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
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
PHILLIP LIM BRINGS OUT SOME ZIPPY PINK FOR HIS TOKYO ARRIVAL. CASTS KIKO MIZUHARA IN HIS FW CAMPAIGN VIDEO.
ネオンピンクに染まった青山店がデザイナーのフィリップ・リムをVIPパーティーに迎えた。そこでばらしたのは、水原稀子らを起用し、東京でFWキャンペーンを撮影することに！ Phillip Lim brought out the best in Tokyo’s VIP fashion people… as in, I hadn’t seen such a fashionably dressed crowd in a really long time. Tokyo is pretty “cas” and unless one is a celeb or model getting paid to look good at the party, then “getting changed beforehand” just doesn’t really ring
THE DRESSCAMP GIRL MAY LOOK LIKE A TREMBLING ROSE, BUT SHE’S A VENUS FLYTRAP WITH ‘TUDE. 2013 FW TOKYO.
ドレスキャンプの女性像はデリケートなバラどころか！ジャングルにひそむ巨大食虫植物のようなクイーンなんだから。2013秋冬コレクションをレポート！ Dresscamp has NO apologies for being over-the-top and you shouldn’t worry your pretty little heads if you don’t understand it. In fact, this show-off attitude is so rare in Tokyo, one might wonder which planet the brand thinks its operating from. But its frills and sparkles are beloved by many and is a huge
REJOICE! INTRODUCING COMME DES GARCON’S BRAND SPANKING NEW BRAND “NOIR”. FROM REI KAWAKUBO PROTEGE KEI NINOMIYA.
コレも期待以上！コムデギャルソン発５代目新ブランド「NOIR」が本格的発表！デザイナーは川久保令の弟子、KEI NINOMIYA氏。 I gotta get straight to the point: Comme des Garcons has released its newest brand, and it’s 5th designer to emerge from the CdG universe. This is HUGE. CdG doesn’t produce new brands like theyre candy or anything. The newest protege’s name is Kei Ninomiya and his brand is called NOIR. It
COMME DES GARCONS’s 2013 FW UP CLOSE IN TOKYO, AND THE OTHER NOT WELL KNOWN, “SPECIAL” LINE FROM TRICOT
コムデギャルソンの2013年秋冬コレクションで見る創造性高きディテールに迫る！そしてあまり知られていないトリコの”スペシャル”別ラインもご紹介！ Attending a Comme des Garcons exhibit in tokyo is the gift that keeps on giving because you could be there all day and not see everything. There are always a million pieces to sift through, the next more incredible and surprising than the last. Even better, while the Cdg pieces lend themselves very well
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
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