Monday 10 January 2011

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion

As Europe’s first exhibition of contemporary Japanese fashion focusing on its three pioneers – Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto, whilst also featuring other, less well-known, designers the exhibition investigates Japan’s notable influence on international fashion... Well worth the £8 admission fee. 



Over the past three decades, Japanese designers have transformed the fashion world, by replacing the extravagant techniques of the post-war era, for stark, monochrome styles, complete with frays and tears.Curated with the help of Kyoto Costume Institute director, Akiko Fukai, the Barbican is gallery in Britain to present this legendary collection of over 100 rarely-seen garments.


Isabella Blow in Hiroaki Ohya spring/summer 2000



creation from the Tao Kurihara/Tao Comme des Garcons autumn/winter 2009 collection



A model wears a creation from the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons spring/summer 2009 collection









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