The Wall Street Journal have an interesting interview with CDG’s Rei Kawakubo today, breaking down her relationship with fashion, how the brand got started, working with Junya Watanabe and the design process. We’d usually pick out a single quote but the entire thing is worth a read, so go over to WSJ to do just that.

If you were disappointed by the CDG/H&M collection – or far more likely, didn’t get anything before the rabid fans took every size apart from XL – then you’ll be glad to know that Rei Kawakubo is launching a new line named ‘Homme Deux’. Details are non-existent at the moment, but that will all change come January, when the line will be showcased at Pitti Imagine Uomo. (via pitti imagine via men.style)

Now we’ve all seen the full Comme des Garçons for H&M collection, we can now read Rei Kawakubo tell us herself why she did this collection. The Independent has an article chronicling the collection and has a couple of quotes from Kawakubo herself. When asked why she’d do this collaboration she answered, “I was interested in selling Comme des Garçons in a new place where it has never been sold before and to people who may never have heard of it. Usually, Comme des Garçons only sells in places where people who understand it go”.

Read the rest of the article over at the Independent.

Big announcement on the business wire this morning. “Comme des Garçons’ founder and head designer Rei Kawakubo will create this autumn’s guest designer collection at H&M… Rei Kawakubo, famous and admired for her creativity and artistry, will design a women’s and a men’s collection, with some pieces for children too. Accessories and an exclusive unisex fragrance will also be included in the collection…

The world launch of the collection will be at the opening of H&M’s second store in Tokyo, Japan, in the beginning of November. Launch date for other H&M markets will be a few days later.”

H&M’s team-up with designer, Rei Kawakubo, is a major step for H&M in the Japanese market and the Harajuku specifically, which is beginning to see an influx of big retail establishments moving into grounds once held by smaller, niche labels.

T Magazine has just posted an extensive article about Rei Kawakubo and her label Comme des Garcons. Its a super interesting read about the structure of the company, the brands that run under Comme des Garcons and how they interact and differ from any other fashion brand. Anybody with the slightest interest in Comme des Garcons, Japanese fashion or fashion in general, has to read it.

Check it out here.

LA based jewelry company Chrome Hearts and Comme des Garcons got together for a small collaborative collection. The collection consists of jewelry, shirts and t-shirts. Designed by Rei Kawakubo and Chrome Hearts the collection is now available at Dover Street Market.

Check out all the other jewelry pieces after the jump.