‘Orchidacea Hermaphroditus’ 02 – Aoi Kotsuhiroi

Aoi Kotsuhiroi at M°BA 13

Dear readers,

We wrote about the otherworldly work of Aoi Kotsuhiroi in our second print volume. Those of you who will be attending the Arnhem Fashion Biennial in Holland, curated under the theme “Fetishism in Fashion,”  will be able to experience Kotsuhiroi’s creations in the flesh, but we offer a little preview here.

Pièce d’Anarchive #9

Piece d’Anarchive F/W 2013

Dear readers,

We want to introduce to you another outstanding under-the-radar brand, Piece d’Anarchive. We came across their clothes at Susan of Burling Game in San Francisco and we were thoroughly blown away by the quality of fabrics and construction. They do best what we love vest – take the traditional values of craftsmanship and make them absolutely modern.

Back Seam – Black

INTRODUCING: VOIDTHEBRAND

In 2011 Zhao Wu and Chen-Ling Fan decided to solve an all-too-familiar problem – how to offer interesting basics without breaking the customers’ bank. Thus VOIDTHEBRAND, the line of not-so-basic men’s tops was born.

The business opportunity seemed a no-brainer. There clearly is a void to fill, as there is significant demand from those who want to neither pay $350 for a designer t-shirt nor be stuck with a run-of-the-mill crewneck offered by mass market retailers.

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Rigards Eyewear

Rigards, the eyewear brand, began as a collaboration between two friends in Los Angeles. Jean Marc Virard and Ti Kwa, both self-professed “four-eyes for life” and avid collectors of glasses were not quite satisfied by what was available on the market.

In particular they were drawn by the traditional way of making frames from horn, a sustainable, natural material. A green light went on and they got into the game.

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photographer: CHRISTOS KARANTZOLAS
stylist: BRIANNA BRUNSON
make up: YUUI YUUI
hair: JUNYA NAKASHIMA
models: LI WEI @ FUSION MODELS
EVE LIU @ MAJOR MODELS NY
All traditional kimonos are from a private collection.