Eugene Rabkin

Op-Ed | Buy, Don't Rent: The Virtues of Owning Clothes

28 November 2019 • By Eugene Rabkin

Op-Ed | Buy, Don't Rent: The Virtues of Owning Clothes

The sharing economy promotes mindless overconsumption, argues Eugene Rabkin. Buy less, pay more and keep your garments for longer.

Op-Ed | The Fight for Margiela's Legacy

14 November 2019 • By Eugene Rabkin

Op-Ed | The Fight for Margiela's Legacy

Two documentaries offer contradictory viewpoints on the notoriously secretive designer, raising questions on where the truth lies.

Op-Ed | To Democratise Camp Is to Kill It

6 May 2019 • By Eugene Rabkin

Op-Ed | To Democratise Camp Is to Kill It

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s large-scale, Gucci-backed show on Camp may be pushing the inherently subcultural sensibility closer to extinction, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Kei Ninomiya: The Latest Star in the Universe of Comme des Garçons

2 March 2019 • By Eugene Rabkin

In a rare interview on the eve of his Autumn 2019 show, the designer speaks to BoF about his sharp, romantic and complex work, and his place in the Comme des Garçons family.

Kei Ninomiya: The Latest Star in the Universe of Comme des Garçons

In a rare interview on the eve of his Autumn 2019 show, the designer speaks to BoF about his sharp, romantic and complex work, and his place in the Comme des Garçons family.

Op-Ed | How Premium Mediocre Conquered Fashion

7 December 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

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Op-Ed | How Premium Mediocre Conquered Fashion

Brands are giving the masses the illusion that they are consuming luxury, when in reality they are doing nothing of the sort, argues Eugene Rabkin.

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Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

10 August 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

10 August 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

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Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

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A Child of Comme Strikes Out on His Own

13 June 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

The Japanese designer Fumito Ganryu, who began his career at Comme des Garçons, spoke exclusively to BoF about the launch of his eponymous label debuting today at Pitti Uomo.

A Child of Comme Strikes Out on His Own

The Japanese designer Fumito Ganryu, who began his career at Comme des Garçons, spoke exclusively to BoF about the launch of his eponymous label debuting today at Pitti Uomo.

Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

30 March 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

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Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

For many fashion commentators, the irony of designers like Jeremy Scott, Demna Gvasalia and Virgil Abloh feels fresh, but we’ve been here before, observes Eugene Rabkin.

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Undercover to Quit Women's Shows in Favour of Men's

7 March 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

7 March 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

Jun Takahashi will stage men's shows on the Paris schedule, starting in June.

Undercover to Quit Women's Shows in Favour of Men's

Jun Takahashi will stage men's shows on the Paris schedule, starting in June.

Undercover and The Soloist to Be Next Guest Designers at Pitti

24 October 2017 • By Eugene Rabkin

24 October 2017 • By Eugene Rabkin

BoF can exclusively reveal the next guest designers at the 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence in January 2018 will be Undercover by Jun Takahashi and Takahiro Miyashita.

Undercover and The Soloist to Be Next Guest Designers at Pitti

BoF can exclusively reveal the next guest designers at the 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence in January 2018 will be Undercover by Jun Takahashi and Takahiro Miyashita.