Aguri Sagimori F/W 08 Tokyo

[mishahoi]

A new designer... her collection had some interesting pieces and fun styling (and no knit! yey!) she focuses on laser cutting and high-tech looms for denim.

Aguri Sagimori
Oh, the horror.
A veritable swarm of birds encircled the young woman's neck, pulling her twig-ratted hair as droplets of blood ran down her bony chest.
But fret not; this is not a horror movie, but rather a fashion show — a scene straight from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," and Aguri Sagimori's unabashed homage to it in her debut collection.
The "birds" are actually leather cutouts on a scarf, and the droplets of "blood" are strategically placed crystal beads on an elaborate necklace. The mostly black and red collection revolved around intricate cutouts created with high-tech lasers in not only bird motifs, but also detailed lattice and graphic floral patterns on body suits, denim gowns, tailored suits and even lingerie.
At a mere 23 years of age, the recently graduated Aguri Sagimori may still be a baby chick of a designer, but her feet are hiding claws; the focused, imaginative debut centering on high-tech loom and cutting techniques was impressive, and the presentation refreshing. Here's hoping for an adequate box-office pull so we can be treated to a sequel. (M.J.) www.japantimes.co.jp

photos my upload

 

[mishahoi]

 

[mishahoi]

oops! theyre quite big no.... better to see detail..?

 

[mishahoi]

fuu...I like this bleeding necklace... theyre swarovski I hear B)

 

[mishahoi]

 

[mishahoi]

from my understanding. the pattern in this denim coat is made directly on the loom, with the contrasting top and underside of the denim thread.... so the pattern would be the same on the underside but opposite..?!

 

[mishahoi]

last...and another for the neogoth thread of course I find similarities to McQueen here, but its so much more edgy and dark and a bit scary (which is why I have an affinity for this collectionheart:

 

[laika]

this is quite breathtaking....I need some time to digest it further!

the laser cutting looks just exquisite, as does the jewelry.

thanks so much for posting, and for your annotations!

 

[hermetic]

I like this a lot, thanks for posting

 

[gius]

i love all the interpretation of the blood ..
& the ravenous birds encircling the neck
very romantic collection, thank you for posting quite a few lately misahoi

 

[mishahoi]

its my pleasure gius! i enjoy sharing these little gems, especially these which are really inspired

 

[arthur-aleksandr]

the japanese never cease to amaze me!this collection is so very dark and beautiful, i truly don't know how to respond to this.i'm always amazed to see what great works young designers can come up with.thanks for sharing!

 

[FashionJunkie]

Love most of them. There's something really weird/beautiful about the clothes. I love the colours so much, grey, white, black, a little bit of red. Hope to see more.

Thanks Mishahoi for the pics and info! Karma!

 

[gr77]

This is a collection that calls you to look closer and after you do you can't stop looking

 

[Crescendolls]

The attention to detail is amazing. I love the choice of colors and the laser cutting.

 

[Inaya]

There are some great pieces here and the styling is lovely. I think the hair is soo good as well.

 

[rui]

stunning!