Suzuki Takayuki

[runner]

I look forward to Suzuki Takayuki this season
Takayuki Suzuki started the brand from A/W 02, and has been doing small-scale presentations besides designing costumes for films or musicians like Chara.
I cannot imagine what the coming collection on the official calendar will be like.
hope it will turn out good there too.


i-debut.org
bunka.ac.jp

 

[luckyme]

time to melt...

Simply put, Takayuki is one of the fastest rising stars at JFW, as far as I am concerned. He has been showing there for a couple of years now with his namesake line, and his work just keeps getting better with each season. Of course, I am always a huge fan of people who choose to do things a bit off the beaten path, and Takayuki is the perfect example.
Not only is he notoriously eco-conscious when it comes to his fabrics (he also has a separate line for organic-only garments), but he is a mastermind when it comes to the actual construction and detailing, as well. I love the dark and quirky beauty that his work emanates, particularly coupled with the fact that the fabrics themselves are very airy and ethereal - the combination is truly magical.
While his work is filled with atypical aspects, it's never weird for weird's sake or for show. The garments each make sense, and I love how much time has (clearly) been invested into the thought process behind them. The multi-layered and tiered pieces are gorgeous, and the jackets look to be cut to perfection as well.
Above all, however, it is the presentation that is really thrilling. Not only is it original, he really reinforces the sort of decrepit beauty that his work embodies. The garments act as a veritable gossamer to the cobweb feel of the individual installments. On top of the placement and composition - the way the clothes are brought to life, in a way, due to how they're strewn and bound - the effect is really precious.

descendintodarkness.com

 

[runner]

http://suzukitakayuki.com/

so he has his own website and you can see better info there.
but some of the updated info that is not on the site.
in 2008, he started a new line "108 (toha)". this is sort of an extra project where he does various things he cannot do within the limits of the regular collections.
some collaborations, the reproduction of the past pieces, etc.
another thing from the project is "ikkuna", a collection that specializes in organic cotton.
http://ikkuna.jp/

and from this fall, menswear is available.




pieces from toha
fashionjp

 

[gius]

there is a bit of designer info here
http://forums.thefashionspot.com/showpost.php?p=2832603&postcount=4

those are beautiful fabrics in that link can you tell me if they are from one of his past collections? maybe spring 2006? on his website, he shows collections from a/w '07 ...

 

[runner]

you are all welcome


yes gius, pieces before his F/W 07 official calendar debut,
as it is written on the poster image, it was a comprehensive exhibition held at fashion resource center in july, 2006.
not just spring 2006.
the costumes in the bottom left pic made of mud-dyed fabrics are his much earlier work.
the stuff in the right pic are tea-dyed.
the pieces in the poster also look like tea-dyed, I'm not sure though.
our instructor in dyeing fabrics, softgrey, might tell something even from the image.

btw, fashion resource center is part of bunka universe.
http://www.bunka.ac.jp/frc/

 

[Scott]

yeah the materials look beautifully treated. personal and thoughtful. there's also other ways to dye too...onion skins...which i've tried on second shirts. it gives a lovely worn,faded affect without looking 'stained'.

 

[gius]

thanks again runner.. i hope i can track down pictures of the exhibitions and other works

here's a tiny bit more info from tokyoartbeat.com

The college's Fashion Resource Center Textiles Room will hold this exhibition of works by Takayuki Suzuki, who uses vintage elements and natural fabrics to design costumes for modern dance and movies. His recent work includes costumes for musicians Mika Nakashima and Chara.

i found this blog of a Japanese singer... i saw photos often of her with Takayuki, and also little pieces of his work. http://mani-f.com/mini-diary/

perhaps we should start a general thread on this designer
if i can find enough info to start a new one

 

[gius]

i have used mineral dyes to create these colours
iron rust with caustic soda
and some in combination with tannic acid.
depending on which mixture you dip in first, you can get a yellowish colour or brown or grey-purple (there seems to be purple in the centre fabric, to the left)

but i'm not entirely sure if it's eco-friendly, especially with the caustic soda... That seems to be takayuki's aim. usually we do research first, to see where we can dump the chemicals. at school we can dump it in the sink since there is a proper cleaning system

janeguill .



though takayuki's choice of colour is nice , it's the fabric itself that i really like...

 

[runner]

also it might be coffee or orzo that can make those colors, as we saw in the last collection from linea.


yes that's relevant, plant extract juice as dye and mud (or ash sometimes) for mordant,
which oshimatsumugi and kihachijo are known for.

 

[runner]

some more past exhibitions pics from hpfrance.com

 

[gius]

info

there should be some japanese stores who ship to you,
but will see if it is available overseas.
btw, he did a few designs for uniqlo t-shirt project. the pics are in designers for uniqlo thread. they must have sold them overseas and they may be still there, if you are interested.

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[gius]

stockists outside Japan:

cotton sheep
San Francisco
(tel)415.621.5546

LAGAGO
hong kong
(tel)852.2314.0967

ASTRIUM Taichung Eslite
Taiwan
(tel)886.4.2326.3343

 

[runner]

gius, I understand "thread consistency".
but maybe we don't have to delete what was written.
because it was written for the question posted in the original thread, at least the deleted part should stay there, instead of being lost in vain.
and if I were to edit someone's writings, I'd talk to the person about that previously.



btw, the content in #1 was originally posted in "Tokyo F/W 07-08 Schedule" thread.

 

[gius]

sorry about that
yeah i was duplicating some posts,
then i realized your post i edited (deleted a part of) was not duplicated , i had just moved it
--and i couldn't rewrite what you wrote to pucci_mamma

i am sure your post to her was basically #11
and you also mentioned cotton sheep in san fransisco (which i added in the stockist list here)


will let you know if i think of doing it again ;-)

 

[runner]

in the deleted part I also wanted to say, although it was t-shirts project by name, it was more than what is commonly conceived as just t-shirts, to be fair.

so this is suzuki takayuki for uniqlo.
http://forums.thefashionspot.com/showpost.php?p=5624498&postcount=323




thanks for this thread gius

 

[gimmethatbag]

It's pretty cool. I enjoyed looking at it.

 

[runner]

his latest costume design for "five sisters"


nyyg.com

 

[runner]

washi (paper) dress by tenki (sort of collective he belongs to)


awagami.or.jp

 

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