Juun.J Menswear Spring 2008: Pertinent Reinterpretations
Juun J Menswear Spring 2009 PARIS, Jun 28, 2007/ FW/ — On the first day of Paris menswear, Juun.J, a Korean designer’s house passed with a brilliant show, the exam presentation of his collection in the City of Lights. Korea is not famous for ‘The’ creativity of its designers. Although Paris is used now to seeing regularly runway shows by Lie Sang Bong during...
Juun J.
Juun J on the runway PARIS, Jun 28, 2007 / FW/ — A graduate of Esmod Seoul in 1992, Juun.J began his career as a designer for “Chiffons” followed by design director for Club Monaco” and “NIX”. In 1999 he launched his brand “Lone Costume” and has shown it during the Seoul Fashion Week ever since. He has also collaborated several times with the Japanese...
Attachment by Kazuyuki Kumagai Menswear Spring 2008
Attachment Menswear Spring 2008 PARIS, June 28, 2007/ FW/ — A veteran at Issey Miyake, Kazuyuki Kumagai brought with him the strict craftsman spirit when he launched his own label in 1998 and thus also has an affinity to fabric development like his mentor. Using his deep understanding of the fabric and its technical specification, Kumagai folded, cut and draped the...
Attachment by Kazuyuki Kumagai
Kazuyuki Kumagai on the runway Spring 2008 PARIS, June 28, 2007/ FW/ — Kazuyuki Kumagai studied deeply for the design team of Issey Miyake from 1990 to 1995 and leaned the importance of craftwork the hard way. He saw a strict craftsman spirit through working with many craftsmen and was touched by their enthusiasm for fabric development and innovation. He related...
Komarov Fall 2007: Pleats Define The New Sophistication
Komarov Fall 2007 DALLAS, Jun 1, 2007/ FW/ — Accordion to micro, smock to quilted, name a kind of pleat and the Komarov Fall 2007 collection probably has it. Reminiscent of the works of Mario Fortuny and Issey Miyake, both of whom had done wonders with pleating, Shelley Komarov brings a new vision – using pleats to accommodate a global lifestyle where traveling...
