Yohji, Jr.? Meet designer Teppei Fujita of menswear label Sulvam

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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Teppei Fujita, graduate of the famed Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo,

is the creative force behind menswear brand Sulvam.

He is a fashion disciple of consummate designer Yohji Yamamoto.

Prior to the launch of Sulvam in 2013,

Mr. Fujita worked as a pattern maker for Yohji Yamamoto.

While in this role, he refined his craft for melding fine tailoring with elements of

urban streetwear aesthetics and styling: a signature Yamamoto characteristic.

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designer, Tappei Fujita

(image from pitti imagine)

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Mr. Fujita, shows both in Paris and in Tokyo.

He is particularly keen to further international interest

in Tokyo Fashion Week, which no doubt will be generated by enthusiasm

over his future creations.

His is a design principle of a fashion fluid attitude:

oversized silhouette

tailored details

various textile content / colours

agender aspect (a non-gender specific look)

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Sulvam

by Tappei Fujita

a/w 2017

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All hail, it’s “raining men”: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is venue for ‘Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715 – 2015’- an exhibition chronicling 300 years of men’s fashion!

19 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Throughout history, men’s fashion has been

a compass of direction for style trend setting.

From ancient to contemporary times,

there has been distinct periods during which

menswear has gloried in “peacock” display.

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Celebrating menswear design of the

flamboyant, avant-garde, revolutionary and style-making

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

hosts a new show entitled:

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715 – 2015

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Menswear

from then, to now

(image from latfusa.com)

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This exhibition traces the development of singular elements of men’s fashion.

It is an intricate examination of menswear

beginning with the opulence of 18th century dress:

jacket, long waistcoat, knee breeches;

and culminating with study of the innovative genius

of leading contemporary menswear designers:

Yohji Yamamoto, Hedi Slimane,

Thom Browne, Walter Van Beirendonck and more.

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“Milord”

18th century men’s dress

shirt with ruffled collar/sleeves

to the knee brocade jacket

matching long-length waistcoat and breeches

(image from vam.ac.uk)

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It’s a groovy kind of thing!

outfit by

by Belgian designer, Walter Van Beirendonck

for a/w 2001

(image from lacma.org)

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Showcased are 200 looks which serve to highlight

the five specific subject areas which serve as foci of the exhibition:

Revolution and Evolution

East and West

Uniformity

Body Consciousness

The Splendid Man

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Given, that in current fashion vernacular

menswear is translated into a dress directive adopted by all

this exhibition is of much import and relevance:

a definite must-see.

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(image from dailytrojan.com)

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Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715-2015

10 April to 21 August 2016

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles, California

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For further details, visit

http://www.lacma.org/ReigningMen#landing

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High wattage: spotlight focus on London Collections: Men (LC: M) for autumn 2016

15 Friday Jan 2016

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Organised bi-annually

London Collections: Men

showcases the out-of-the-ordinary inventiveness

that has steadfastly remained the ‘fabric’ of British fashion.

Presented at LC:M a/w 2016, (8 – 11 January 2016)

were varied design elements of

fashion humour

fashion fun

fashion conceptualisation

fashion think-out-of-the-box, “why don’t ‘ya?”, nudges

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London Collections: Men

autumn 2016

On runway: a few of my Favlook-Lookfav Favourites

from Moschino

by designer, Jeremy Scott

A DC comic character reference:

channeling the Joker

colour-bursts of seismic porportions

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from designer, J. W. Anderson

Knitwear: jumper/trouser set in olive-green

A modern stitch on the granddad cardi

oversized, slouchy, slashes

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from designer, Astrid Andersen

Mixed fabrication

an olive-green scene

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from designer, Nasir Mazhar

AiB (All in Black) conception

outer limits spacesuiting

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from Topman Design

Of varied textural tendencies:

crushed velvet, silk, knitwear

in delicious raspberry red and rich chocolate brown

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from designer, Craig Green

‘Laced up and Strapped in’

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by Sarah Burton

for Alexander McQueen

Chain reaction

as facial jewellery and clothing accessory

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Tiger of Sweden

Colour-rific casual suiting

(t) blush champagne

(b) cantaloupe orange

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from the wild wonderful whacky world of the design team at

Sibling

Sumo wrestler / boxing prize-fighter compilation

in fashion fun knitwear (Sibling’s tried and true signature fabrication)

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from Agi and Sam

by design duo, Agi Mdumulla and Sam Cotton

Overcoat in green colour hues

colour block / pocket details

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(images from vogue.com)

:D :D (denim on denim) fashion: Let’s hear it for the boys!

08 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in denim-wear, express yourself, fashion fun, fashion inspiration, menswear, menswear designers, off - runway, ready to wear, runway favourites, style cue, style ideas?, style inspiration

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Denim-on-denim attire

continues its sartorial rise

with much added fashion innovation for 2016.

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Let’s hear it for the boys

as they show how its done!

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Street style sass

Total style maker

ribbed effect waistcoat and pocketed duster

(image from fashionising.com)

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Two to-dos

(l) classic ensemble: waist length jacket and relax fit trousers

(r) triple threat: shirt, outer-stitch waistcoat, jeans

(photo from tokyofashionguide.com)

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Keeping it simple

jacket as inner-wear paired with a traditional navy blue overcoat

(photo from thousandyardstyle.com)

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It’s all about the details

Trousers with buckle features at knee

(photo from eatsleepdenim.com)

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On the runway rendition

S / S 2016

by designer, Greg Lauren

Stripped and Striped

(t) three-piece suiting

(b) patchwork wide rim hat

patchwork jacket with asymmetric button closure

rivet hole detail to hem / sleeve

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from BLK DNM

by designer, Johan Lindeberg

A matte finish

charcoal grey shirt and matching trousers

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by designer, Craig Green

Karate Kid

double hem jacket

cinched at waist with same fabric sash

matching loose-fit trousers

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from designer, Italo Zucchelli

for Calvin Klein Collection

Flash fabrication

stonewash effect sweatshirt

stonewash effect easy-flare jeans

with contrast dark wash hem

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from design label, Au Jour Le Jour

by Mirko Fontana and Diego Marquez

Fun fashion

midwash casuals: jacket and zany appliqué jeans

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(runway images from vogue.com)

The Look: casual classics executed by designer Patrick Grant of menswear label E. Tautz

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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The Look

casual classics

worn by menswear designer

Patrick Grant

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The blues

sky blue, long sleeve button front shirt

navy blue, knit vest with “X’ graphic pattern

dark wash, slightly oversized hem rolled denim jeans

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(image from vogue.com)

Inspired by traditional Japanese paper craft (origami): by designer, Junya Watanabe for a / w 2015

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, avant garde, B/W (black/white colour story), designer profile, hats, headwear, menswear, menswear designers, ready to wear, runway show, womenswear

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Japanese avant garde designer

Junya Watanabe

is an innovative voice in the chorus of fashion design.

Educated at famed Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo (graduated, 1984);

mentored by designer, Rei Kawakubo (Comme Des Garçons);

in 1993, he launched his own line under the Commed Des Garçon umbrella-

Junya Watanabe Comme Des Garçons.

His menswear and womenswear collections regularly challenge

accepted aesthetic norms with unexpected design interpretives.

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Not without his share of controversy,

his menswear collection for s/s 2016 came under intense

scrutiny, discussion, query:

use of only Caucasian models in preppy dress

and with African inspired textiles / accessories.

Was it willful “cultural appropriation”;

pointed commentary on colonialism-

a bit of both?

Was it singularly a bit of expressed disappointment by fashion-watchers

for the lack of model diversity in the runway representation? –

a bit of all of the above?

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Junya Watanabe

Menswear, s / s 2016

(images from style.com):

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For his womenswear collection, a / w 2016

Mr. Watanabe embarked on another design direction:

Origami inspired folds and pleats

Honeycomb fabric feature

B / W (black / white colour story)

Sculptural

Compelling headwear

Studded brogues

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Junya Watanabe

Womenswear, a / w 2016

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One to watch: Hannah Wallace scoops top prize at Graduate Fashion Week – London, 2015

17 Wednesday Jun 2015

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This year marks the 24th year of

Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), London.

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GFW is a platform to highlight

the innovative design talents of upcoming fashion creatives.

This annual, four day event showcases the

BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Fashion

graduate collections of students from

universities throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.

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For GFW, 2015

final year students from over 40 UK colleges/universities and

15 institutions from further afield:

including several European countries, Russia, Taiwan, Columbia-

exhibited their graduate collections.

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Previous winners of the coveted Gold Award have included

designers who have continued on to achieve international success

such as Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon and Matthew Williamson.

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This year’s Gold Award recipient is

Hannah Wallace of Manchester School of Art.

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(from getty images):

One to watch

designer, Hannah Wallace

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Ms. Wallace presented a mens outerwear collection

of oversized, silver, black puffer jackets and coats-

inspired by galactic references and planetary bodies.

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“Pluto”

Menswear Collection

by designer, Hannah Wallace

Winner of the Gold Award, GFW- 2015

(image from the guardian, uk):

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(from getty images):

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LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 2 !

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

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London Collections: Men (LC: M), s/s 2016

is a four day runway extravaganza which

kicks off the fashion watch on menswear.

The best of British design talent present their

innovative, provocative and fanciful interpretives.

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Ready for this?

(images from style):

LC: M

s / s 2016

from Dunhill

by John Ray

Total British-ness

The English traveller

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Morning suit and top hat

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Sport spectator

tennis, cricket or a day out at the races

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from Burberry Prorsum

by Christopher Bailey

Modern suiting

fine knit jogger trousers, embroidered lace shirt, jacket options

accessories: tassel suede slip-ons, high sheen patent carrier

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by Margaret Howell

B/W (black/white) colour story

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from KTZ

by designer, Marjan Pejoski

Fancy dress

Action man parachutist

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Plastic fantastic

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Read all about it! : newsprint graphics-wear

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from E. Tauz

by Patrick Grant

oversized, drop-crotch, denim trousers

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from Tiger of Sweden

by head designer Ronnie McDonal and team

Headed in one direction

vertical stripes

ankle grazing trousers

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from Maharishi

by creative director, Hardy Blechman

In solid colours

with Zen-like affect

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by designer, JW Anderson

Accessorise me!

anchored by red patent leather shoes

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LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 1 !

14 Sunday Jun 2015

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Each year, during the months of January and June

the fashion spotlight centres on London for the biannual

showcasing of British design talent in menswear fashion:

LC: M (London Collections: Men).

It’s June, and LC: M is back!

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The event marks four days of focused attention on

British menswear design:

the quirkiness, the inventiveness, the unexpected,

the experimental, the visual impact, the sheer madness-

the complete fashion fun of British clothing design.

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Ready for this …

(images from wwd):

LC: M

s /s 2016

from YMC (You Must Create)

Contemporary Cool

effortless, modern, ease

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from Agi and Sam

by designers, Agape Mdumulla and Sam Cotton

Fun Factor

baggy trousers, thin stripe prints, zip details

styled with white Converse trainers

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from Topman

It’s all about the (non) fit

loose, wide leg trousers

cropped / tapered tops

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from Coach

(first showing at LC: M)

by creative director, Stuart Vevers

“A walk on the wild side.”

animal motif / psychedelic prints, colour infused

footwear: fluffy sliders

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from designer, Kit Neale

Colour explosion tempered (?) by white Converse high tops

Not for the fashion faint of heart!

Nuff said.

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by father/son design duo, Casely – Hayford

Subdued

layering, outerwear of mixed fabrication

hint of print, a bit of colour

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(images from nowstudio):

from Sibling

by Joe Bates, Sid Bryan and Cozette McCreery

Gear up: NFL linesmen, on and off the field

sportswear – A bit tongue in cheek!

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Favlook – Lookfav Focus: Gents, get prints fit and ‘colour-clothed’ ready for Spring!

08 Friday May 2015

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Sunshine bright.

Weather warmth.

Nature in bloom.

It’s Spring time!

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Set your ‘wardrobe watch’ to prints and colour mode.

It’s time for a Spring style cue:

Go on, express yourself!

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(images from style.com):

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Prints fit and ‘colour-clothed’

menswear , Spring ’15

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by designer, Kean Etro

for Etro

Joggers on colour point

(t) sweatshirt/joggers in shades of turquoise and deep pink trench

(b) mustard yellow bottoms and teal green ribbed polo

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by Yusuke Takahashi

for Issey Miyake

(t) tie dye ombre affect in hues of red, orange, pink

(b) colour wild psychedelic print

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by design duo, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim

for Kenzo

Melon hues: cantaloupe orange top and galia green trousers

cross-over strap plimsolls in turquoise blue

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by designer, Siki Im

(t) silvery brown, striped oversized trousers

khaki brown sleeve-less jacket with zipper details

with an under hint of tie dye strawberry swirls

(b) tie dye pink explosion tee and oversized pink trousers

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by designer, Daiki Suzuki

for Engineered Garments

Mixed prints combo: over load on florals, stripes and paisley

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Yohji, Jr.? Meet designer Teppei Fujita of menswear label Sulvam

Sulvam

All hail, it’s “raining men”: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is venue for ‘Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear 1715 – 2015’- an exhibition chronicling 300 years of men’s fashion!

High wattage: spotlight focus on London Collections: Men (LC: M) for autumn 2016

London Collections: Men

autumn 2016

:D :D (denim on denim) fashion: Let’s hear it for the boys!

Street style sass

On the runway rendition

The Look: casual classics executed by designer Patrick Grant of menswear label E. Tautz

The Look

Inspired by traditional Japanese paper craft (origami): by designer, Junya Watanabe for a / w 2015

One to watch: Hannah Wallace scoops top prize at Graduate Fashion Week – London, 2015

LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 2 !

LC: M

s / s 2016

LC:M (London Collections: Men), s/s 2016 … Take 1 !

LC: M

s /s 2016

Favlook – Lookfav Focus: Gents, get prints fit and ‘colour-clothed’ ready for Spring!

Prints fit and ‘colour-clothed’

Sulvam

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