Rei Kawakubo
Cooper has noted the influence of designers such as Edith Head, Coco Chanel, Junya Watanabe, Rei Kawakubo, Henrik Vibskov, Tsumori Chisato, Kenzo, Norma Kamali, Ossie Clark, Alexander McQueen, and Salvatore Ferragamo; a great deal of her work with costuming is categorized as post-modern urban.