When it comes to heels, the higher the better. Japanese designer Noritaka Tatehana rules the world of dangerously high fast forward foot wear. You know, the sculptural heel-less shoes worn by a brilliant roster of dedicated clients including Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness.
From now on those of us who adore his creations can expect more casual and affordable (YES!) collections from his newly launched label The Daughters.
Collaborating with sneaker world authority Yoichiro Kitadate, who designed the masterpiece Pump Fury, the brand features modern, chic and wearable sneakers which hold inner heels (YES!!).
For even more specialness, the collection can be found at T6M in Ebisu which also doubles as small gallery called Pocket that displays work by up and coming young artists.
Cult shop supreme Fake Tokyo just cut the ribbon on a new pop up store at Isetan Shinjuku.
More than simply a building, Fake Tokyo is actually Tokyo fashion tour de force! Made up of Candy and Sister, two boutiques that offer the best selection of the edgiest names around from cult street brands KTZ, Katy Eary, and BLK DNM to runway labels Holly Fulton, J.W.Anderson, Versus Versace, and Valentino. Its also a showroom housing young-and-rising local brands, and frequently produces fashion parties with some of our fave friends Komakino, W.I.A, House of Malakai and e.g.r.
The pop up store “Gradation” set in Isetan Shinjuku’s re-style plus block is offering exclusive pieces by KTZ, 99%is and Maiko Takeda, who designed a costume for Bjork for her Biophilia world tour.
As the renowned runway makeup artist, artistic director of Shiseido, and collaborator of The Reality Show No. 4 “Beauty is the New Fashion”, Dick Page has pushed the boundaries of the art makeup dishing out daily beauty tips to high fashion makeup shake ups.
Celebrating the latest 2014 Spring maquillage collection, a lavishly kawaii launch party was held at IDOL in Aoyama, welcoming the former club kid (and butcher) and the Chinese goddess-it-girl-model-of-the-moment and Shiseido campaign girl, Sui He.
Mr Page’s artistic studio-the place where he dreams up all of those fabulous colors- was recreated in the space centered around a long table with striking Hollywood style lights. Visitors tested out the latest collection that included lip sticks that Dick named after Japanese traditional elements like Shoyu (soy sauce) and Yuzu (citrus), and plenty of well decorated spots to shoot the perfect selfies. (Bravo to the party hostess Yoshiko, who is our dear friend and a sexiest-momma!)
What? You weren’t invited to the party? We swear you were on the list! Well it will almost feel like you were there if you check the special website and and video by Erotyka Tokyo Paris featuring the creme de la creme of Tokyo cutie pies (and of course the bearded Mr Page). Up only until the end of December!
http://www.shiseido.co.jp/gb/party2/
Gaby Aghion was a fashion psychic, her brand Chloe which was established in 1952 fell into line as a pioneer of ready-to-wear, and her effortlessly chic and feminine aesthetic with a playful mind is now a universal language in the world of fashion.
The tome “Chloe Attitudes” celebrates the 60th anniversary of the brand. Launched during Paris fashion week with a cocktail at the Saint Honore flagship store hosted by our friend, the book’s legendary art director Marc Ascoli, it’s made its way to Dover Street Market Ginza accompanied with special installation of archive collections.
See the crystal embroidery, trompe-l’oeil prints and laser cut dresses by successive designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo also on view at the 2012 exhibition “Chloé. Attitudes” geniously designed by Judith Clarke at the Palais de Tokio. Of course for your purchasing pleasure, the latest bags named after the alphabet theory that Madame Gaby advocated 6 decades ago- Alice, Baylee and Clea, who would you choose?
By the way, what did you think of the Chloe sponsored “Eternity Dress” performance by fashion historian Olivier Saillard and l’acctrice Tilda Swinton (ends November 24th!) at Beaux-arts de Paris? Eternity vs playful prete-a-porter. Hmmm…
Chloe Attitude launching exhibition at Dover Street Market Ginza runs until December 12.
We must have wished this collaboration into existence.
Guy Bourdin’s photos are now a consumable, wearable THING! Nars, bless him, unveils a covetable line of cosmetics inspired by the late fashion photographer.
Guy’s sensual, provocative, exotic, surrealistic and seductive view on fashion and photography have become the exclusive holiday collection.
Ladies, drag queens, and those taking the SS14 Saint Laurent menswear look literally must complete their looks with the scarlet red rouge lipstick (of course!). The collection of decadent blushes, smoky eye palette and nails polishes are now available at Nars shops and in Tokyo at a pop-up store which is open until this Sunday. Holy ground!
Nars × Guy Bourdin Popup Store
Batsu Art Gallery (5-11-5 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo)
November 22 -24, 2013 11am – 8pm
http://www.narsjapan.com/
