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New York meets Kawakubo’s design

May 3, 2017

People look at designs by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo on display during a preview of this year's Costume Institute exhibit 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, USA, on Monday.   The exhibit, which runs from 04 May through 04 September, is made up of 150 examples of Kawakubo's designs for the brand Comme des Garons, starting back in the 1980s and through her most recent collection. (EPA/JUSTIN LANE- Jiji Press)   Former United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Artistic Director for Cond Nast Anna Wintour attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala Press Preview at Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images/AFP- Jiji Press)