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Lica and Naka of the fashion labels 20471120, Tokyo Recycle Projet and Zechia on how fashion can change the world  [read more]

Posted by amelia groom 12:00 AM, November 24th, 2009 1 comment

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A few other highlights I haven’t already mentioned … [read more]

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There are those who would say ‘The Fashion Show of The Gods’ might be an ambitious thing to call your own fashion show – but the smoke, Nico Muhly soundtrack and senior men in volumes of white fabric and hair had us all convinced last night at writtenafterwards [read more]

Posted by amelia groom 9:00 PM, October 24th, 2009 0 comments

tiny dinosaurs ss10

Yesterday the BBC reported a new tiny dinosaur species had been identified from fossilised remains, measuring 4 inches in height. Go science! Meanwhile in parallel Tokyo fashion world the young label Tiny Dinosaur unearthed their SS10 collection ‘dreamtime’ in a somewhat tiny space just off Omotesando. We were invited to peer into a temporary bedroom setting where we saw some beautiful tailoring, shirts-turn-skirts, and boots with toes [read more]

Posted by amelia groom 2:00 AM, October 22nd, 2009 0 comments

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Notes from day 2 of Japan Fashion Week: as the Japanese turn their backs on the frenzied consumption of handbags that require mortgages, it’s exciting to see a new generation of designers for whom the aspiration of luxury is irrelevant [read more]

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