
SAY HELLO TO TOKYO FASHION WEEK AW 2013, SAY GOODBYE TO MASTERMIND JAPAN.
2013秋冬開幕!MBFT東京ファッションウィークへHELLO! そしてオープニングで最後のコレクションを豪華ランウェイで見せてくれたマスターマインドへGOODBYE
Sunday today started off with a “hello” to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo and a “farewell” to Mastermind Japan. The wildly popular brand showed their current 2013 SS collection on the runway as a gesture to bring out the crowd to the opening of fashion week, as the fans are legion and they’ll come as far as from Hong Kong to see the final collection in action.
さて本日日曜日は、東京コレクションのオープニングと、
Photos by Mami Tanabe for TfD
There were skulls everywhere…on the audience, on the models, and on the runway…a veritable burial ground! Upon closer look, I noticed the entire runway was not just mirrored, but covered in a holographic skull and bones motif as well.
The SS mens collection was a shelf toppling with collabs from Adidas to Stussy, Madonna to the Rolling Stones and many more I couldn’t recognize from their conspicuousness. Being conspicuous is one of Mastermind’s traits, with luxury-level prices that tout accents to match; mink fur trim, french finishing techniques, cashmere denim, crystals, gold and hand-studding. Designer Homma-san did NOT cut corners. And the clothing is supposedly ALL made locally, including the hand-studding (I met the guy after the show) so it’s a HUGE loss for the local economy to lose Mastermind. 15 years in, and Homma-san decided he was done and better to quit while he was still up rather than beat a dead horse. See some of the collection here, that you may want to pick up before it’s gone forever.
ブランドの顔でもあるスカルモチーフを、
肝心の洋服はというと、アディダスやステューシー、
With superstar photographer Mika Ninagawa after the show, wearing a shirt she collaborated with Mastermind on a few years ago (it’s a skull and bones superimposed on flowers, natch).
会場には、
Super chic fans from Japan and Asia; Taka-san and TV-host Judy Chou from Taiwan
I spoke with designer Masaaki Homma afterwards , and he was shedding tears after shaking hands with some of his long-time friends, fans and also the local artisans he employed during his tenure. I asked what was next, “I dunno, collaborations I guess. I`m still young, after all!!” And then he joked about copying my skeleton leggings. Hey, Homma-san, collaborate with me, then!
ショー後のデザイナーの本間さんですが、
Masaaki Homma
Mastermind, お疲れ様でした!
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