>> I thought it would make sense to segue in from Shibuya 109 over to Harajuku’s Dog as it continues to be all things Tokyo around here. I’ve still got plenty of the shows to write about but of course, so much of what’s brilliant about Tokyo’s fashion scene isn’t to be found in a… Continue reading Hara Update
Category: Travel
Shibuya 109 Makeover
The whisperings, raised eyebrows and knowing looks had started to exchange between Tommy Ton and our unofficial guide slash translator around Tokyo, Sato. There was apparently a “secret” mission to make me over into a “Shibuya 109” girl at some point during our trip, as an *ahem* earnest endeavour to gain insight into Japanese style… Continue reading Shibuya 109 Makeover
Way Existential
"Do you know the film Clueless?" asks the PR at the G.V.G.V. showroom in Tokyo as she shows me their new S/S 14 collection. "Errr….doesn't everyone? At least everyone I've ever had a conversation with…" Clueless references are naturally rife in collections. They pop up even if they weren't necessarily reference. That's because in our heads,… Continue reading Way Existential
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>> My most popular video on Instagram since everybody went 15-sec video mad wasn't Rick Owens' powefully provocative steppers, or the moving light installation at Saint Laurent inspired by artist Guy de Cointet. Funny that. Fashion isn't the centre of our universes? Instead, a chance sighting of a flock of starlings circling around Omotosando in… Continue reading See Change