Julien d'Ys: My Comme des Garçons Sketchbook

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This season, Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons collection was themed around benevolent blue witches, and a potent sense of supernatural power. It seems appropriate, therefore, when long-term collaborator and hairstylist for her shows Julien d'Ys repeatedly describes their relationship and its manifestations as "magical." Their creative relationship – as is true for all of Kawakubo's collaborations – is slightly bizarre; d'Ys doesn't see the clothes until the…