They felt that they show a “blatant disregard of accepted Western practices based on sexual difference, sexual commodification and sexual exploitation.” Although Kawakubo received terrible reviews in the beginning the critics later began to appreciate that her work was actually mutually discrete. Even though Kawakubo had become a successful fashion designer in the industry, in Japanese tradition she was not following in the traditional family role. “….women in Japan were condemned to be mothers or whores.” Mackie, Vera C. Feminism In Modern Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Print. Kawakubo was considered selfish for following her dreams to become a fashion designer. In an interview with Takeji Hirasawa she explained “ When i was young, it was unusual for a female university graduate to do the same job as a man. And of course women didn't earn the same. I rebelled against that….I never lose my ability to repel, I get angry and that anger becomes my energy.” Kawakubo, Rei. Rei Kawakubo Life. 1990. in
They felt that they show a “blatant disregard of accepted Western practices based on sexual difference, sexual commodification and sexual exploitation.” Although Kawakubo received terrible reviews in the beginning the critics later began to appreciate that her work was actually mutually discrete. Even though Kawakubo had become a successful fashion designer in the industry, in Japanese tradition she was not following in the traditional family role. “….women in Japan were condemned to be mothers or whores.” Mackie, Vera C. Feminism In Modern Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Print. Kawakubo was considered selfish for following her dreams to become a fashion designer. In an interview with Takeji Hirasawa she explained “ When i was young, it was unusual for a female university graduate to do the same job as a man. And of course women didn't earn the same. I rebelled against that….I never lose my ability to repel, I get angry and that anger becomes my energy.” Kawakubo, Rei. Rei Kawakubo Life. 1990. in