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  • Fuuma
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 4050

    Kiminori Morishita

    I posted this translation on superfuture to contribute to a thread started by Minya. I know we?ve got a lot of cross-forum posters but for those that aren?t and the various lurkers he?re a translation of what this website had to say about Morishita:



    http://www.la-couture.com/defonline/.../morishita.htm


    Kiminori Morishita


    When a Japanese man looks at the old country



    Kiminori Morishita learned his designer?s laurels working for the Japanese company ?Tete Homme?, first as a modelist (sp-can somebody tell me how you anglos call those because it?s not the first time I tried translating this) then at confection and finally as a stylist. In 2003, he takes the plunge and starts his own brand, hoping to make his mark on the international fashion scene. A few seasons later he reaches his goal with a very accomplished F/W 05/06 collection that shows a real mastery of clothing and how to present it in the best light. His leitmotiv; fallen aristocracy, which translates Morishita?s vision, his imaginary perception of the European man, finds a magnificent reflection in this collection through a meticulous customisation of clothing. ?I imagine broidery as an integral part of a garment?, explains the designer. Obviously, if customisation was limited to adding embroidery here and there, on the hem of a pair of pants or at the back of a straight jacket (note: meaning a jacket that is in a straight line, whatever that means, not the latest in asylum chic) it would show. Kiminori Morishita became a master of personalization with lacquer tinted jackets, forever freezing thread, textile, material, and clothing. The end result reflects the high level of craftsmanship, requiring two hours of hand work on each garment, with a design that is on-point, all in subtlety, almost collectable.



    (The rest of the text is about how they?re the only store carrying the brand outside Japan which isn?t the case anymore from what I?ve seen on the Tete Homme website). Keep in mind this is a quick and dirty translation, which doesn?t look that bad considering the original phrasing is quite awkward in some places.




    Here?s where they?re sold:



    http://www.tetehomme.com/cate/kiminori_morishita.shtml




    If you?ve got some pictures or comments about the label feel free to contribute. I know I never noticed it even though I?ve been to some stores where it?s sold. I?m just intrigued by the whole lacquer idea as, contrary to say varnish, it?s a substance that actually hides, as an example, the wood?s grain and would surely look very odd on a garment.

    Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
    http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff
  • Buckwheat
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 409

    #2
    Re: Kiminori Morishita

    You can find some here on YOOX

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    • laika
      moderator
      • Sep 2006
      • 3787

      #3
      Re: Kiminori Morishita



      Thanks so much for the translation Fuuma--it's really very intriguing, as you say. Some pics from S/S 07. I can certainly see the fallen aristocrat thing.






      ...I mean the ephemeral, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable.

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      • laika
        moderator
        • Sep 2006
        • 3787

        #4
        Re: Kiminori Morishita


        ...I mean the ephemeral, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable.

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        • Faust
          kitsch killer
          • Sep 2006
          • 37852

          #5
          Re: Kiminori Morishita

          It's not bad - thanks for posting pictures, Laika. Fuuma, I also wonder what they meant by "modelist." What's the French word?
          Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

          StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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          • Faust
            kitsch killer
            • Sep 2006
            • 37852

            #6
            Re: Kiminori Morishita



            Jesus F. Christ - this just sold for a whopping $42 on Yoox. [:|]





            Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

            StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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            • laika
              moderator
              • Sep 2006
              • 3787

              #7
              Re: Kiminori Morishita

              ha ha, yoox made another mistake. [:D]
              ...I mean the ephemeral, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art whose other half is the eternal and the immutable.

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              • dontbecruel
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2006
                • 494

                #8
                Re: Kiminori Morishita

                [quote user="Faust"]

                Jesus F. Christ



                [/quote]



                I always thought his middle initial was H.

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                • Fuuma
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 4050

                  #9
                  Re: Kiminori Morishita



                  [quote user="Faust"]It's not bad - thanks for posting pictures, Laika. Fuuma, I also wonder what they meant by "modelist." What's the French word?
                  [/quote]





                  A modèliste is someone who creates patrons at the first stages of clothing elaborations.

                  Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
                  http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff

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                  • Faust
                    kitsch killer
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 37852

                    #10
                    Re: Kiminori Morishita

                    [quote user="dontbecruel"][quote user="Faust"]

                    Jesus F. Christ



                    [/quote]



                    I always thought his middle initial was H.



                    [/quote]



                    Yes, but I have a different vocabulary.[6]

                    Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                    StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                    • Faust
                      kitsch killer
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 37852

                      #11
                      Re: Kiminori Morishita

                      [quote user="Fuuma"]

                      [quote user="Faust"]It's not bad - thanks for posting pictures, Laika. Fuuma, I also wonder what they meant by "modelist." What's the French word?
                      [/quote]





                      A modèliste is someone who creates patrons at the first stages of clothing elaborations.



                      [/quote]



                      Lost in translation, but sounds like a pattern maker to me.

                      Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                      StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                      • Servo2000
                        Senior Member
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 2183

                        #12
                        Re: Kiminori Morishita

                        Hmm, some nice jackets, but something about the fit of the pants is not appealing. Some of it also comes off a little sloppy, in my opinion, like the untucked dress shirts, but that's just presentation issues. Garment's don't appear to be anything too inspiring, although they don't really work into my aesthetic. If I wore more earth-colored clothing I might be more interested, but the colors are turning me off.
                        WTB: Rick Owens Padded MA-1 Bomber XS (LIMO / MOUNTAIN)

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                        • Faust
                          kitsch killer
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 37852

                          #13
                          Re: Kiminori Morishita



                          New stuff, seems kinda meh. I really dislike these utalitarian fabrics, always scream el-cheapo to me.



                          Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                          StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                          • Faust
                            kitsch killer
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 37852

                            #14
                            Re: Kiminori Morishita



                            The leather looks better, but I'd rather it was a bag of this leather than a jacket.



                            Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                            StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                            • Chinorlz
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 6422

                              #15
                              Re: Kiminori Morishita

                              [quote user="Faust"]

                              The leather looks better, but I'd rather it was a bag of this leather than a jacket.





                              [/quote]



                              Doesn't it look like a better version of the DH one fro fw 05:





                              man... that piece looked so good on the runway and just felt like shit in stores!

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