The Cutting Edge: Fashion from Japan

by Ms Louise Mitchell

The story of Japanese fashion is both brief and extraordinary and has challenged Western notions of fashion and aesthetics. The Cutting Edge examines this story and looks at the work of nineteen designers. Pioneers Hanae Mori, Kenzo Takada and the 'Big 3' - Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto - feature, and the exciting work of a new generation of designers, led by Junya Watanabe and Jun Takahashi, is also discussed.

Genres: Fashion, Art

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2006

Reviews

[Jessica]

This unfortunately was not what I was expecting. Ended up looking at the pictures.

[paperchewer]

good introduction. first book in japanese fashion research