FROM BALLOONS TO LEGOS, NEW FASHION WORK FROM DAISY BALLOON ルーンにレゴ、デザイナー兼アーティストのDAISY BALLOONによるファッション新作がどれも目新しく刺激的。
Rie Hosokai calls herself a balloon artist, although most of her floaty sculptures take the form of dresses and gowns. So then it was a surprise to me to open up one of my favorite technology blogs this morning and see her and her partner Takashi Kawada’s work as duo “Daisy Balloon” being featured for
CAN MUSIC VIDEOS BE ART? THE DARK BEAUTY OF DAVID BOWIE, SIGUR ROS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE DIRECTOR FLORIA SIGISMONDI
PVってアート？デビッドボウイ、シガーロス、ジャスティン T.等のPVを監督するフローリア・シジスモンディの美しくひねた世界観を紹介 There was a time I aspired to be a music video director, after seeing a behind-the-scenes documentary on Christina Aguilera’s video for “Fighter”. I rushed to the internet to learn how one might break into the business (know someone important) and even studied the lingo, like “treatment” (screen boards). For that video, the
INTRODUCING BUGGY, WHO’S BLOODY NOSES ARE SO TRENDY RIGHT NOW. SO SAYS KATE MOSS, ANNA WINTOUR, TOM FORD….
ケイトモス、トムフォード、アナウィンターが鼻血！日本版のアンディー？！”バギー”の描くPOPかつシニカルな絵が注目を浴びる理由。 Buggy is the Japanese Warhol, turning fashion and music icons into saleable products, and he’s pretty damn good at it. His most famous series is “Icons”, where luminaries like Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Iris Apfel et al are given bloody noses. Their expressions make it seem like they are completely oblivious to the
GATSBY BRINGS EXTRAVAGANCE TO TOKYO. THE GREAT GATSBY COSTUME EXHIBIT AT PRADA AOYAMA OPENING PARTY
華麗なるプラダ青山。「ガッツビー」の映画から４０着の展示を豪華なレセプションで狂騒の20年代を東京で再現！ The 80s? Meh. The 50s? Hrm. The 20s? OH YEAH, the bees knees, baby!! Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby” has been out for awhile in the US, but it just got it’s Japan premier on the 14th. The day beforehand, Prada threw a huge bash at its Aoyama flagship with 40 of the
2D IS THE NEW BLACK. THINK GRAPHICS’ ILLUSTRATED AND STUFFED TROMPE L’OEIL NECKLACES.
非売品を売物にし、関東と関西のカルチャーの違いを経験。そしてTHINK GRAPHICSで発見したトロンプルイユのネックレスがどれほど素敵か・・・ 2D is the new black. Graphics and illustrations on clothing are the best way to make a piece completely original. It’s a good thing Japan is never short on brilliant artists! Here’s a design firm that really impressed me and compelled me to shop. I don’t know about you guys, but I tend
ZAHA HADID’s OTHERWORLDLY PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BY EARTHLINGS. ZHD SHOP OPENS IN LONDON
宇宙的な美造で有名な建築家ザハ ハディッドがいよいよファッションアイテムまで揃うZHDショップをオープン！ Even though it’s kind of unfair to trained fashion designers, I always think it’s pretty cool when an architect designs fashion pieces. And it’s *especially* cool when that designer is Zaha Hadid, one of the most famous architects living today. In fact, she has only been popular for about 10 years now,
IT MAY BE BASIC BUT IT ISN’T BORING. UNIQLO’s LIFEWEAR REFORMS THE BASIC WITH PANACHE
人生はベーシックを着たって、けっしてクリエイティブにいけないことはない、でしょ？それを謳うユニクロのLIFEWEARコーラス “A ‘basic bitch’ likes those normal brands and wears them all the time because that’s some basic shit.” That’s girlie rapper Kreayshawn wisely warning us on the trepidations of being basically boring. 「ベーシック女ってそこらへんによくあるブランドが大好きでそればっかり毎日きてるでしょ。だって、くそベーシックなんだから。」今アメリカで、basic＝つまらない、を謳うガールズラッパーのKreayshawnは、彼女らしい言葉でそう警告している。 But hey, can basics also be cool and creative? Honestly, unless you’re God or Grace Jones, “basic” is
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