LOGO MANIA BOOM IS BACK! What fashion world has gone around comes around, the highly recognized MCM monogram brings the modern creation from Munchen(which the brand name stands after).

Established in 1976 Munchen Germany, the brand’s creation reflected the globalism of the late 70s, and the logo printed luggages were the must-haves for het-setters with a powerful will-mind of liberation, cultural renaissance and modernism.

After two decades of these global-nomad movement, recently the iconic leather gear has been the favorite of pop stars especially among Korean music scene, and finally and officially comes back opening its flagship store in Ginza in April.

The latest “Flower boys in paradise” collection features a series of monogram nags twisted with bright and bold floral motif as well as modern minimalistic(Oo-la-la, we like it!) ready-to-wears.

Check out the campaign film starring fabulous Andrej Pejic, and get ready to make a with-list for the upcoming spring vacation.

http://www.mcmworldwide.com

One the second day of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo, dressedundressed presented their 5th collection at Hikarie in Shibuya.

This season the designer duo Takeshi and Emiko elaborated on their minimal-gothness with a Japanese touch: sharp tailoring seen in the Kimono sleeved jackets, Hakama (Japanese traditional athletic wear) pants, and Judo quilting pullovers.

Gray looked fresher than ever when a model in Kare-sansui-esque  textured sweatshirt walked down the runway- the wavy textile is inspired by Japanese traditional rock gardens. A strong contrast to the chaotic city scape of modern Tokyo outside which we channeled that with some visual noise at the end of the runway. For our second collaboration with dressedundressed, we created a live digital projection. The interactive program reacted to the motion on the runway by creating graphical lines and patterns that looked like the models auras.

http://dressedundressed.com

After traveling around New York, London, Milan and Paris, the fashion wind is blowing into the east-TOKYO FASHION WEEK BABY!

Tokyo collections is really its own thing and hit or miss, there are always a few brands that strike a balance on the edge where high fashion meets edgy street style, and this season we are fortunate to welcome red hot rookie 99%is-.

Flash back to last season when we discovered his bold black and white patterns and cute models with silver heads courtesy of genius hair dresser Katsuya Kamo (who takes it up another level this season). The brand’s Korean born Tokyo based designer Bajowoo just graduated with a masters in fashion design and this collection showed he surely is still engaged with the hardcore punk spirit, but with a new obsession-sophistication.

The towering ‘A’ for anarchy sculpture shadowed the runway models strutting in a sea of biker jackets and black studs. Sleek leather, shimmering zippers embossed with the % motif, lurex knits and silk suits with original textiles were added to the stud-it-all looks. The second covetable collaboration with Mackintosh featured more original details like a leather gun-flap, rubber material, and bondage hardware.

“The brand’s fan surely expected for studs looks as they are pretty eye-catching, but I wanted to show a different vision with new textures”  Bajowoo told us- a showstopper with cool spiky hair and perfect punk black eye make-up. Maybe he wins for best audience too!

http://99percentis.com

One of fashion’s most beloved shoes designers, Roger Vivier came into prominence in the 50s with his lavishly embroidered designs for numerous couture labels including Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent that raised shoe design to the level of art.

Bali born Heaven Tanudiredja studied at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and since then has shown his ability to make jewelry that is absolutely…heavenly.

Aside from working on his eponymous label, launched in 2007, he has collaborated with a number of renowned fashion labels including Dior Couture, Iris Van Herpen, Juun J and Dries Van Noten. Futuristic, edgy yet super-elegant are a few words that describe the aesthetic, and the elements that have made The Reality Show go cray cray for him since the first season!

On Saturday we caught up with him at Dover Street Market Ginza, where he’s currently showcasing special pieces from the F/W 2013 collection “Mental Disorder”.

―Is this your first visit to Tokyo?

My grand mother is a Japanese so I used to come to Japan quite often but it’s been 10 years since I last visited.

―Has Japanese culture, and your roots, influenced your work?

I think so. Since I was little I always loved Japanese culture such as robots and anime, which inspire the kind of industrial forms of my jewelry. Besides that, I use Japanese traditional Urushi lacquer to give a matte texture to the metal parts of the pieces, it gives them a fresh and luxurious texture.

― Tell us about the special elements of this Dover Street Market Ginza event.

The latest collection is named “Mental Disorder” and its pretty colorful. For a contrast I made a black and white collection exclusively for Dover Street Market Ginza, because they are the theme colors of Rei Kawakubo and her brand. Last month I presented the 2014 S/S collection “Dead Princess” in Paris.

―What does the future hold for Heaven?

I’ll continue with making jewelry because that’s what I put so much emotion into, but I also want to start a fashion line.

http://www.heaventanudiredja.be