Rei Kawakubo

[retrograde]

"My work has never been as an artist. I have only continued all these years to try to "make a business with creation." This has been my first and one and only decision of any importance. The decision to first of all think of creating something that didn't exist before, and then after that to give the creation form and expression in a way that can be made into a business. I cannot separate being a designer from being a businesswoman. It's one and the same thing for me."

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