SOEN AWARDS 2013. THE BEST OF JAPAN’s YOUNG HOPEFUL DESIGNERS ARE BACK TO THE FUTURE.
2013年の装苑賞。日本発の最も期待できる若きデザイナーは今年、様々な意味で”ブライトな未来”を見ている様子・・ The SOEN awards, for those not in the know, is an annual celebration of the most innovative young promising designers in Japan. Hopefuls go through a rigorous portfolio and weeding-out process carried out by 8 judges that happen to be some of this country’s top designers. I`m talking Tsumori Chisato, Junko Koshino, DRESSCAMP’s Toshikazu
ICONIC SS 2013 RUNWAY LOOKS MEET POP, STEAMPUNK IN NEW FASHION EDITORIAL “WONDERLAND”. THIS AIN’T KANSAS, BABY.
モードページ”WONDERLAND”新着！2013年春夏のアイコン的なルックをPOPなスチームパンクと合わせた斬新なミックススタイルで不思議な世界が広がる New NEWTIDE editorial up! Featuring the season’s ICONIC looks from the runway! But…what happens when you mix luxury with POP, steampunk, and a mysterious girl who seems to have crash-landed from somewhere very, very far from her home….? Toto, maybe this isn’t Kansas anymore… For this shoot I was both stylist and creative director
LET’S DO COFFEE AT ARMANI! NEW EMPORIO ARMANI OPENS WITH SAY LOU LOU, TOKYO’S FIRST ARMANI CAFE
「アルマーニで打ち合わせしよー」なんて、素敵な言葉！表参道の新エンポリオアルマーニ、東京初カフェ同時にオープン！ The Omotesando promenade is like NYC’s Madison Avenue; it’s luxe, expensive, and glitters with glitz. And unlike the NY counterpart it is short with just a 10-minute walk from one end to the other. So if a luxury brand has a spot here, there’s really isn’t much one can do to “grade up”. Except that is,
CHLOE CELEBRATES 60 YEARS WITH A TOKYO BASH THAT PROVES THE ADAGE “YOUNG AT HEART”.
心若くして６０周年記念を祝った「クロエ」が東京で大盛り上がりのパーティーをフランス大使館で開催した！ There has been a deafening lull in the season thus far and that calls for an all-out bash. Good thing then, because it was Chloe’s 60th Anniversary and they were in the mood for partyin’. This wasn’t a call to arms for all fashionistas though, it was rather an intimate “friends-only” gathering at the
WHAT FOR SHANGHAI? WHAT FOR PIERRE BALMAIN & STELLA LUNA? WHAT FOR 1920s NOIR WONG KAR WAI HOTELS? WHAT!?
何What For？何ピエールバルマンとステラルーナ？何レトロWong Kar Wai的なデザイナーズ宿？一体何よ、上海？！ The Paramount, Shanghai パラマウントシアター、上海 It all started with an Instagram. I was wearing a pair of “What For?” shoes in a snapshot from Tokyo Fashion Week, and the head of PR there saw it. “Why don’t you come to Shanghai for our event next week?” And I was off! “What For”
DON’T CALL ME DIVA, CALL ME DANCER. NATUSKI MARI AND MICHAEL THOMPSON PHOTO EXHIBIT IN DAIKANYAMA
ディーバなんて呼ばないで、ダンサーとお呼び。夏木マリ×マイケル・トンプソンの写真展が代官山で！ I am going to preface this post by saying that while I should stick to the point (that I’m writing about a photo exhibit), I am not sorry about making this more about women who are inspirational. …ok, fine…I’ll stick to one for now to keep this on track (but I DO love talking
THE WORLD’S SAFEST COUTURE? HIGH-TECH BUBBLE WRAP GOWNS BY FINAL HOME’S KOSUKE TSUMURA.
世界一”安全”なクチュールドレスかも？FINAL HOMEによるハイテクな”プチプチ”コレクションでどんな火災でもおしゃれ保護！ Scrolling through a full memory card I came across a set of photos that made me stop and take a hot fashion moment. I can’t believe I forgot about these! They are highly inspirational so late or not, they deserve a share. These are couture bubble wrap (!) dresses concocted by Kosuke Tsumura
ANDY SAYS: GET YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FAME AT THE IHEARTOKYO GEURILLA “POP FACTORY” AT LAFORET
アンディーが言う：ラフォーレ内のiheartokyo「POPファクトリー」限定ショップで１５分間のフェームをつかんでごらん！ A little big shoutout to iheartokyo.com which has its first popup shop in Laforet on the first floor now until the 19th (Friday) . The direction of this online shop is so fun and I’ve been watching it since its launch about a year ago. They have amazing photoshoots that are like magazine editorials (which makes sense since