“JELLY” CRYSTAL SCULPTURE JEWELRY. THIS STONE MAY NOT BE PRECIOUS BUT IT’S WORTH SO MUCH MORE.
”ジェリー”クリスタル ジュエリーはパワーストーンであるまいが、アートなりの価値はそれより上回るから Powerstones schmowerstones. If it looks like a stone, quacks like a stone, Imma call it a stone. And this sculptured jewelry by Kate Rohde are certainly beautiful enough to be considered honorary stones. 巷で人気の(今はどうなのか知らないが)パワーストーン。でもそれって、キラキラしてるだけで要するにただの石でしょ？と思っていた私の目に飛び込んできた、Kate Rohdeというデザイナーの作るパワーストーンのジュエリー。 I found these beautiful pieces of high-end costume jewelry during one of my bouts
LIVING IN TOKYO, THE HEAVEN AND (OR?) HELL OF FASHION. “2.5 DIMENSION LIFE” COLUMN NO. 5. FROM SOEN MAG.
ファッション的に、日本は一つの国で地獄と天国が同時に存在してるよう・・？装苑で連載中「2.5次元ライフ」の第５話 “HERE AND NOW” をチェック！ Can hell be heaven, at the same time? People who live in Tokyo: “Augghh its so #%$€! conservative here!” People who don’t: “Holy sh*t theres so much freedom in Tokyo!” Um????3 地獄と天国が実は紙一重しか隔てていなかったら、と想像してみて欲しい。 東京に住む人が言うには、“日本って本当にコンサバで嫌んなっちゃう！”その一方、海外の人は“日本ってなんてフリーダムな国なんだ！” もはや紙一重どころか、一つの国で地獄と天国が同時に存在してるよう。 Photos by MAMI TANABE When it comes to fashion, culture is a
GETTING AUDACIOUS WITH CHANEL PRE-FALL 2013 AND THE COOL-ELEGANT GIRLS OF TOKYO EMBODYING THAT SPIRIT.
シャネルボーイの新作バッグのテーマは「若い豪快さ」。その意味で東京の若くて個性を持つ数少ない女性たちが集まって、プレフォールのコレクションを堪能してきました。 Maison Chanel held a viewing party over cocktails in its Ginza tower in Tokyo on Friday to celebrate the pre-fall 2013 Metiers d’art Collection. メゾンシャネルが金曜日に銀座タワー本社で2012/13 プレフォール メティエダールコレクションをお披露目するカクテルパーティーを開いたのでお邪魔してきたわ。 Photos by Mami Tanabe for TfD While clothing was aplenty, also at the viewing party was a large selection of the newest Chanel Boy bags. The tomboyish,
VOCALOID IDOL HATSUNE MIKU STARS IN EPIC DIGITAL DEATH OPERA “The END” WEARING LOUIS VUITTON IN 2D STYLE
デジタルだって「死」はあるの？ヴォカロイドのアイドル、初音ミクが主演するデジタルオペラ「The END」を見に行ってきた感想と衣装を手がけたLOUIS VUITTONのレセプションをレポート！ Monks famously asked philosophical questions about trees in an empty forest and one hand clapping. How about this: can a person die if they never existed *as we do*? It was the question of the day at the opera for “The END”. When Louis Vuitton announced that they were lending designs for
TOKYO TRASH AS INDIE COUTURE. BALMUNG’S TRASH-BAG INSPIRED 2013 FW COLLECTION.
”トウキョウ・トラッシュ”は部屋のゴミ、東京のゴミ、頭のゴミ。”ゴミ”をイメージしてビニール袋などでクチュール的な作品を生み出したバルムーンの秋冬2013年コレクションをレポート Balmung (pronounced like “BALLOON” but with an “M”) has come a long way from making oversized puffed-up space-suit fashion jams to making…..BETTER puffy spacey fashion jams. All for earth-people, of course. He is quite adept at stitching together odd materials to create large silhouettes in cartoonish balance. I think about a post-apocalyptic anti-gravity Karaoke box where you
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED… A STORY ABOUT FASHION SCAMS AND THE SCAMMERS WHO LOVE THEM.
世にも不思議な話・・ファッションの詐欺と詐欺師に遭った時のストーリー It’s becoming increasingly important for creative types to have an internet presence; to be “out in public”, to have a recognizable persona, and to be in the public eye. This is just one way to go about building an ouvre…and freelancing type careers are increasingly becoming extremely dependent on it. And, as more young people from the Internet
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH IRIS VAN HERPEN, THE COUTURIER OF THE FUTURE.
若手クチュール師アイリス・ヴァン・ハーペンの独占インタービュー！彼女はファッションで「未来」を作り上げてるテクノロジーの魔法使い。 Well!I had another article all ready to go, and then I realized the timing just wasn’t right. Sometimes…shit happens. So then I wanted to just put up lots of pretty pictures of Iris Van Herpen’s work because couture. And then I remembered, “I actually *interviewed* Iris in 2011!”. It was for an artistic magazine
MISHA JANETTE DIRECTS CHRISTIAN DIOR IN “LE JARDIN JAPONAIS”. THE SAKURA SPELLS ENCHANT FAR AFTER THEIR DUE DATE.
ディオールが主役のミーシャジャネット dir. 最新作「Le Jardin Japonais」。刹那的な美しさを放つ桜の中で。トップモデルのSAKI ASAMIYAが出演！ What is it about the Sakura season that comes off as something forged from beautiful witchery? Yes, beautiful. But witchery. Mother nature’s spell. So when it came time to cast a model, location, and theme for this DIOR-centric shoot, I knew it had to be among the cherry blossoms.