The Basara Spirit

What symmetry that as soon as I return from Tokyo, Tokyo would come to me through an incredible opportunity to see a Kansai Yamamoto show at the Victoria & Albert Museum as part of their Fashion in Motion event.  Even more so that Yamamoto, whose name you'll probably know as the man, who dressed David… Continue reading The Basara Spirit

The Meaning of Blackmeans

It never ceases to amaze me the way the Japanese get stuck into a style culture, to the point of obsession, and then take it to a completely different place from the originating source.  For instance, take the Americana vintage stores in Tokyo, which do Americana better than, dare I say the Americans (?)  Or… Continue reading The Meaning of Blackmeans

Chouette Layered

>> That 65 kg of excess luggage can really be broken down thus – 30% second hand Comme/Junya buys from the sprawl of secondhand designer stores in Tokyo, 30% miscellaneous randomness that includes things like a pscyhedelic sweatshirt with a cat on it and a mug that says "You Great" on it so that I… Continue reading Chouette Layered

Chou Chou Chouette

Surreal doesn't quite cut it when I look at the random pap pic someone took of me at the Jardin de Chouette show at Seoul Fashion Week last week.  Much to my ignorance at the time, I was in fact sitting in between hot K-pop star Victoria Song, leader of girl group f(x) and hot… Continue reading Chou Chou Chouette