Stop motion cutting and sewing a Julian Roberts "subtraction dress" at i...

Subtraction Workshop...

Today was an interesting and fun process of working along with the group to create a piece of Subtraction work. Me and Latoya decided to use transparant pvc along with an egyptian patterned fabric to create our piece. Using the pvc was challenging during the sewing of the tiny garment but we felt to persavire as we were corious of the out come even though we had trouble along the way. The contrast of fabrics gave an interesting effect with each one almost fighting for the form of the structure.

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion Exhibition...

Junya Watanabe, 2000
Issey Miyake s/s 1995

Issey Miyake s/s 2001

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion is the first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present. Curated by the eminent Japanese fashion historian Akiko Fukai, Director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, the exhibition explores the unique sensibility of Japanese design, and its sense of beauty embodied in clothing.
Japanese fashion made an enormous impact on the world fashion scene in the late 20^th century and designers such asIssey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto redefined the very basis of fashion. Their works will be shown alongside Kawakubo’s protégé, the techno-couturier Junya Watanabe, together with the acclaimed Jun Takahashi, and the new generation of radical designers including Tao Kurihara,Fumito Ganryu, Matohu, Akira Naka, Mina Perhonen and Mintdesigns.

Yesterday was London and the 30 years of Japanese Fashion Exhibition at the barabcian was an interesting and rewarding exhibition to look at during my insight into fashion innovation...