Comme Des Garçons is launching a new project in partnership with SWITCH magazine called “People of the Year”. The project intends to celebrate the works and accomplishments of different personalities. Rei Kawakubo designed different fashion pieces that feature the works and messages of the different people that the brand wishes to celebrate. The list of personalities includes poets, musicians, architects, photographers, painters and athletes.
This is the list of People of the Year by Comme des Garçons and Switch:
NOBUYOSHI ARAKI / Photographer
NAOMI OSAKA / Athlete
KOTOBUKI SHIRIAGARI / Painter
STORMZY / Musician
KAZUYO SEJIMA / Architect
SHUNTARO TANIKAWA / Poet: T-shirt
PATTI SMITH / Musician, author and poet
ICHIRO YAMAGUCHI / Musician
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