Bjork Is Full of Air in Balloon Dress at Fujirock
Bjorkがフジロックで登場した衣装は日本のバルーンアーティストDaisy Balloon作！ Bjork appeared on stage at Fujirock this year full of air— a dress full of it, that is. Dubbed the “DNA dress” on her Facebook, it is a full outfit made of balloons weaved and tied together, a technique that designer Rie Hosokai, one-half of Daisy Balloon has perfected. It’s colorful, just
Origami Paper Gets Super Stylish With Japanese Fashion Brand RBTXCO. Plus Some Wild Creations…
大阪発 RBTXCO による、見たことのない”おしゃれ”な折紙！そしてワイルドな遊び心の入った作品も紹介… It’s so much fun to see something old get a makeover and a chance at a fresh life. This time its origami paper by RBTXCO celebrating their 7th anniversary. It’s not impossible to find some quirky origami paper, but unless you’re making your own squares, you’re usually stuck with single pantone colors,
Like Basketball in Hell, A Futuristic Extreme Sport by Yuima Nakazato. Tokyo Menswear 2014
ユイマナカザト2014年メンズ。近未来バスケの試合で地獄の外から火を付けて飛ばして、こんな感じで着てみて。 A fashion designer needs to provide one thing to be a success on paper: clothes that some people will buy. But to be a true fashion designer in the eyes of the world, it takes a world view different from any other, and a REASON to design what they do. Some provide explanation through
What’s The Deal With Pre-Collections? And The New Hybrid Trend Introduced at DIOR 2014
プレクレクションは一体なぜ必要とされるの？そしてDIORプレスプリングでみた 2014年ハイブリッドの新トレンドにクロースアップ！ However you call them, the cruise, resort, pre-spring, and pre-fall collections of high fashion brands are looked down upon by fashion purists because they are seen as a “watered-down” version of a runway collection since they are made in between the major seasons. It’s true; they are highly commercial collections, very much
The Detachable Collar Trend Gets More Exposure: Yuki Inoue’s Candy-Filled, X-Ray Collars
スケルトン付け襟にキャンディーやバラの花びらを入れ込み、”ラブリー”をクールに見せるYUKI INOUE Just when I think the detachable collar trend has been around the block and scraped the bottom of the barrel, I come across designer/artist Yuki Inoue’s vinyl collars. The lovely little trinkets like rose petals, candy and flowers he fills the clear accessories with appear to be suspended in glass at the collarbones.
Sweaty, Peeling Bowls Have Never Been so CHIC. Introducing Funky Ceramic Artist Takuro Kuwata.
“汗”をかく茶碗、”フケる”ボール。桑田卓郎の一風変わった美意識を持つ陶器は世界の注目を浴び始めてる。 I honestly, really, really appreciate traditional artistry and history, but when it comes to my contemporary life, I don’t like to surround myself with things that look like they are from the past. It’s a personal preference. So I never got into Japanese pottery, although it’s as revered as the art of flower arrangement,
Lady Gaga, Daphne Guinness Shoe Designer Noritaka Tatehana Pops up at ISETAN, Gets Charismatic
レディガガ、ダフネギネスらの足元を魅了させる、世界の靴デザイナーノリタカタテハナの限定ショップが伊勢丹で開催中。レアな作品も試着できる！ Noritaka Tatehana is considered one of the most “charismatic” cobblers of our new global generation, hashing out vertiginous heel after vertiginous heel for such crazy-famous ladies like Lady Gaga then my hero, Daphne Guinness among others. I went to see him the other day and was reminded that “charismatic” doesn’t necessarily mean loud and
Welcome to Tokyo Wani Department’s “Alice in Matsuri-Land” Wicker World
アリスの迷い込んだ世界はハートの女王に支配されたお祭りの国だった「東京わにデパート」展 @ 伊勢丹新宿 Tokyo Wani Department is back this time with an installation in Isetan Dept Store on the 2nd floor at the Girls’ Gallery Space (right at the top of the escalator). Many of you will be excited to hear the theme: “Alice in Matsuri-Land”. “Matsuri” means festival, so this is a collision of