TimesTalks⎜In Conversation with Adrian Joffe, Andrew Bolton and Vanessa Friedman

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Adrian Joffe, president and C.E.O. of the iconic fashion brand Comme des Garçons in conversation with Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Vanessa Friedman, the fashion director and chief fashion critic at The New York Times. The Costume Institute’s spring 2017 exhibition is set to examine the work of the Tokyo-born fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for her avant-garde designs and ability to challenge conventional ideas of beauty, good taste and fashionability. The thematic show will feature approximately 150 examples of Kawakubo’s women’s wear for Comme des Garçons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection. Join Joffe, Bolton and Friedman for a spirited discussion on the subtleties and creative genius of Rei Kawakubo’s work, and how it continues to defy categorization and the notion of establishment.










When: Wed., May. 3, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Where: Florence Gould Hall
55 E. 59th St.
212-355-6160
Price: $40
Buy tickets/get more info now
See other events in these categories:
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Adrian Joffe, president and C.E.O. of the iconic fashion brand Comme des Garçons in conversation with Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Vanessa Friedman, the fashion director and chief fashion critic at The New York Times. The Costume Institute’s spring 2017 exhibition is set to examine the work of the Tokyo-born fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for her avant-garde designs and ability to challenge conventional ideas of beauty, good taste and fashionability. The thematic show will feature approximately 150 examples of Kawakubo’s women’s wear for Comme des Garçons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection. Join Joffe, Bolton and Friedman for a spirited discussion on the subtleties and creative genius of Rei Kawakubo’s work, and how it continues to defy categorization and the notion of establishment.
Buy tickets/get more info now