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EXHIBITION REPORT"TARO HORIUCHI" ExhibitionMarch 30th - April 1st, 2010 at clementsalon in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo Seventy new items of clothing, jewelry and furniture were displayed in a spacious exhibition room. Men's wear was the brand's first try, and using black as a basic tone of design was also a new attempt. The designer, Taro Horiuchi, said he made clothes he wants to wear. A heavy wool jacket was made of a cashmere-blended special material. It looked heavy but the coat actually was lightweight when trying on it because of good cut and well-sewing. A 100% cashmere coat looked traditional but it had sophisticated twists in the details. It featured slanted dart pockets, a double collar with a tab, Odaiba facings (using a face fabric for the lining of the facings), and original buttons. Gold embroidery on linings can be added optionally. A series of T-shirts featuring photos of a NY-based creator, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, was unique because patterns of the T-shirts could not be known until it was sewn. Other items were an ultra-thin organdie shawl with the same photo printed, accessories of Ninomiya pearls, and black furniture which can be stored as a compact cube. As the theme of the exhibition "IN THE CENTER OF THE VOID" implied, those black-themed works expressed richness in darkness. TARO HORIUCHI |
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"Hidenobu Yasui" ExhibitionMarch 29th - April 2nd, 2010 at PRESSROOM FERMATA in Ebisu, Tokyo In the latest JFW, the sixth season for Hidenobu Yasui to participate in since its launch, he streamed a short film of his collection on the internet. This time he showcased a wide variety of works under the theme of "CUR CUR PAH". With laying a transparent material on a lace fabric, a down quilt had a new feel of transparency in spite of its thickness of the inner cotton. A one-piece dress with a placket front, deformed peaked lapels of a tailored suit using wool and Japanese traditional paper were all very unique. A wide skirt can be worn like a wrap skirt by using jewelry clips. Half-placket items, which were released last season, were exhibited again in this season with getting new changes. A coat made of stretchy Ecsaine (ultrasuede) had an interesting design that the placket front was cut at the waist and the directions of the upper placket and lower placket were different. The center of the waist looked like a swirl, and that was the brand's main attraction for this season. Hidenobu Yasui |
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Joint exhibition: "kawala BY masayoshi yamamoto", "bethourire", "PLASTICTOKYO"March 30th - April 1st 2010 at HEATHEN by MIDWEST in Shibuya, Tokyo A joint exhibition of three up and coming designers was held. "kawala" often uses motifs of a lightning shape and a bullet. They released lightning shape sunglasses last season. This season they made sunglasses and glass cloths with a motif of color patterns which are shown on a TV screen. Bullet pattern T-shirts and grenade-pattern pants from their war-series made an appearance again. The designer, Masayoshi Yamamoto, said, "We'll throw knit-grenades to the rich who are siphoning money from common people." Among a knitting lineup, crochet strings that attached to hoods were the new item for this season. A jacket that changes the color by ultraviolet ray was intriguing. Although it was still a prototype, it was displayed at the Greenery Day event. kawala BY masayoshi yamamotoThe exhibition theme of "bethourire" was "RE-LUX" which meant getting back richness of the spirit. The exhibits were mainly ladies' tops. Various combinations of different materials and concepts such as combinations of an easy-fit material to a military-taste wear, and an extra-soft material to elbow patches, created new expression. Marble knitwear using acrylic and wool and mohair had a very soft texture. The products were made of high quality materials. Silhouette of a knit dress looked loose-fitting by using extra tucks. A genuine Harris Tweed jacket and coat were having a heavy Mod style. The designer tried to make them look rough. It looked a good contrast with its delicate body. bethourireThis joint exhibition was the first exhibition for PLASTICTOKYO. The designer used several motifs such as an ancient clay doll, Man Ray's "Ingres's Violin" or even a toilet bowl, and created interesting designs filled with high-tech and modern sense. Satirical messages were written on the T-shirts. An ancient clay doll was remodeled into a robot and Man Ray's violin was changed to a guitar. These designs were printed in 3D using a 6 color rubber printer. A series called "NEWLOOK" featured embroidery of a woman of 1940's style drawn in polygon shape. The thickness of this embroidery gives us a new feel. A design of three circles reminded us of a famous character, but it cannot be drawn due to a merchandising right. Instead, they put the mark on it, which tells the image cannot be shown on the internet. Such witty ideas and design make us believe this brand is worthy of attention for the future. PLASTICTOKYO |
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suzuki takayukiApril 7th - April 9th 2010 at FROM-1st in Aoyama, Tokyo "suzuki takayuki" held an exhibition of 2010-11 Autumn / Winter collection at FROM-1st in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo for three days from April 7th. The theme of the exhibition was "Traveler". Travel cuts us off from everyday life, travel sheds light on a traveler himself beyond the job title, race, sex and age. "The months and days are the travelers of eternity", as a famous Japanese poet once said, the designer of Bandoneon, suzuki takayuki, also said he feels that life is like a long journey. In the exhibition room, HIROHISA NAKANO's monochrome photos of native Taiwanese wearing clothes of this collection were displayed. The collection were made of materials with ethnic and indigenous tastes such as unbleached cotton, and fabrics dyed in unusual colors like earth-toned color, purplish dark brown etc. Works like wraparound style clothes, asymmetry knitwear of which one side is a sleeve and the other side is a cape, the lineup gave us a soft and gentle impression. But at the same time, the designer added Jacob Wool into men's knitwear to give it not only softness but also substantial feel of wear. suzuki takayuki |
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ikkuna / suzuki takayukiApril 27th - 29th 2010 at lim Art annex in in Ebisu, Tokyo Organic cotton specialist, "ikkuna / suzuki takayuki", held an exhibition of 2010 Autumn / Winter Collection at limArt annex in Ebisu, Tokyo from April 27th to 29th. In this season the brand released wool sweaters and accessories. Also, bags were shown as a new item. The designer hopes these clothes will be worn as an everyday wear. All items used particularly natural materials like wooden buttons and herbal dyed fabrics. The black fabric dyed with bamboo charcoal looked mild and soft. ■ikkuna／suzuki takayuki |
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JAPAN CREATION
SACHIO KAWASAKI, SHIDA TATHUYA, AKANE UTSUNOMIYA showed their innovative works at Designer Collaboration Program. Also, Naoshi Sawayanagi's piece of work was exhibited, which was made of ultra-thin metallic leather created by a textile designer, Isao Sato, who won the best of TAKUMI Award last year.
Under the theme of Ecology and Universal, a subsidiary material company "Tokyo Yoshioka" exhibited display materials such as print fabric labels and woven labels. With consideration for people with weak sight and color weakness those labels were created using special fonts and colors. Other items were name labels that glow under special light, and labels using chemical recycled fiber, also deodorizers for shoes. Tokyo Yoshioka emphasized security and usability of their products to the visitors. |
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JOURNEY"JOURNEY Vol.12", a joint exhibition of men's apparel and accessories organized by MASA TRADING, was held at Design Festa Gallery Harajuku in Tokyo for three days from April 20th. The first-time participator "Enharmonic TAVERN" showcased a collection including jackets, pants, and trench coats made of linen. The brand is aspiring to sell their products to specialty stores by offering coordinates. A traditional-looking tailored suit that the designer of "A(LeFRUDE)E" created was actually a one-piece suit whose upper part used camouflage-printed knit fabric. "Perfetto" showcased authentic shoes made based on Goodyear Welt process. The brand has a long experience of OEM production, and always aims to create perfect shoes. "TRICKY MOUNTAIN" exhibited literally tricky products such as a T-shirt with a pattern of a welt-knit sweater. From a series of American casual wear "are-not", playful-minded collections were displayed including jeans decorated with studs, and a suit made of four kinds of fabric (herringbone, plain-woven, tweed, patterned).
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"Ever Rite" showcased mainly leather goods in the fair with forethought of reduction of Japan's tariff rate in the near future. "SHAMIOR", a member of JLIA, stands in for "Ever Rite International" on import business.
Japan's most comprehensive textile trade fair, JC (JFW JAPAN CREATION) 2011 Spring / Summer, was held at Tokyo Big Sight from April 21st to 23rd. 85 manufacturers of chemical synthetic fibers, fabrics, dyeing and subsidiary material participated in it. Five forums were given and Ms. Julie Harris, WGSN's Asia-Pacific Management Director, had a lecture at one of them.
"Rajyu", one of JAPAN-FPO members, makes products in its hand embroidery factory in India after drawing the design of them in Japan. Along with accessories like belts, bags and pouches, they showcased gorgeous and elegant embroidery works used for weddings.
