Ting Him Mak
Cult label Visvim's tag.
(Ting Him Mak)
Cult label Visvim's tag.
(Ting Him Mak)
FASHIONREDEF PICKS
Visvim's Hiroki Nakamura, a New Dior, the Off-Shoulder Trend, Adidas Courts Women...
Adam Wray, curator July 11, 2016
QUOTABLES!
quote of the day
Machine-made goods are perfect beyond the original goal. In the modern world, goods are flat, flat, flat. And that, to me, is boring. I'm drawn to natural stuff and unevenness, and to the humanity of things made by hand.
fashion
rant n' rave
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Late last week, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI was officially announced as DIOR's newest Creative Director. CEO SIDNEY TOLEDANO was predictably vague on the matter of what we can expect from the new DIOR. He anticipates an "elegant and modern vision of the DIOR woman" -- shocking, I know. TOLEDANO does suggest that there will be an increased focus on accessories, a category CHIURI's had a ton of success with over the past two decades at both VALENTINO and FENDI. Looking back on CHIURI's time at VALENTINO -- FASHIONISTA has kindly done the heavy lifting for us -- loud prints emerge as a signature, and I think it's fair to expect we'll see this motif continued at DIOR. It bags, statement shoes, patterns that assert themselves even on a mobile screen -- that's luxury in 2016 for you... When we talk about wearable technology, we think fitness trackers and luminescent fabrics and shoes that bangles that pulse when you receive text messages, but we've been wearing technology for a very long time. Just ask HIROKI NAKAMURA, founder of JAPANESE label VISVIM, whose R&D process involves reverse engineering garment dyes derived from cochineal insects as far back as the first millennium... Shoutout to designer JAMILA MARIYAMA and models TORRAINE FUTURUM and HARI NEF for calling out the fashion industry for its silence on the police brutality plaguing AMERICA... Shoutout, as well, to stylist LAW ROACH for putting new client CÉLINE DION in VETEMENTS' infamous TITANTIC hoodie -- the most charmingly self-reflexive piece of personal styling I've seen in a minute. ROACH spoke to ELLE about his exciting new working relationship with CÉLINE, who is, much to my delight, becoming a street style star. As REDEF's Music and Sports curator pointed out to me last week, there is nothing more Canadian than being very protective of Canadian celebrities.

Adam Wray, curator

July 11, 2016