Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Fake Tokyo

I do have a few more posts of gooides from Tokyo up my sleeve. Here are some images from an amazing exhibition I went to at Fake gallery, which is on the 3rd floor of the building that Candy and Sister recently moved to in Shibuya. The exhibition was of Central Saint Martins graduate Craig Lawrence's wacky knitwear and Japanese designer Junya Suzuki's structual cartoonish pieces complete with giant eyeballs. To say the exhibition was a highlight of my trip is an understatement. I basically died and went to heaven as I walked in. Every corner of the space was covered in weird and wonderful wacky fashion, my favourite type of fashion. An element of handmade but not in the girly vintagey sense of the word, in the gritty edgy dirty way that I have only ever seen in Tokyo and which I have a feeling exists in London and Berlin. Oh and the Discount girls, they do it pretty fucking well too. This is what excites me, not cat printed heels or denim cut offs and especially not the latest A. Wang sunnies. The strange, the macarbe and the grotesque. No more copying, lets all try and create something original yeah? Tell me this doesn't inspire you?

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People have been raving about Dion Lee's structural genius (yes he is a fashion god), but I think this dress has epic structure/body to it. Mad skilllllz.

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Tbe texture of this dress felt amazing, but it would be a nightmare to put on.

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I feel that this jacket is very Alicia from Sea of Ghosts (minus the giant eyes)

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Amazing technical skill, knitting with what appears to be that plastic stuff that chain stores use to help keep clothes on hangers...does that stuff have a name?

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19 comments:

  1. Um that jacket is incredible. I saw it and was like HOLY SHIT... and then I saw you thought of me <3
    Everything in that gallery is amazing! xo

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  2. Woah. That is ama-zing. Inspired? Much!

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  3. Ummmmm not a huge fan of the elitist sentiment underlying this post. If you can't find the grit and edge in aus fashion, maybe you should look a bit harder dear. I'm no'genious', but I see no reason to criticise people admiring the talent of the miu mius and wangs of the world. Don't be the irritating p4k kid who dumps a band (or brand in this case) once it becomes mainstream...

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  4. HAHAHAHA is this the same anonymous character who was cunting it up in the last post? MAN, get a life kid. She wasn't even criticizing the people who liked those brands, simply stating that it wasn't HER thing.
    Anyway, Hayley, yes that exhibition was a total spectacle, the knitted pieces were bloody insane - so much blood, sweat and tears clearly went into it, a brilliant thing to stumble across. I love how they serve booze at any time of the day in that gallery too, it's like an opening for everyone! Your photos do it justice though (mine normally ruin a good thing haha) - they look great. X

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  5. Anon...I wasn't knocking Aus fashion at all or being elitist. Seriously the aesthetic I'm talking about is very Tokyo centric, this obvious hand made look that just wouldn't fly back home. It's hard to explain unless you actually see it for yourself but its messy, unfinished and not polished...more than just an unfinished seam.

    I'm inspired by clothes made by plastig bags over miu miu pumps and I'm being elitist?

    Anyway don't want to have another comment fight thing with an anon commentor so think I'm gonna block anon comments once again. The experiment failed.

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  6. i didn't see your comments as elitist at all. you're just stating it's work like this that makes your eyes pop, your blood move faster. it's not a dis on mainstream fashion.

    and i totally agree with you as this would have been the highlight of my trip had i been there too! i'm tripping out over any of the eyeball and jackets!!

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  7. Great photos! Very jealous that you got to see it in person!

    The incredibly talented Craig Lawrence is guest editing our blog this week!

    http://www.fashion156.com/blog.php

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  8. These are awsome but not very wearable I would love to see what a wearable transition would look like, maybe it would kill the creativity?

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  9. Incredible! I have seen a few shots of this exhibition, but it is so nice to see yours. Ebony and I would definitely agree that we love Tokyo for those same reasons and just keep going back for more. SO edgy that it makes shopping anywhere else in the world seem kinda bland. x

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  10. Love this exhibition! I have been really into random "eyeballs" lately...In fact, I just bought an old 90's power rangers toy from when I was a kid that is covered in eyeballs, and I'm attaching him to my backpack in Tokyo.

    ANYWAY..Don't mind the haters, Hayley, you're awesome, and their jealousy just bleeds through.

    "I'm inspired by clothes made by plastig bags over miu miu pumps and I'm being elitist?" I totally see your point. You are more about the creativity than trying to please others with name brands. This is what makes fashion fun and that is why I'm so interested in Tokyo street fashion.

    By the way I can't WAIT to see your Harajuku fan who noticed you in the street!

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  11. Crazy good

    I personally would take the flouro mannequin and have it in my living room


    Sleekit x

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  12. This is definitely very inspiring. Maybe some of these designs aren't wearable in a day-to-day sense but I certainly see elements that excite me. I'll have to make it to Tokyo one day.

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  13. This looks amazing, I wish I could go and check out those knits up close they look incredible!!!! So clever to use that plastic stuff used to hold clothes on hangers (not sure if it has a name? probably, everything has a name these days). The photographs in the background look beautiful as well

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  14. I love the look of that plastic knitted jumper, and even some of the tin foil dresses are just wow. But yeah I agree Hayley, I don't think some of these pieces would transfer at all to Melbourne or Australian culture. They are just so OTT and that is one of things that makes Japan. X

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  15. There's nothing like Tokyo Fashion for inspiration. You can always see the next upcoming trends in Tokyo street style and Japanese cosplay.

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  16. Ker-azy, I'm in Tokyo too. Must check it out.

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  17. i read all of your japan posts - i wish i'd picked your brains before i went earlier this year.
    i miss it so much.

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