DOVER STREET MARKET (LONDON)
Founders: Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe Locations and date opened: London, September 2004; Ginza, March 2012; New York, late 2013 Staff: 75 What are some of your bestsellers? Comme des Garçons, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, Junya Watanabe, Alaïa, Saint Laurent, Céline, Sacai What makes you different from every other store? Our search to always fnd something new and to be ever-changing, always acting freely and not worrying about what anyone else is doing—and not worrying about what we are supposed to be doing. Our hope is to constantly challenge and surprise
our customers and for them to discover a new and exciting shopping experience amidst a world of beautiful chaos. What have been some of your favorite collaborations? Earlier this year we launched Comme des Carrés, a collaboration between Hermès and Comme des Garçons, and in September a shoe with Nike, as part of the Black Comme des Garçons collection. What exciting projects do you have coming in 2014? Dover Street Market London will celebrate its tenth anniversary and Dover Street Market Ginza will celebrate its second anniversary.
PhotograPhy laurence ellis front row, from left: paride calvia, heather stockwell, wiggy wong, hoi ying yik, mimi hoppen, emily durant, polly pan, heidi leung, alicia noel, lois love, daisy carrarini, karina khiati, melissa collett, caz kirton, andrew taylor-parr, nicolas daley, olga kaminska, cora ma, daisy hoppen back row, from left: jack brotchie, kasia gorniak, james quilty, agne norvilaite, danny danger, sari goetz, hervÉ laforest, trevor griffith, karl ward, kamel belkacemi, cornelia andersson, dickon bowden, richard windsor, mia poirier, jordan bromley, kirby koh, aaron richmond, adrian joffe, bryan york, dagmar robertson, jakob ashton