JAPAN FASHION WEEK (JFW) PRESENTS DESIGNER PREVIEW IN NEW YORK
Japan Fashion Week / JFW will bring a special designer selection
to New York.
Eight Japanese designers will be part of an exclusive presentation during
New York Fashion Week
·aptform,
·CHAOLU lab,
·MIKIO SAKABE,
·Naoshi Sawayanagi,
·Shida Tatsuya,
·The Dress & Co HIDEAKI SAKAGUCHI,
·tiny dinosaur,
·YU
VENUE
Thursday, February 18, 2010
from 7-9pm
at 82 Mercer, located at 82 Mercer in Soho.
-->> but the most impressive were the menswear options from the Greece-born, London-educated Michail Gkinis at aptform. With techy fabrics (including a wool/polyurethane blend that’s woven, then heat-pressed to create a delicate, lightweight suiting fabric that won’t fray even at its cut edges) and intricate processes (hand-knitting leather strips into chunky woolens), Gkinis’ collection is both futuristic and iconoclastically craft-focused. With its dark palette, long lines, and exaggerated details, aptform brings to mind Rick Owens and the sadly shuttered, critically beloved Cloak. It’s already picked up one high-profile account: Chicago’s womenswear mecca Blake, which will stock the Fall collection in girl-friendly sizes. Matthew
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