If you have total freedom to design, you won’t get anything interesting. So I give myself restraints in order to kind of push myself through, to create something new. It’s the torture that I give myself, the pain and the struggle that I go through. So it’s self-given, but that’s the only way, I think, to make a strong, good new creation.
– Rei Kawakubo, renowned fashion designer for Comme des Garcons.
Ms. Kawakubo is known for her experimental construction and unconventional silhouettes. One can sense her self-torture looking at her designs, which to my mind are interesting soft sculpture but not at all wearable. Her work reminds me of Leigh Bowery concoctions.
Rei Kawakubo designs for Comme des Garcons spring/summer 2016.
But I do like her ready-to-wear … like this one:
Ready-to-wear spring/summer 2016.
OverDressed for Life 
Yes… ironically, restrictions are what make good art possible.
I like the polka dot outfit.
She’s an inspiration.