Strongly impressed when he first encountered Wolfgang Laib’s art 5 years ago, Satoshi Kondo found harmony with fragile values, moments in nature that leave an eternal mark, forever.
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Issey Miyake – Fashion origami master
Wolfgang Laib, a talented German artist, is well known to the public through his sculptures and installations aimed at connecting through time, the ephemeral and the eternal.
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That inspiration, Kondo wants to recreate, capture the pure joy and inspiration in nature to create garments that will last forever.
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The collection begins with garments in natural colors but with complex textures such as pollen yellow, fountain green, mint and light purple.
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Sleeve pieces can grow from any location: ankles, pant legs or hat fabric… bearing the prototype from the miraculous growth of branch tips in plants.
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Body-flattering silhouettes take center stage, with seamless knits sculpted into tubular shapes of native Japanese plants and flowers using innovative crochet techniques.
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Finished with a treatment of flowing drapery material, enveloping the model in layers of light, elegant monochrome fabric, Issey Miyake’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection is a celebration of the infinite charm of nature.
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