![]() ![]() ![]() "A lot of the journalists at the time were very shocked by what they saw - they saw these sort of dishevelled, raggy dresses, there was quite a xenophobic response. Twelve Japanese designers showed that season - more than ten percent of the collections - and they shocked commentators by eschewing the then trend for tight-fitting, brightly coloured outfits in favour of black and white outfits in loose-fitting styles. The institute sent its director Akiko Fukai to help curate the show.Īmong the collections is the latest project by Miyake - striking and sexy dresses and skirts in a fabric made of recycled plastic which are sold packed flat and then pop open into highly structured 3D clothes.Ī room is also dedicated to Yamamoto, including a strapless striped dress with the skirt contorted into waves, and black shoes with three white stripes he designed for sportswear label Adidas, displayed with matching trousers and jacket.Īlthough Miyake, Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo - founder of Comme des Garcons fashion label - were internationally known in the 1970s, it was in the Paris collections in 1981 that Japanese fashion really took the world by storm. The exhibition features more than 100 women's outfits, many of them unique specimens held at the Kyoto Costume Institute, which is not open to the public. "Their work is deeply engaging on all sorts of levels - there is beautiful craftsmanship, it's full of ideas. "These designers have a huge legacy and you can see their ideas throughout the fashion world," Barbican curator Catherine Ince told AFP. "Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion" at the Barbican looks at the design culture which took Paris by storm in 1981 and went on to infuse the whole industry with its mix of confident, playful, beautifully-crafted work. LONDON, (AFP) - Rarely seen outfits by some of Japan's most influential designers, from Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto to the fashion labels dressing Tokyo's coolest kids, go on dispay at a new exhibition Friday. Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion, Barbican Art Gallery ![]()
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