Japan Fashion Week via Showstudio

While I wasn’t at Japan fashion week, it sounds like Penny Martin of ShowStudio fame had “fun” at the Ele Tra show. She writes and I quote:

Those (Eastern European?) models were drowning in shift dresses and cropped jackets that looked grandmotherly, as opposed to chic or sporty.

But what really got my attention was her photo from Toshikazu Iwaya’s show:

I just personally latched on to the poufy sleeves and the cuts at the hemline. Youwza. < <- (Did I just use that word?)

Stop me if you've heard this one before: I think that some of the more interesting shows happen outside of the range of oft covered shows (though London was particularly fun this year). For example, Moscow's show has me looking forward to seeing what Natasha Glazkova comes up with this season and Japan's offerings are no different. I followed the coverage through Showstudio (i'm guessing Style deems it not important enough for their attention) and realized what's coming from these designers holding shows in far off places from the fashion map are as relevant as any show in Paris or Milan. Penny may not have liked the Ele Tra show, but I envy the fact that she was simply there.

See Show Studio’s complete coverage here.

1. acrea Says:
   March 28th, 2007 at 12:23 am

   i agree, i really loved the shows in JFW. though i wasn’t really there. i observed that there is really a great originality coming from the designeres in Japan. their view of fashion is kind of different from western countries and it gives them the edge to design such striking beautiful clothes.

2. Joel Says:
   June 12th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

   I found an interesting interview with Penny Martin, editor-in-chief of London’s SHOWstudio, on Artkrush. Check it out.

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