While strolling the posh Ginza streets during the Christmas rush, take refuge at the fashion slash beauty photo exhibition at Shiseidos newly opened Tsubaki Hall event space.
The exhibition features 7 ceiling-reach panels displaying respective team-ups with the renowned brand’s hair and make-up pros with Japanese designers including Ne-net, Taro Horiuchi, Toga, Dresscamp, Somarta, Anrealage and Aguri Sagimori.
Also on view are actual garments, and digital projections with photo shoot behind-the-scenes, as well as interviews with each designers and the makeup artists.
“7 Hair and Make-up Artists and Tokyo Fashion” at Shiseido Tsubaki Hall in Ginza is being hold until 25 December.
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.
Aside from being credited as the first to design stiletto heels-take a moment to bow your head and give thanks- this architect for the foot otherwise left his imprint on shoe design history creating signature series of virgule heel, inspired by the shape of a comma.
Bruno Frisoni, creative director of the brand since 2003, is designing for today’s most modern and glamorous girls who like a little fun and surpris in their footwear.
Fresh from the success of last months Paris retrospective “Virgule, Etc. In the Footsteps of Roger Vivier”, the French label opened its first stand alone boutique in Tokyo’s Matsuya Ginza last week. The glamorous store features the latest collection of enchanting shoes, bags and accessories, along with a series of special edition “Rendezvous” which are made is very limited numbers.
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.
