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Bulky bras worn over shirts and dresses was one dominate theme of Rei
Kawakubo's autumn/winter 2001/2002 show in Paris this year. Although Japanese
designers like Issey Miyake and Hanae Mori appeared on the international fashion
scene in the 1970s, it was a decade later when Paris really took notice. And the
era was one of excess: Kawakubo's first collection in 1981, with its frayed
seams and misplaced armholes, was dubbed "Hiroshima chic" by critics.
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