Comme des Garcons x Stephen Jones Fragrances
“I’ve always wanted to create a fragrance,” says Stephen Jones. “But there is no-one with whom I would rather be sharing the challenges of this project. I’ve always loved Comme des Garcons fragrances – in fact, I think I may have been the very first person in England to buy one. And my respect for Rei knows no bounds. Her insistent and undiminished determination to make us all us all look at things in a new way identifies her as the most important designer of our times. Her single-mindedness and strength of character are a constant source of inspiration to me.”
“Millinery, I think, is closer to fragrance than fashion. A hat, like a perfume, is an evocation of something nebulous, ephemeral, and other-wordly.” —Stephen Jones
It all started with a chance encounter back in 1984. Stephen Jones met Rei Kawakubo in Anchorage, Alaska... and the accord which was immediately struck between the master milliner and the great Japanese iconoclast led to the innovative catwalk collaborations which continue to this day.
Now, Stephen and Rei announce an exciting new chapter in their creative relationship: the development of a fragrance directed by Stephen Jones and produced by Comme des Garcons.
This represents the realisation of one of Stephen’s longest held ambitions.
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