#Bunka Fashion College

[tokyo-fashion]

45 Street Styles from Tokyo’ Bunka Fashion College

Street snaps taken at the fall 2023 Bunka Fashion College school festival in Tokyo. Everyone we know is tagged on Instagram.

[kagayuzen]

Autumn Kaga-Yuzen Festival "Kaga-Yuzen Collection Exhibition The above exhibition will be held at the Kaga-Yuzen Kimono center for nine days from October 28 (Saturday) to November 5 (Sunday), 2023, during the Ishikawa Hyakumangoku Cultural Festival. 1. Kimono, obi and accessories sales by Kaga Yuzen artists 2. Kaga Yuzen Kusoki Dyeing Exhibition 3. Kaku obi (men's obi) exhibition 4. Collaboration exhibition of Kanazawa Bunka Fashion College 5. Collaboration exhibition of Azur Lane and Kaga Yuzen 6. Sake drinking comparison and artist talk 7. The 49th Kaga Yuzen New Work Competition 8. The World of Kaga Dyeing (Edo Period Dyeing Axis to Showa Period Master Craftsmen's Works) For those who are looking for Kaga Yuzen kimonos in particular, you will be able to purchase works exhibited directly from Kaga Yuzen artists' studios at attractive prices. We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event. Event Title: Kaga Yuzen Collection Exhibition Venue: Kaga Yuzen Kaikan (8-8, Kosho-machi, Kanazawa City) Dates: October 28 (Sat) - November 5 (Sun), 2023　9:00-17:00 Mail: info@kagayuzen.or.jp

[dokyunnet]

The 72nd So-en Fashion Prize - Shortlisted Entants

As a part of the coveted annual So-en Prize, japanese fashion designers were encouraged to enter the contest and be critiqued by the likes of legendary designers in pursuit to win prizes such as trophies designed by Issey Miyake, fabrics from Loro Piana, and pearls from the historic jewelers at Mikimoto.

These shortlisted entrants were critiqued in particular by the likes of Yohji Yamamoto, Kansai Yamamoto, Mitsuhiro Matsuda, and Chie Koike of Bunka Fashion College

Click here for more magazine scans.

[lgcjino]

SHE LEFT HIM IN THE DARK WITH HER WINGS IN THE SUN — ATTICUS .

🪽 THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL .

jino goes into the fitting head empty but open to ideas. 

what he wasn’t expecting for the designer to have so many ideas that would have jino leaving the initial appointment with many things to consider. it was easy to say that jino was not of the fashion-forward mind: not when his daily wardrobe consisted of a pair of nicely fitted jeans that ran straight to just below his ankle and a clean t-shirt that was monotonously similar to the dozen of other t-shirts he had at his disposal. he was no adventurous nor did he pretend to be so, he wore what was comfortable, accessible and brought ease to his daily life. 

( aka what could easily be swapped for gym athleisure at a single notice for when he decided to work out )

coming to the second appointment, jino has not really made up his mind but comes prepared with some notes (read: one note). the only input jino really gives is that he wants to stray from offense and the obvious ‘in-your-face’ religious concept that the designer had first proposed. as someone who doesn’t practice the faith, he didn’t want to give the wrong idea or offend by donning something that could otherwise be considered a ‘mockery’ of it. rather than saying the inspiration was for saint gabriel, the angel who brought news of jesus’ birth, they come to a compromise of instead rearing the concept for an ensemble that would touch upon the idea in a more atheistical perspective:

herein lies the conception of the christmas angel.

THE DESIGNER INSPIRATION & EVENTUAL STYLIZATION .

( 1 ) gold flakes in messily slicked back hair. ( 2 ) stars. ( 3 ) saint gabriel aka the christmas angel. ( 4 ) white crocus flowers stitched in gold. ( 5 & 6 ) gold motifs, gold wings stitched into the shoulder to the mid-to-lower back of the suit jacket. ( 7 ) see #9. ( 8 ) (pictured below) a gold winged key necklace & (not pictured) a gold tennis bracelet and index finger knuckle ring. ( 9 ) so much body glitter that he was just asking for the holy spirit to come for him

a little background information of the designer jino had the pleasure of working with: because i could not stfu and this is fun 

 the designer that paired up with jino goes by the name xiwoo lee. a zainichi korean who was born in osaka, japan. he graduated from osaka bunka fashion college and came under the guidance of tsumori chisato. after he became independent, he was active as a costume maker and a embroidery artist until 2021. there he made his debut with his own collection, going from japan to korea frequently; despite this, he releases works irregularly.

THE FOCAL POINT IS THE JACKET .

lined with a velvet as dark as twilight, the inner lining is also hand-stiched with ivory crocus flora to signify the beginnings of spring and the ending of winter as crocus flowers are known to bloom even in the midst of a fallen snowbed. the feathers are constructed from silk; about 300 were made for the pair of 'wings' at the suit's back of a single breasted jacket.

the jacket is paired with an accompanying trouser of similar velvet; sewn at the seams with a subtle gold thread and gold fastenings. 

he carries three jewelry pieces: a gold winged key necklace, neatly tucked into the neckline of his jacket; a gold tennis bracelet; and a index finger knuckle ring. jino isn’t used to jewelry aside from a necklace his mother gifted him for his eighteenth birthday so that was taken into account with how they accessorized him. all in all, the main show was to be the back of the jacket so adornments were kept at the utmost minimum, if possible. as his ears are not pierced, they forgo any other pieces.

his hair is slicked back, some of it flickering out at the end, some of it flexing forward into his eyes. it’s neat but not really to juxtapose the intricacy of the wings at his back. it’s a hairstyle jino doesn’t sport often (or at all, for that matter) — definitely something outside of his comfort zone — as it highlights his wide forehead. the stylist even had his brows trimmed because of the way his hair was arranged; the bushiness of his usual brow was not the look they were going for.

and lastly, he is dusted with what was supposed to be a subtle sheen of gold body glitter — but when he went to wash it off that night, the glitter was not subtle nor was it little as it washed down the drain — going from his jaw into the depths of his abdominal muscles. 

( having helped put the glitter on, if you were in hand-to-hand contact with jino during that night, you probably got a little glitter on you )

MORE INFORMATION, THE DAY OF .

the day of, jino will be equipped with little hand warmers stuffed into the pocket of his trousers because the likelihood that xiwoo lee will let him wear something underneath the jacket is zilch because it ruins the fantasy. so, he is quite literally freezing on the carpet.

he is currently fasting and dehydrated and had to be under a very strict diet/workout regimen to further amplify his abdominal muscles despite the very slight hint of them being seen — the focal point were his back muscles (the upper traps and rhomboids) because those were on full display from the back of the jacket.

unexpectedly, perhaps due to the lack of a proper shirt, jino keeps the jacket on for the whole night — even if the wings did began to itch at his lower waist by the end.

OTHER .

'vogue' template

actual suit is by a designer named tanaka daisuke from his 2022 a/w show

better picture of the back of the jacket

chaemin's main picture is from his allure shoot from july 2023

[infinitycutter]

Looking Back from the Design Notebook: [Undercover]’s 25 Year History

by Housekeeper, ph. Taro Hirano (2015)

A retrospective exhibition will be held at <Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery>. To commemorate that, I will store hand-drawn design notes!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Jun Takahashi's start of <undercover> with a friend when he was at Bunka Fashion College. In commemoration of that, a large-scale retrospective exhibition started. " TITLED "LABYRINTH OF UNDERCOVER", mainly about 100 collection archives, videos, dolls, paintings, etc. are developed one after another in various spaces of various sizes. It is an exhibition where you can experience the complex and intertwined multifaceted creation as if you were walking in a labyrinth (maze).

SS07 ‘PURPLE’

A collection that became a turning point by launching a sensual and luxurious female image that could not be seen in the previous Undercover seasons. Jun Takahashi been drawing design notes since the past two years.

Design drawing of the dress on the photo. The organdy cut into a skull shape on the left page was placed throughout the dress.

Therefore, this magazine specially released the design notes of Jun Takahashi. The design drawing carefully drawn in detail using a Rotring mechanical pencil on an A4 size thick notebook made for each collection seems to be a work by itself. However, the design drawing was not drawn from the beginning, and in the early days, they drew textiles on a Mac computer and assembled them with three-dimensional cutting, and made clothes that were reconstructed by dismantling basic items. Jun Takahashi started to draw design drawings by hand since the Spring Summer 2005 season. He said, "I draw in great detail, so there is a limit with computers, and paper and pen are more free to expand ideas."

Some of the design notes will also be exhibited at the exhibition. If you compare it with the actual clothes, you should be able to get a glimpse of the secret and process of the creation of Undercover.

SS09 ‘GRACE’

A season that produced a creature doll called GRACE and expressed the collection with a photo book that shot it like a scene from a movie. " The doll of "GRACE" will also be exhibited at the exhibition.

Sketch of "GRACE". From the overall form to the range of motion of the neck and the size are drawn in detail.

AW13 ‘Anatomicouture’

"Anatomical" and "Couture" are combined to make "Anatomicouture". Motifs that make up the human body such as brain marrow, skeleton, and five organs appear in various clothes, such as prints, jacquard, and embroidery.

The original drawing of the lace used for the three-dimensional dress part of the look on the photo. This detail is beautifully reproduced.

SS15 ‘Pretty Hate Bird’

A woman who looks like a swan lake motif walks along a giant cherry figurine with a skull carved. Undercover expresses the unique dark fantasy in an elegant and cute way.

The look imaged by the design drawing is almost reproduced as a real thing. Is that technique a gift of 25 years of history? It is carefully colored with a marker on a sketch drawn with a pencil.

Jun Takahashi

Born in 1969. Started Undercover in 1990. Participated in the Tokyo Fashion Week for the first time in 1994. Participated in Paris Fashion Week since 2002.

[prfm-multiverse]

The costumes arrived at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art on August 6. Until the 10th, seven people, including Michiko Adachi, an instructor at Bunka Fashion College (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and a decorator, will be carefully applying steamers to the costumes, taking note of their characteristics. They spent more than 30 minutes on each garment, bringing out its three-dimensionality and fluffy texture, and highlighting beautiful forms such as pleats. Ms. Adachi said, "The extra effort brings the garments to life. I am happy to make them ready to be worn and danced in right away.

[worldofasianfashion]

POET OF BLACK: YOHJI YAMAMOTO

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Written by: Megan Heng, California State University Long Beach

Welcome to the World of Asian Fashion! Join us as we explore the history and transcending fashion of Japanese Fashion Designer, Yohji Yamamoto. 

https://wolejko-wolejszo.com/yohji-yamamoto-portrait/

In 1943, Yamamoto was born in Tokyo. Initially, Yamamoto pursued a law career, graduating from Keio University. However, he realized his true desire was to pursue Fashion, learning from his mother’s sewing assistants, who was a dressmaker, and attending Bunka Fashion College. After graduation, he created a small ready-to-wear company that gradually attracted buyers from major cities in Tokyo called Y’s, and in the early 1980s, Yamamoto returned to France to open his first shop.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My-Personal-History/Yohji-Yamamoto/Having-the-time-of-my-life-Yohji-Yamamoto-7

Throughout his career, he has created several clothing lines including Yohji Yamamoto, Y’s, Pour Homme, Costume d'Homme, and Regulation Yohji Yamamoto. Moreover, he has collaborated with several brands and artists. 

https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2024-ready-to-wear/yohji-yamamoto/slideshow/collection#4

https://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/collection/homme/spring-summer-2024-yyh/

https://hintmag.com/2020/10/03/yohji-yamamoto-spring-2021/

Yohji Yamamoto is known for creating avant-garde, wild silhouettes portrayed through the color black, utilizing various textures, with snippets of bright hues, displaying his genuine affection for women. He enjoys exploring the relationship between femininity and masculinity, emphasizing black as aggressive, somber, modest, and mysterious.  

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/yohji-yamamoto-1

https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/on-exhibit-the-genius-couture-of-yohji-yamamoto/

Yamamoto is by far, one of the most awe-inspiring, transcending, Asian fashion designers known to history! Next week, we will explore rising designer, Sandy Liang! 

Stay chic!

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[fashionbooksmilano]

Atsuro Tayama  Printems-Eté 91

Art Concepr Martine Lagier, Photo Pascal D’Hoeraene, Model Claire, D.A. Alain Castoriano, Hair & Make Lisanne et Pascal Guichard

Atsuro Tayama, Paris 1991, 32 x 44 cm., 8 tavole con 16 immagini

euro 60,00

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Avec ses compatriotes Yohji Yamamoto, Kenzo ou encore Issey Miyake, Atsuro Tayama fait partie de cette vague de créateurs japonais qui s’illustrent brillamment depuis quelques décennies en Europe. Diplômé du Bunka Fashion College de Tokyo en 1975, le couturier fait ses débuts dans la création vestimentaire en imaginant une combinaison en nylon orange pour le concours Pierre Cardin.  Peu de temps après Atsuro Tayama entre au service de Yohji Yamamoto qu’il assistera pendant 5 ans sur ses collections de prêt-à-porter. « Yohji Yamamoto m’a tout appris de la coupe du vêtement. (…) Il m’a surtout appris à commencer par des bases extrêmement classiques avant de déconstruire, ciseaux à la main, ce qu’il venait de concevoir. », dira Atsuro Tayama. Pendant ses années de collaboration avec le couturier japonais, il est envoyé en France afin d’y développer la marque : il participe à la Fashion Week parisienne pour Yamamoto et inaugure la première boutique parisienne du créateur. Atsuro Tayama a 29 ans lorsqu’il lance sa propre marque, fondée sur un esprit casual romantique alors très couru, en Europe notamment. Sa première collection de prêt-à-porter présentée en 1984 au Japon introduit les lignes fondamentales de sa marque : mélange des cultures, des formes et des matières, jeux sur les pliages et les volumes, simplicité des formes et complexité du détail.... En 1987, Atsuro Tayama s’installe à Paris où il ouvre sa première boutique. La capitale de la mode découvre ses créations lors de son défilé prêt-à-porter printemps-été pour la Fashion Week de 1991. Son style pointu, qui se décline en des vêtements subtilement architecturés, trouve rapidement son public. Bords coupés vif, ourlets en boudins, aplats de couleurs, modèles hybrides, les défilés signés Atsuro Tayama explorent sans cesse de nouvelles pistes créatives.

27/04/23

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what da hell bunka fashion college fell off

[seerkin]

Throughout her vampiric life, she has attended countless universities / colleges.

You can view them below the keep reading.

She has studied the following courses:

fashion related

fashion design/studies - master of fine arts / arts in fashion design and society / fashion studies

interior design/architecture - bachelor of fine arts

textile design - master of fine arts

jewellery design - master of fine arts in jewellery and metal-smithing

fashion business/ management - master of professional studies

beauty therapy - diploma of cosmetology

marketing - associate of applied science in fashion marketing and communication

ARTS RELATED

art / fine arts - bachelor of arts / bachelor of fine arts.

history of art - master of arts in art history

visual art - bachelor in visual arts and emerging media management

photography - master of fine arts

painting - master of fine arts

BUSINESS RELATED

lingustics - minor

business management - bachelor of business administration

events management - bachelor

public relations - master of arts in communication with the concentrating in public relations

LAW RELATED

criminology - major

law / business - juris doctor and master in business administration

social science

sociology / psychology - double major

women & gender studies - major

HISTORY RELATED

history - bachelor of arts

scandinavian studies - bachelor degree

vikings studies - minor

AGRICULTURE / LIFE SCIENCE RELATED

wine making - major in viticulture and enology

HOSPITALITY RELATED

hotel management - bachelor degree in hospitality management with hotel/lodging management

hospitality management/event planning - bachelor degree in hospitality management with event planning

The above degrees are her first set of degrees that she had received at USA universities/colleges. Those are of the following:

Kendall College; Cornell University; Washington State University; University of Wisconsin - Madison; University of Richmond; Kendall College National Louis University; Rhode Island School of Design; State College of Beauty Culture; Brown | RSID ; College of Arts and Sciences; The New School Parsons; University of Central Florida; Academy of Art University; Pace University; University of Denver; Tulane University; Louisiana State University; Harvard Law School and Business School

The following universities are international in which she studied anything fashion related are the following:

England - central saint of martins college of art

Italy - istituto marangoni

France - esmod

Australia - fds

Canada - lasalle college

Norway - oslo national academy of the arts

China - istituto marangoni

India - istituto marangoni

Germany - the fashion design institute

Japan - Bunka Fashion College

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Yohji Yamamoto

Artist Research - Designer that uses Deconstruction Processes

Known for his avant-garde spirit when it comes to designing, Yohji Yamamoto’s signature is oversized silhouettes in black often featuring drapery in varying textures.

Born in Tokyo, Yamamoto graduated from Keio University with a degree in law in 1966. His mother was a dressmaker who had a shop in in Kabukicho. After graduating, he realised a law career was not for him. Yamamoto’s mother agreed to let him work at her shop, saying he could learn from the sewing assistants. At her request, he also enrolled at Bunka Fashion College, now famous for training designers including Kenzo Takada, Junya Watanabe and Yamamoto himself

Since the establishment of Y's Company Ltd. in 1972, Yohji Yamamoto continues to spread his revolutionary, influence in fashion, driven by his rebellious spirit.

Ever since the first presentation of his brand YOHJI YAMAMOTO in 1981 during Paris fashion week, each collection he has created is greeted by the world excitingly and with full gusto.

[tokyo-fashion]

25 Tokyo Street Styles From Bunka Fashion College

Yesterday was the 2023 Entrance Ceremony for the most famous fashion school in Asia, Japan's Bunka Fashion College. Bunka's Entrance Ceremony is the first time the new students (often accompanied by their parents) officially arrive on campus. It's an exciting day for them and for us, as we are able to see what the next generation of Japanese fashion designers, stylists, models, and other creatives will look like. We also meet many new people at the event who are likely to become the next generation of Harajuku street style personalities. There are also Harajuku kids entering Bunka who we've known for several years as fashion-loving high school students.

This year, we saw a lot of ruffles/tulle, Mikio Sakabe/JennyFax bubble shoes, striped hairstyles, and plaid (Vivienne Westwood/HEIHEI). There were a surprising number of lolitas (or lolita-inspired fashion) this year as well.

Everyone we know in the video is tagged on Instagram.

Congratulations to all of the new Bunka Fashion College students for 2023!!

[jx0]

薄黄 (文化服装学院（Bunka Fashion College)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmgW135S3Zb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[meltyice]

@nm2k_sui

[martalosada]

MARIKO MORI, JAPÓN, 1967

Spirifer II

Link, Conceived in 1995 and 2000.

4 channel dvd installation comprised of 4 dvds, 4 video projectors, 4 playback units, 5:1 surround sound, plexiglas circle and metal ring structure

300 × 500.4 cm

Transcircle 1.1 (Indoor)

Pearl for Oneness, 2013

[junname]

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