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A fashion/style symphony conducted by Japanese designer, Hiroko Koshino for a/w ’16

28 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, avant garde, dress = ensemble, fashion and history, headwear, jewellery, runway favourites, runway presentation, style = innovation, women's fashion, womenswear, womenswear designers

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autumn/winter 2016, avant garde fashion, fashion and history, Hiroko Koshino, on runway fashion, quirky accessories, runway presentation, statement accessories, Tokyo Fashion Week, women's fashion, womenswear- a/w 2016

 

 

For Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week-Tokyo, a / w 2016

Japanese designer, Hiroko Koshino

presented a stellar collection.

 

 

Having studied at the prestigious Bunka Fashion College, Tokyo

Ms. Koshino has been a fashion industry factor since the mid-1960s

when she opened her first high-end clothing store in Osaka.

 

She progressed to show successfully her inspired creations around the world.

Throughout the decades, Ms. Koshino has won a number of awards for

her work in fashion and art.

 

It is then of no surprise, that her autumn/winter  ’16  runway presentation

was a visual treat, expertly melding:

 

style influences from various eras

mixed fabrication of luxe textiles

diverse print designs

avant-garde accessories (headwear, jewellery, tights)

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In all, a ying yang vibe of complementary contrasts.

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Hiroko Koshino

a / w  2016

 

Bring on the drama

in purple hues

long length cape / crushed velvet trousers

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino, the drama, velvet trousers, cape, purple

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Grey matters

light weight knit, body grazing maxi dress

exposed shoulder

large outer pockets at sides

stylised belt

tokyo fw, a 16 hiroko koshino, grey knit runway_00190_xn

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Modern Victoriana

elaborate headwear / bold statement neckwear

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino, victorianan inspired

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Office stripes

wide pinstripe skirt / matching trousers

pinstripes, mbfashionweek runway

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Varied print infusion

wrist to upper arm-cover

fashion fun-tastic tights

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino, mixed prints

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Scripted:  and the word is ‘fabulous’

cropped top

“wordy’ print skirt, asymmetric tiers

tokyo fw, a16 hiroko koshino, mbfashionweek, scripted ruffled tiered, runway_00

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Trouser suiting

jacket:  bat-winged sleeves

trousers:  slim fit

tokyo fw, hiroko koshino,trouser suiting, slim fit, mbfashionweek

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Harness the look

 deconstructed  and bib-like harness vest

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino,harness , mbfashionweek runway

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A mix bag

mixed fabrication

(t)  knit / leather accents

(b)  faux fur sleeves / varied texture textiles

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino, mixed fabrication, knit:leather  mbfashionweek runway

tokyo fw,a16, trouser suiting, asymmetric hem faux fur sleeves,

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Flapper appeal

A 21st century interpretation of a 1920s fashion statement

tokyo fw, a16, hiroko koshino, flapper appeal,

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Patchy Cake Eater: serving up menswear fashion fun for a/w 2015

25 Wednesday Mar 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in colour, colourspeak, design philosophy, fabric blends, fabrication, fashion = clothes, fashion fun, gender non-specific fashion, men's suiting, menswear, menswear designers, outerwear, patterns, ready to wear, runway presentation, runway show, style ideas?, style inspiration, Tokyo Fashion Week

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autumn/winter 2015, men's outerwear, menswear, menswear style options, patchwork garments, Patchy Cake Eater - label, Shigeki Morino - designer, shrunken suiting, Tokyo Fashion Week

Patchy Cake Eater

is a menswear label, launched in 2012 by Japanese designer

Shigeki Morino.

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(image from francoiscavelier.com):

designer, shigeki morino, patchy cake eater

designer Shigeki Morino (l) and his assistant Soichiro Nakagawa (r)

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The label name is indicative of the collection presented

at Tokyo Fashion Week,  a/w  2015-

patchwork fabrication, emotive of a feel good from ‘cake effect’.

…

 

The design aesthetics is an unique interpretative of a gender focus on fashion:

“(creating) the masculinity that a woman wearing men’s clothes exudes,

and (applying) it back to men’s fashion.”

It is a modern label with a modern design vision

which manages to be readily translatable from

runway fashion to everyday wear.

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When asked at interview if he had any advice for other emerging designers,

Mr. Morino offered insight from his observations of recent runway presentations:

 

“… if I had to say one thing, it would be that some men’s runway shows here are deviating too far from something wearable. There has to be a balance between entertainment and what is represented should be able to be worn on the street.”

(quote from aserica.com)

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Patchy Cake Eater

chromatic, tailored, fashion fun

Tokyo Fashion Week,  a/w  2015

(images from tokyo-mbfashionweek.com):

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textural, colourful

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tokyo, a15, men, patchy cake eater, blanket, outerwear, runway_00130_x

tokyo, a15, men, patchy cake eater, blanket, outerwear, runway_00140_x

patterned planket

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tokyo, a15, men, patchy cake eater, pink b jacket, runway_00160_x

carnation pink baseball jacket

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tokyo, a15, men, patchy cake eater, shrunken suit runway_00220_x

tokyo, a15, men, patchy cake eater, shurken suit, runway_00170_x

shrunken suiting

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Over the top (hat) narrative: designer Takeo Kikuchi presents at Tokyo Fashion Week, a/w 2015

21 Saturday Mar 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, Accessorise Me!, hats, headwear, menswear, menswear designers, runway presentation, Tokyo Fashion Week

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With over thirty years of design experience ‘under his hat’

Japanese menswear designer

Takeo Kikuchi

expertly creates clothing for the man of

fashion daring, wit and whimsy.

 

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(image from ajw.asahi.com):

takeo kikuchi, designer, portrait

designer, Takeo Kikuchi

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Mr. Kikuchi’s  a/w 2015 collection

recently presented at Mercedes Benz Tokyo Fashion Week-

was a study in fanciful suiting

topped off with statement , story-telling headwear.

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 ‘Over the top’ Hat narrative

by designer Takeo Kikuchi

for Tokyo Fashion Week, a/w  2015

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(images from tokyo-mbfashionweek.com):

takeo kikuchi, a15, menswear, ten gallon hat

Broad-brimmed ten gallon Stetson

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takeo kukichi, a15, men, hats, cool cowboy

Cool cowboy

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men,hat, artful dodger

takeo kikuchi, a15, hat, men, artful dodger

Dickensian character

  meet the Artful Dodger

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men hats

tokyo, a15, men, hats, runway takeo kikuchi, degaulle _00400_x

Marching off to the beat of a different drummer

military kepi

oversized peak, gold chain detail

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men, hats

Summer tour on the Continent

the sunhat

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men, hats, gangster stripes

Gangster stripes

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men, hats, puff peak cap

At the masquerade

puff peak cap

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men, hats, german helmet

tokyo, a15, men, runway, takeo kikuchi, hitler helmet _00070_x

German stahlhelm take, WW2

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takeo kikuchi, a15, men, hats, beret

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Mais oui:  the artist, the beret

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tokyo, a 15, mens hat, runway takeo kikuchi, toy=kyo=mbfashionweek.com _00370_x

In black leather

wedding party pageboy

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Look at me! Look at me! Look at me Now!

06 Tuesday Aug 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, creative headdress, fashion fun, hats, patterns, prints, ready to wear, Ritsuko Shirahama, runway presentation, Tokyo Fashion Week

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autumn/winter 2013, Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, oversize hats, ready to wear, Ritsuko Shirahama, Tokyo Fashion Week, whimsical fashion, womenswear, womenswear designers

whimiscal

playful

patterns

prints

colourful

vibrant

Words to describe the a/w, 2013 – 2014

ready to wear collection of Japanese designer

https://i0.wp.com/tokyo-mbfashionweek.com/archive/2006_2/collection/maisons/images/30.jpg

Ritsuko Shirahama

(image from tokyo-mbfashionweek.com)

who in 1984 established her eponymous  womenswear label.

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Born in 1956, Ms. Shirahama read English and American Literature

at Seikei University,  Japan.

She went on to study at Bandan Design Research Centre before

undertaking a career in fashion design –

a wonderfully eclectic academic background, which no doubt

influences and inspires her work.

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Her latest collection showcases extravagant head wear,

which adds to the overall fanciful yet stylish presentation.

The hats are reminiscent of

the towering, oversize, red/white stripe creation worn by the

Dr. Seuss children’s book character Cat in the Hat.

(image from mobile-wallpapers.feedio.net)

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View the Ritsuko Shirahama a/w, 2013 – 2014 runway show

presented during Tokyo Fashion Week

(runway images/video from tokyo-mbfashionweek.com)

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fashion optics … anrealage a/w 2013

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Anrealage, avant garde, colour traits, colourspeak, creative headdress, design experimentation, design inventive, design philosophy, monochrome, prints, ready to wear, runway presentation, runway show, Tokyo Fashion Week, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Japanese conceptual fashion designer

Kunihiko Morinaga

(image from wwdjapan.com):

is the creative behind the RTW label

Anrealage …

a fusion of real and unreal, the expected and the unexpected –

combining inventive design elements that  are

at once in contradiction and yet wonderfully in sync.

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Consider the Anrealage  s/s 2013 collection,

presented during Tokyo Fashion Week

 and fittingly called

Bone

It was of an aesthetic of hard and soft elements:

an exo- skeletal, grid exterior encasing

a fragile, delicate interior :  the ladylike tea dresses –

a juxtaposition of opposites.

(images from style.com):

Anrealage, s/s 2013

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Morinaga is a master of light/fibre optics technology,

which was used for the exo-skeletal structures.

He expertly integrates innovative elements

into his design to further the narrative.

His s/s 2013 collection was a tale of imagery:

hard/rigidity with soft/delicacy.

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The Anrealage a/w 2013 collection seems also to incorporate

the idea of contradictions in harmony.

The collection is titled

A Colour Un Colour

As to be expected from Morinaga …

expect the unexpected.

There is an eerie mix of playfulness and austerity.

It is how this is achieved, which wowed the show’s attendees and

as always, intrigues the aficionados of Morinaga’s work.

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In his a/w 2013 runway show, Morinaga presented

pieces reminiscent of  the playful, progressive

1920s fashion sensibilities:

straight-line chemise, shifts, no waistline for dresses

menswear inspired tailoring for trouser suits.

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There was a severe factor – accomplished by the models’ stern expressions

and the rigid headdress.

Models wore hard, helmet-like coifs chiselled into

1920s-esque finger curls.

 …

This play on opposites in harmony, seems presented in the collection

as a combining of:

 youth paired with maturity

rigidity paired with flowing

stern paired with soft

as expressed through the effects of colour,  print, pattern, styling

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As expected, Morinaga used optic technology,

to enhance the visual impact of the runway show.

Yet, what was wholly unexpected was the execution.

What initially appeared as monochrome pieces

were transformed into pastel and sherbert hues.

 As models stood at unflinching attention,

the clothes subtly and softly changed in colour   –

a visual feat accomplished by use of

photo-chromatic dyes…

Genius!

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Anrealage a/w 2013

Watch the runway presentation:

A Colour Un Colour

Anrealage – Runway Show

a/w 2013

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