Rick Owens FW15, Paris
We would like to present to you Rick Owens’ Fall/Winter 2015 Men’s collection.
Dover Street Market New York – New Beginning
“New Beginning” is Dover Street Market’s biannual changeover to the new season, including reimagined spaces and the debut of exclusive collections. This season also sees the introduction of a new space for the Comme des Garçons line Noir by Kei Ninomiya.
Khourianbeer FW15
Khourianbeer is a leather goods line out of Spain that focuses on handmade bags and backpacks.
The sculptural nature of the bags is achieved through use of a traditional boiling technique, “cuir bouilli.” They are individually tinted and protected with a water based lacquer and a mixture of waxes. The handles are made of macassar ebony.
Daniel Andresen FW15 Preview
We would like to present to you Daniel Andresen’s Fall/Winter 2015 Collection Preview.
Devoa FW15 Preview
We would like to present to you Devoa’s Fall/Winter 2015 Collection Preview.
Photography by Kazuyoshi Usui.
Future Beauty
“Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion” is currently showing at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), in Brisbane, Australia. The exhibition comes from the archives of the prestigious Kyoto Costume Institute and explores the influence Japanese fashion designers have had over the last thirty years.
The comprehensive collection is comprised of more than one hundred pieces from the heavyweights like Rei Kawakubo of
PJ HARVEY | ANN DEMEULEMEESTER | PATRICK ROBYN
As the singer P.J. Harvey prepares to record her new album, we decided to publish this slightly abridged version of the article about Harvey’s last album, Let England Shake, and about her friendship with Ann Demeulemeester and Patrick Robyn.
Abasi Rosborough F/W 2015 Preview
Below is the preview of the Abasi Rosborough F/W 2015 collection this New York label will present in Paris later this month.
Op-Ed: Blame the Audience
This weekend The New York Times published an Op-Ed article by Vanessa Freedman, the paper’s fashion director, in which she bemoaned the contemporary culture phenomenon called the “new mediocre.” She gave instance after instance, beginning with fashion and extending it to other areas, of mediocrity as the new normal. This, she said, is the marker of the zeitgeist. As far as fashion goes, she wrote, “The reason for that feeling of déjà vu I had as I sat through fashion show after fashion show during the last ready-to-wear season and saw yet more ‘reinventions’ and ‘homages’ to 1960s rock chick dresses and 1970s flared trousers, 1980s power jackets and 1920s flapper frocks, and wondered, ‘How do I explain this lack of new ideas among so many extremely talented designers?’ The new mediocre.”
Haiku
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.