毎年恒例日本最大級の音楽フェスティバル「FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ’10」がもうすぐでやってくる。そして… サウス・ロンドン出身のあの3人組ザ・エックス・エックス（The XX）までもが出演決定。我々TOKYODANDY TEAMは、恵比寿リキットルームで行われた「PHENOMENON presents PARTY X」に行くことができなかったこともあり、今回は必ずしもクリアしたいところだ。XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
We missed the chance to see The XX in Japan earlier this year so we can’t wait to catch them at Fuji Rock 2010! Their album has been the sound track to the past few months and the tracks will be performed live in the red marquee. We’ve also heard that PHENOMENON have designed a T-shirt for The XX to be sold at Fuji Rock – what a great collaboration.
William Eggleston is one of my favorite photographers so I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to realize his first solo-exhibition in Japan is currently under way at The Hara Museum here in Tokyo. Instead of re-writing the museums info I’ll just copy and paste….
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of William Eggleston’s work at a Japanese museum. The exhibition focuses on two series of works commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris and shown in their space in Paris for the very first time in 2001 and 2009. The exhibition also shows a group of the artist’s most famous historical works from the collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
For three years, American photographer William Eggleston has photographed the city of Paris as part of a commission for the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain. Taken throughout different seasons, these new images by one of the fathers of color photography portray the local and the cosmopolitan, the glamorous and the gritty, the everyday and the extraordinary. This exhibition also provides an exceptional occasion to bring together William Eggleston’s distinctive pictures and his recent paintings, an unknown aspect of his work that has never before been presented to the public.
On a previous commission, also from Fondation Cartier, and in response to a “go-as-you please” project, Eggleston identified Kyoto as his favourite city, and one he already knew and loved. Always far from stereotypes and attentive to everyday details of urban life, his “democratic eye” once again brings his very personal and strong vision of the world deep into Japanese culture.’
これまでの「VOGUE HOMMES JAPAN」プレビューとは異なったかたちで登場。謎の”JO CALDERONE“というモデル。パッと見ガガの”ALEJANDRO“に似てると思わない？ローマ字を入れ替えた……アナグラムのような。そして….下記フォト。そう…… この写真がファッションニスタの間でゴシップになってるではないか。謎のモデルが…. ガガなのではと….。フォトグラファー、ニック・ナイト（Nick Knight）。スタイリングには、もちろん我らがニコラ・フォルミケッティ（Nicola Formichetti）。SHOWSTUDIOに目が離せない。click HERE.
The internet is a-buzz that the ‘street scouted’ model Nicola Formichetti styled and Nick Knight shot for the next issue of Vogue Hommes Japan is Lady Gaga. The ‘male’ models name is given as Jo Calderone – which some how sounds a lot like ALEJANDRO, is it some kind of anagram? It’s almost there give or take a couple of letters, and Gaga doesn’t usually play by the rules. The guys in Vogue Hommes Japan previews are usually semi-naked which is another give away – the hidden breasts!
‘I don’t like it when they use female models for the mens shows’ wrote someone in one forum. They were referring to Andrej Pejic, the male model who has had a lot of people guessing during Pairs Mens Fashion week. The Melbourne native has brought his androgynous beauty to big big brand shows in this, his debut fashion week. See from above left his appearances in John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Raff Simmons and Paul Smith. He’s pretty for sure but he also has a cheeky glint in his eye. Expect to see a lot more of Andrej in upcoming editorials, one of the agencies needs to bring him to Tokyo! See the link below for his portfolio.
Yohji Yamamotos latest menswear collection in Paris was a world away from his presentation in Tokyo earlier this year. It looks like Yamamoto-san was taken by Tim Burtons ‘Alice in Wonderland’, in particular Johnny Depps turn as ‘The Mad Hatter’. Pastel hues in blues and greens together with complex floral prints formed to make a European countryside-dandy wadrobe for S/S 2011.
GUAPO magazine is one of a growing number of independent online magazines. These photos are preview of its upcoming Summer issue which is to take on a sport theme.
GUAPO MAGAZINE
The styling was spot on for Versace S/S 2010, the models have become a lot leaner than one would expect of the typical Versace man, a fact made all apparent in the obligatory underwear appearance towards the end of the show – the skinny boys just look awkward. The collection itself was a triumph, some fantastic shirts with a rock-a-billy feel perfectly complimented by quiffs and slim cut pants that gave way to geometric prints and tassled leather jackets. Who would have thought out of all the brands in Milan that Versace would be the one to bridge the gap between Milan an Paris menswear styles? This is the collection from Milan I can’t stop thinking about, anybody know any young rock-a-billy boys in Tokyo?! Can’t wait to see what they come up with for the campaign.
Ricardo Tisci is cementing his aesthetic with his S/S 2010 Givenchy menswear collection. The silhouettes we have come to expect appear in a muted color palette – livened up by a flash of leopard print. Last seasons thorn necklaces have become a more refined neck ornament and there are a lot of shoes we want to have a closer look at.
Model Kiko Mizuhara has got her first Nylon Japan cover for August 2010 and she features a lot in the issue. She appears alongside Elli-Rose for a feature on model-mates as well as several other editorials. Elsewhere in the issue Mademoiselle Yulia interviews Cassette Playas Carri Munden and Hosomi Takeshi is pictures in an article about The Hiatus sophomore release, ‘Anomaly’.
世界的に評価された川久保玲（Rei Kawakubo）によるコム・デ・ギャルソン・オム・プリュス（Comme des Garçons Homme Plus）の2011年春夏コレクションが発表された。シャツ、Tシャツ、レギンス、パンツなどにプリントされたそれぞれのグラフィック・スカルたちが色々なかたちで目に飛び込んでくる。少しダークなスカルが登場したと思えば、宇宙人のようなスカルまでも登場し、とてもユニークで東京人が好むようなコレクションだった気が。ショー終盤のギャザースカートにも注目を。
Comme des Garçons S/S 2011 menswear is adorned with skulls aplenty, on shirts, t-shirts, leggings and pants. So many different pieces have gone together to make up each look here. Towards the end of the show the skulls disappeared into more sober suits, before returning for the final few looks on billowing boy-skirts.
