass, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katerina Jebb
Katerina Jebb (born 15 November 1962) is a British-born artist, photographer and film-maker. She has previously lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. In 1989, Katerina Jebb moved to Paris. Katerina Jebb's work is the subject of an exhibition at the Musée Réattu, Arles, July 2016-January 2017 Technique Olivier Saillard, Director of the Musée Galliera, wrote the following text concerning her work: ''I feel that Katerina Jebb desires to produce photographic works to chase away her doubts. Aided by the cold ray of light, it is the object, the clothing and sometimes even the human body that she examines in its shell, its skeleton. She turns photography into a ritual and sacred exercise in which the clothes and portraits are seen in a raw state. Her lost and rediscovered images are the absurd and drained mirrors of our worlds, of which they reveal tenderness and a sense of abandonment. Olivier Saillard Director of le Musée Galliera Paris, 2012'' Exhibitions Museum so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfume
Perfume (, ) is a mixture of fragrance, fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), Fixative (perfumery), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Perfumes can be defined as substances that emit and diffuse a pleasant and fragrant odor. They consist of artificial mixtures of aromatic chemicals and essential oils. The 1939 List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic classification, and theory." Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin and coumarin, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agender
Non-binary or genderqueer gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, although some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender. Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, identify with more than one gender or no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity. Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation; non-binary people have various sexual orientations. Non-binary people as a group vary in their gender expressions, and some may reject gender identity altogether. Some non-binary people receive gender-affirming care to reduce the mental distress caused by gender dysphoria, such as gender-affirming surgery or hormone replacement therapy. Terms and definitions The term "genderqueer" first app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puig (company)
Puig Brands, S.A. (commonly Puig; ) is a Spanish fashion and beauty company founded in 1914 by Antonio Puig Castelló in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and still managed by the Puig family. Puig markets its products in 150 countries and is directly present in 32 of them, employing 11,124 people worldwide. In 2018, it had €2 billion in net revenues and €242 million in net income. Both in the fashion and fragrances sector, Puig operates under the Nina Ricci (brand), Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera (fashion designer), Carolina Herrera, and Rabanne (brand), Rabanne brands. In the fashion industry, it is also the majority shareholder of Jean Paul Gaultier and Dries Van Noten. In perfumes, it operates L'Artisan Parfumeur, Penhaligon's and under the license of the brands Christian Louboutin, Comme des Garçons, Adolfo Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira, Benetton Group, Benetton and Byredo. In cosmetics it operates through the French Uriage, majority-owned subsidiares, the British Charlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The combining prefix ''uni-'' is from Latin ''wikt:unus#Latin, unus'', meaning ''one'' or ''single''. However, 'unisex' seems to have been influenced by words such as ''united'' and ''universal'', in which ''uni-'' takes the related sense ''shared''. Unisex then means ''shared by sexes''. Examples Hairdresser, Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve all genders are often referred to as unisex. This is also typical of other services and products that traditionally separated by sex, such as clothing shops or beauty products had traditionally separated. Public toilets are commonly sex segregated, but if that is not the case, they are referred to as unisex public toilets. Unisex clothing includes garments like T-shirts; versions of other garments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
