AT JAPAN’S FASHION SCHOOLS, CREATIVITY IS KING. SEE IT IN ACTION AT THE TFAC GRAD SHOW 2013
東京服飾専門学校ではクリエイティビティが命。卒業ファッションショーで見せてくれたそのファンタジックな世界観とは・・？ 山田楓 Right now in Japan, it is the time of the year when students finish their years and start new ones, or graduate and move into jobs come April. If you attend the graduation fashion shows at any of Japan’s fashion school, you’ll notice very quickly that concept and creativity are at the very
ELLE FASHION WEEK AND BIFF—THE DENSEST CONCENTRATION OF THE COOLEST NEW BRANDS IS IN THAILAND
ミーシャはタイ初体験。。。「初タイ件」！！アジアでもっとも多くなクール新ブランドが集結しているのはタイなの！ELLEファッションウィークでクールなブランドを発掘できるのかな？？？！ I`m in Thailand! For my first ever experience at Bangkok’s BIFF fashion festival and Elle Fashion Week! I believe that the largest number of successful and incredible fashion brands in Asian outside of Japan lies in Thailand. HELLO!!! Sretsis 今、ミーシャはタイにきてます！今や日本以外に、一番かっこいいブランドが集結してるのは、じつはタイなの！！私は「バカンス」とことなって、完全に仕事できてますが、素敵なブランド独自レポートを送ってみたいと思います！ 今注目している一部を〜 やはり一番は今めちゃアツいブランド、Sretsis! Moo P. Eyewear Moo Pの眼鏡とサングラス！ Wonder Anatomie ワンダーアナトミー Dry Clean Only
FANGOPHILIA: SILVER ACCESSORIES HAND-MOULDED TO YOUR FACE AND BODY. EVERYONE IN TOKYO’S DOING IT…WON’T YOU?
知る人ぞ知っている：「ボディパーツのクチュール屋」”ファンゴフィリア”。こんな不思議なシルバーアクセサリーでもファンがあつい。私が形取りを初体験！ You know about the infamous O-parts, those odd ancient pieces that seem way too ahead of their time to be primitive, so therefore they might actually be from an alien civilization? Yeah, THOSE parts. I can’t help but think of mysterious objects and being “ahead of the times” when I see the works of
HARCOZA IS POPPING UP IN LAFORET FOR A RARE TEMP. STORE! GET BARBIE SHOE NECKLACES, CUTE BRAIN BROOCHES AND FRENCH FRY EARRINGS!
HARCOZAは代官山を一時ぬけて、ラフォーレでポップアップストアを開催中！ファンキーなセレクトで有名なのは流石：バービーの靴ネックレス、”ブレイン”ブローチ、フライポテトのピアスなど！！ I`m always talking about the friendly “neighborhood” boutique Harcoza, but since it’s out there in quiet little Daikanyama, it’s not so often we all get a chance to stop by. If you were taken in with the shop (and own brand label) “Harcoza” when I showed the spring/summer collection “Akasaka Beat” around the New
WHAT IS A FREE-JOB? FIND OUT IN NUMERO TOKYO WHERE I AM FEATURED! PLUS LESLIE KEE x PLUMB FOR TOKYO RUNWAY!
フリージョって一体何？ヌメロ東京で私のフィーチャーさせていただきました！詳細は紙面にて！そして記念すべきTokyo Runwayでレスリーキーx Plumbの素敵な写真シリーズが発売！ Open up this month’s issue of Número Tokyo, a little bit further past the middle, and you’ll find a feature on independent women in tokyo who are not only doing their thang, but getting publicly recognized for it. In the feature they call it a free-job which is a bit different than
“TOKYO WANI DEPT STORE” MAKES WICKED HATS OF WICKER WHIMSY. EGGS AND HAM OR PANCAKE STACKS, ANYBODY?
籐でできためだま焼？籐でできたホットケーキ？籐でできたかわいい世界？「東京ワニ デパート」の手編みアクセサリーとオブジェはいろんな意味で”ひねてる”・・ Interrupting the USA trade show report to come back to Japan for a moment. I was going through some business cards from Tokyo’s ROOMS and came across one from a brand I freshly discovered at the show this month called “TOKYO WANI DEPT. STORE”. I was running through the Yoyogi stadium and only
FEBRUARY FASHION EDITORIAL “RED ILLUSION NEW DIMENSION”. WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE.
NYCで撮影した、巳年を祝うシュールモードページを初公開！ブルックリン在住、ラグジュアリー＋シュールがお得意な新星カメラマンCharlie Engmanも紹介！ It’s the year of the snake for the Chinese Zodiac and we just started the Lunar Year this month. So for our February issue shoot for Newtide, I took inspiration from the celebratory colors of red, yellow, orange and gold–which we are lucky because maroon and oxblood are super hot colors for the
ENTER THE WONDERFUL AND STRANGE WORLD OF “DOKUMO” MODELS. LEARN AND MEET THEM!
アメリカにも「ドクモ」ってあるの？！NHKカワイイインターナショナルでドクモという業界の正体を探ってみよう！ 読モ高橋奈々 for elianegigi“Dokumo” Nana Takahashi To be a model, one is usually blessed with natural good looks (see the law of symmetry in attraction), a chameleon-like ability to transform according the theme of a fashion shoot, and they work on their craft full-time by getting into agencies and attending auditions left and right. There