4The dark avant-gardist romanticism of alice auaa
Jan 15 2014: JAPANESE STREETS interviews designer Yasutaka Funakoshi of alice auaa, one of Japan’s coolest underground fashion brands
Kjeld Duits: @Julia: She is one of Funakashi’s most important assistants. I actually don’t know if she has twitter…
Julia: who’s the girl with the big black hair? she wouldn’t happen to have twitter or something similar? super cool anyway.
Kjeld Duits: @Karol: Glad you like Funakoshi’s style, Karol!
8Dorothy Vacance
Jan 11 2012: Ayano “Gon” Nakayama of Dorothy Vacance transforms old men’s dress shirts into high fashion
Kim: I fell in love with her “tie collared shirt”
Kjeld Duits: ＠Lactose Intoler-Art: Yes, I think you have hit the nail right on the head there: very tasteful, avant-garde, and unique but also totally her and independent from any major trends influencing the Tokyo fashion scene. I love Gon’s work. She has managed to bridge the gap between other visual art and fashion, but in such a way that the results are actually wearable.
Lactose Intoler-Art: Amazing, amazing! I love her work, and the video was so great, I watched the whole thing. What I love about Gon’s style in particular is it is very tasteful, avant-garde, and unique, but I feel like it is also totally her. She doesn’t seem to defined even by Tokyo trends, but stays true to herself, and it works very, very well for her!
0Japanese Designer in Canada Drops Feminine Touch
May 31 2011: Toronto based Japanese designer Hiroshi Awai muses on the differences in fashion between Canada and Japan
12The Fairy Tale Style of Dolly Kei
Mar 04 2011: Grimoire is one of the originators of Dolly Kei fashion, a style that matches the stories of the Grimm Brothers.
Ana: Yeah…I’m not seeing much of a difference btw.mori girl and dolly kei. Anyone care to explain? Is mori less folk-costume inspired?
Jini: Interesting style, it’s vintage combined with unusual items, smart fashion :)
Watching this vid made me homesick to Japan :( when the guy talks it sounds like a tourist programme, I could watch those all day… sigh…
Arc: @Kjeld TPO true true, true true.
2New Yohji Yamamoto Biography
Jul 02 2010: Belgian publisher Ludion is publishing a biography of Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto.
Kjeld Duits: @Lactose Intoler-Art: I understand that the book will be sold worldwide. Surprisingly, it is not listed on Amazon yet, though…
Lactose Intoler-Art: すごい！ I’m gonna have to at LEAST look at this book. Will major book stores carry it in the USA?
7Are You Hangry & Angry?
May 12 2010: A stuffed animal transformed into a nuclear bomb to destroy the world. A hospital from which patients leave in coffins. Welcome to the world of Japanese designer Gashicon
Kjeld Duits: @Julia: Actually, I always thought the two characters were genderless. During the many hours that I spoke with Gashicon, she never ever said he or she when referring to Hangry and Angry. She was extremely careful to use genderless expressions. Unfortunately, in English you do have to choose a gender, so I ended up using he. Unless you are talking about the singers Hangry and Angry of course. They are clearly girls.
Anyway, next time I meet Gashicon I will ask her about the gender of these two characters.
julia: HANGRY AND ANGRY ARE NOT BOYS!!!!!!! ANYONE CAN TELL THAT THEY’RE GIRLS!!!!!
Teretetetet: Inspiring!!
Thanks for bringing us fantastic interviews!!
0Hiromi Saito Brings Age-Old Kimonos into Your Daily Life
Mar 17 2010: Hiromi Saito, creator of the B.S.E.T.C range, takes treasured vintage kimono and turns them into stylish and contemporary accessories
2Meet Banal Chic Bizarre
Feb 19 2010: Last year, I interviewed Shun Nakagawa and Ayano Ichige of Tokyo label Banal Chic Bizarre. We sat down at the café situated below their store in Harajuku.
MICKY: Dear Sir,
With the recently successful launch of Chili into South East Asia, M4E is looking for an enthusiastic company to represent and distribute our fashion lines ofsilk scarf, vast selection of Tees, hooded, sweaters, skirt, dresses, ponchos,jumpsuits and leggings.
M4Eis a new high uniquely funky fashion brand with trademark characters and graffiti styled designs.
If you would like to represent and distribute any of our fashionproducts, please send your inquires to micky@mosa4ever.com
We look forward to your reply and thank you for your time.
BestRegards,
MickyMo
Kjeld Duits: Great interview, Paul. Thanks. Glad that we have some photos of people wearing Banal Chic Bizarre in our Photo-Archive.
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