Archive for October 2016

Last May The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum in New York opened an exhibition called “Manus x Machina”, exploring how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear. Displaying over 170 ensembles dating from the early 20th century to the present (from Hussein Chalayan…

To celebrate its 30th anniversary in Japan, Diesel has collaborated with past finalist Yuko Koike in developing a capsule collection based on her ITS 2015 womenswear collection which granted her the OTB Award. Entitled “Blooming Flowers of Japanese painting”, the original collection presented at ITS was inspired by Japanese kimonos and traditional paintings by using delicate, bright…

In the 15-year history of International Talent Support, the talents hailing from Japan have never failed to capture the attention of the jurors.The unique beauty of their portfolios illustrating their intimate worlds and deeply personal stories, translated through a strong relationship with materials, colors and shapes always stands out.Looking at the figures proves how special…

” Valerie Steele has overturned the idea of fashion giving it complexity and a sociocultural importance.” Vogue “One of fashion’s brainiest women.” The Washington Post “The Freud of Fashion.” Suzy Menkes When Valerie Steele talks about fashion, you’re as far as you can get from hearing nonsense. With a Ph.D from Yale, she is author…