— wear — It is a gender-inclusive program, with no boundaries between womenswear and menswear, in which students are led to become high-level fashion design experts without being limited by any gendered considerations. The Master of Arts in Fashion Design Pathway at the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris, France, offers a…

What is the role of SSENSE? — Who is leading the fashion industry in the 21st century? It is clear that couturiers have lost their former positions of power. They are no longer at the centre of fashion and do not lead trends. Instead, it seems that they are eager to accept suggestions. Catwalks are no longer…

Based on the interview with ceimou — You can read the interview here. (It’s written in Korean but I believe your Chrome will translate it.) After receiving an interview offer, I kept thinking of words such as interview, conversation, and discourse. The thought lingering in my head was that chances to document anecdotes about fashion were rare…

and Miyake Issey. (1938–2022) — *Written on August 10, 2022. Issey Miyake, Who Opened a Door for Japanese Fashion, Dies at 84 The first Japanese designer to show in Paris, he was known for his origami-like designs, creating pleated skirts…www.nytimes.com Mourning for a person you have never met for a moment is helpless and hopeless in its own right. …

Can an algorithm become a fashion companion? — Recommendations from Netflix, Mixes from Spotify, Feeds from YouTube, et cetera. Algorithms are not a fad like fashion. If you look around right now, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this technology is close to Zeitgeist that dominates us. …

is it like water-oil? — *The exhibition referred to in this article is limited to the case where products that the purpose is to sell are brought to the show, not the collection of works using clothes as a visual medium. Fashion design has not stayed on penetrated the White Cube. From undergraduate graduation exhibitions…

Is it able to change fashion? — Crowdfunding. It is a method that can directly finance individuals and organisations such as creators, institutions, and startups that they believe in. Due to the nature of the funding mechanism, it is beneficial for early-stage venture companies, non-profit organisations, and small creative groups that are not backed by capital. From…

The fabric or the body. — Abs, clavicle, pelvis, chest, back, et cetera. The fashion world is spending 2022 as if they are determined to vomit their resentment about they were only looking for comfortable clothes under the pretext of an epidemic. It seems that bold dresses have decided to roll up their arms to enjoy…

Names that are never easy to illustrate. — If you mix all the colours, you get black. When you add all the lights together, you get white light. Rei Kawakubo is the black and white colour of fashion. To borrow the words from Harvard School of Design in 2000, Rei Kawakubo “invented” black. Even about 20 years later…