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Westwood and Kawakubo: Two Revolutionaries, One Spirit

Longtime collaborator Stephen Jones meditates on the limitless creativity of rule-breaking radicals Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood as they get a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.
Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood. (Getty Images)
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  • Stephen Jones

While the fashion world recognises Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo as the architects of seismic cultural shifts through their groundbreaking designs, my perspective comes from a more intimate vantage

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