Designers Salute Joffe, Kawakubo on Anniversary of Dover Street Market

HEADING TO HAYMARKET: Designers from around the world were out in force on Friday night in London, raising a glass to Dover Street Market founders Adrian Joffe and Rei Kawakubo at a party marking the 15-year anniversary of the store. The enthusiasm — and joy — of designers including Stephen Jones, Simone Rocha, Molly Goddard, Charles Jeffrey, Craig Green and Marine Serre, was palpable with nearly everyone describing Dover Street as rocket fuel for their brands. Jones said that no other retailer is doing what Dover Street Market is doing: “They support young designers. I don’t think any other retailer does that now — they can’t afford to,” said Jones, who has been working with Kawakubo since 1986. He said it was the ultimate honor to be able sell at Dover Street Market. “If you are a designer and Rei Kawakubo asks you into her ‘home’ it is the greatest accolade ever,” he said. Delfina Delettrez  James Mason/WWD Delfina Delettrez, who has just opened a new store in Rome, said DSM represents “a kind of weird family, where designers and creatives feel protected and understood and also challenged by all these great projects. It’s a great balance, like an alchemical perfection between creativity and retail.” Rocha, who

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