I’ve found inspiration from the East again and again. Tokyo street fashion is some of the most alive I’ve ever seen, the shapes people can take. It embodies one of my philosophies, that fashion is costume. We’re all wearing it, we all choose (ok, except our babies) what we put on our bodies, even if we say we don’t have a choice. Even if we pick it off the floor, your choice. That is what style is to me.
My semester at fashion school was disappointing in that, as I had two teachers keep telling me that I wasn’t creating fashion, but costume. I found their evaluation of my creative process to be very short-sighted. So I left before I submitted myself to a herding of the bright young things into following a form that is out of sync with what any fashion magazine will tell you what fashion is about. And, I left with straight A’s, I might add. Peace to them.
I love these!!!