Every day now, another brand hops on the guerrilla retail bandwagon—never mind the fact that, at this point, there’s nothing particularly guerrilla about the “here today, gone tomorrow” shop concept. When Rei Kawakubo opened the first Comme des Garçons Guerrilla Store in 2004, that was a subversion. Designer boutiques are “supposed to be” on grand [...]

What: A paper hat from the newspaper of your choice, made by you.
Why: The Guardian has an interview with master hatmaker Stephen Jones today, who, besides providing headgear for Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano, has outfitted plenty a posh head in his day—Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé Knowles, Dita Von Teese, etc. The accompanying DIY video got [...]

“You can always tell if a party is good, not by the quantity of gate-crashers but the quality,” said Fergus Lawlor, owner of London PR agency Purple. “And these crashers are particularly good,” he continued, nodding at the well-dressed couple in the corner, quaffing Champagne. In other words, it was a bun fight at Rei [...]

And you thought Comme des Garcons’ collaboration with H&M was exciting…. Yesterday WWD reported that on September 4, Louis Vuitton will open the doors of a temporary concept shop—the French call it “an ephemeral store”—in Tokyo selling six bags designed by Rei Kawakubo. Yves Carcelle, Louis Vuitton’s president and chief executive officer, explained its genesis [...]