Anti-fashion is an umbrella term for various styles of dress that are explicitly contrary to the fashion of the day. Anti-fashion styles may represent an attitude of indifference or may arise from political or practical goals which make fashion a secondary priority. The term is sometimes even used for styles championed by high-profile designers, when they encourage or create trends that do not follow the mainstream fashion of the time.
Woman wearing plaid shirt and jeans, an example of anti-fashion dress
Woman wearing a plain white shirt and jeans
Man in striped shirt and jeans, which became in style from the late 80's to 90's
Brennan Gilmore in a plaid shirt and jeans
Rei Kawakubo is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. She is the founder of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market. In recognition of the notable design contributions of Kawakubo, an exhibition of her designs entitled Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons, Art of the In-Between opened on 5 May 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, modeled by Rihanna.
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons Art of the In-Between exhibit in 2017
Comme des Garçons dress on display in 2007 in a Florence, Italy museum
Rihanna at the 2017 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where the theme was “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between"
