-
Notebook on Fashion and Society Part 3: A New Vision of Tokyo in “Perfect Days”—A Quiet Beauty Born from an Imperfect City and Its People
“Perfect Days” is a film by maestro Wim Wenders, starring Koji Yakusho. Yusuke Koishi investigates the idea and contemporaneity of the city of Tokyo in the film. -
-
The Innovative Spirit and Panoptic Fashion Design of Issey Miyake
Yusuke Koishi writes about Issey Miyake, the fashion designer who passed away on August 5th at 84. -
-
Notebook on Fashion and Society Part 2: “What we talk about when we talk about China”
This series of columns explore the present and future of society through the lens of fashion. The second installment illustrates what approach and mindset we need to overcome ideologies and Orientalism and embrace new cultures springing up in China. -
-
Notebook on Fashion and Society Part 1: The Birth of New Cultures from Crises
This series of columns explore the present and future of society through the lens of fashion. The first installment looks at the symbolism of counter-fashion in a post-Trump world. -
-
A collaborative exhibition between up-and-coming fashion label BIÉDE and iconic Chinese photographer Quentin Shih. We conducted e-mail interview with Quentin Shih.
Quentin Shih shot a new series for BIÉDE to reflect the story behind the brand, particularly the concepts of genderless and borderless. We asked him about the background to the collaboration and his own creative philosophy. -
