“JAJAQUCYA”, SUPER MARIO AND PRINCESS PEACH’S PERSONAL TAILORS.
大阪発ショップの 「ジャジャクチャ」。もしや、マリオとピーチ姫の仕立て屋？と様々な意味で「奇想天外」。 [UPDATE Fall 2013] jajaqucya has unfortunately closed doors. The brand NICE TO MEET YOU will live on, however, please check them out! 【更新】ジャジャクチャがあいにく閉店いたしました。ブランドのNICE TO MEET YOUは続くそうなので、是非これからもご応援ください！ I always get a kick out of visiting the Jajaqucya (pronounced “jaJA-kucha”) shop when I’m in Osaka because it’s like I’m stepping into a video game.
ZAHA HADID’s OTHERWORLDLY PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BY EARTHLINGS. ZHD SHOP OPENS IN LONDON
宇宙的な美造で有名な建築家ザハ ハディッドがいよいよファッションアイテムまで揃うZHDショップをオープン！ Even though it’s kind of unfair to trained fashion designers, I always think it’s pretty cool when an architect designs fashion pieces. And it’s *especially* cool when that designer is Zaha Hadid, one of the most famous architects living today. In fact, she has only been popular for about 10 years now,
MUST SEE: VFILES TV WEB SERIES “MODEL FILES”. FASHION’s ATTEMPT AT HUMOUR IS ACTUALLY PRETTY…..FUNNY.
必見！Vマガジンの送るウェブTVシリーズ「MODEL FILES」！普段まじめすぎるファッション業界は実はユーモアたっぷりなバッシングも受けられるんだよ The fashion industry thrives on the image of perpetual bitchface and feels it should be taken seriously at all times. Some of its antics are very strange to outsiders so its a common target for ridicule (Ab-Fab, The Devil Wears Prada). But these days breaking the rules is always considered cool, and making
IT MAY BE BASIC BUT IT ISN’T BORING. UNIQLO’s LIFEWEAR REFORMS THE BASIC WITH PANACHE
人生はベーシックを着たって、けっしてクリエイティブにいけないことはない、でしょ？それを謳うユニクロのLIFEWEARコーラス “A ‘basic bitch’ likes those normal brands and wears them all the time because that’s some basic shit.” That’s girlie rapper Kreayshawn wisely warning us on the trepidations of being basically boring. 「ベーシック女ってそこらへんによくあるブランドが大好きでそればっかり毎日きてるでしょ。だって、くそベーシックなんだから。」今アメリカで、basic＝つまらない、を謳うガールズラッパーのKreayshawnは、彼女らしい言葉でそう警告している。 But hey, can basics also be cool and creative? Honestly, unless you’re God or Grace Jones, “basic” is
ROGGYKEI “HORIZON II” FW 2013. RETRO MEETS FUTURE, TROPICAL MEETS URBAN, OSAKA MEETS PARIS.
大阪発ロギーケイのデジタルプリント初挑戦はモードなトロピカル地平線をムーディに展開。秋冬2013年 It seems like many Japanese brands try as best they can to show how organic they are, and it heavily influences the entire high-end industry’s aesthetics. By organic, I mean “one with nature”. ie big, loose silhouettes, natural colors, linens, and simple patterns not offensive to mother nature. Roggykei is one of the few
“MUFFINHEAD” IS AN EYE-POPPING NYC VISUAL ARTIST NOW WITH AN ACCESSORIES LINE
NYCのぴゅ〜ぴるといえる程、刺激的ビジュアルアーティスト「マフィンヘッド」からアクセサリーが誕生！彼の世界観はなんと言って・・ How does your passion manifest? Usually our passions manifest viscerally, so people around us can understand our message easily through sight, touch or taste. For example, cooking, singing or with designing clothing. So what if your passion is art? It’s such a wide, open arena, and most of it ends up in cold galleries