The Viridi-Anne

[jcotteri]

it is most definitely aud

Cose Ipanema is located in Melbourne Australia

[dji]

they serve a purpose to annoy you because your hands are cold. I do really like the design idea though.. The look awesome when tried on

they do look awesome on, size 3 was fairly loose on my hands though. if they made fingerless multigloves I'd be interested...

all prices are in AUD, they're a bit more rapey than they should be as Cose Ipanema most likely made the buy when the AUD was way down.

[pipcleo]

such a fall from grace for a once enviable store.
viridi next to armani.....
and to think they once carried ccp

[crz]

One would think Viridi would be up Assins alley.

If I were CCP wouldnt really like to be stocked alongside Julius.

tell that to Atelier

[dji]

It was almost a year ago eloise (cose's menswear buyer) told me cose had pick up VA, and now it finally arrived. Was it the current season or previous season one,Damien?I think I will drop by late this week to have a look the collection. But the price would sure stop me from buying any...$2000 for boots?seriously?

current SS09 collection

One would think Viridi would be up Assins alley.

that's exactly what I said when I heard they'd picked them up .

[jcotteri]

i don't think viridi fits into assin at all..

personally more at home in Zambesi i think...If they stocked more menswear..maybe even l.e.f.t.

[theetruscan]

size 5 does exist?? at the Australian stockist Dilettante and H.Lorenzo and The Archive i think as well... prolly many more

Atelier as well. Though, be aware V-A size 5 is smaller than other japanese size 5s I've tried on. I can't fit into any VA size 5 pants I've tried, and wear both 4 and 5 in various Attachment and Julius pants.

[rogelro]

Atelier as well. Though, be aware V-A size 5 is smaller than other japanese size 5s I've tried on. I can't fit into any VA size 5 pants I've tried, and wear both 4 and 5 in various Attachment and Julius pants.

yeah it def seems like VA sizing is pretty off compared to other Japanese brands

[Faust]

READ ME

[zamb]

Bless up...Faust

this is the part that resonates with me, and i will forever believe in it

"There is a certain soulful energy that one can feel from these garments that is missing from “fast fashion”. To a certain extent what one wears marks one out as a person who cares about certain standards of quality and beauty and I want The Viridi-Anne to symbolize those things too."

[kuugaia]

Thanks for the interview Faust, I only wish it was longer.

"Even on trips into the country, I still like to retain some sense of elegance."

I like this mindset.

[Atom]

Thanks a lot, that was a very interesting interview.

It was interesting that Tomoaki used the term wabi-sabi. A while ago I was listening a lecture about Japanese aesthetics and wabi-sabi, and a professor there claimed that the term wabi-sabi is used mainly by the westerners when defining that particular theory of aesthetics.

[Faust]

You are welcome, everyone. I too wish it was bigger, kuugaia.

[gohn]

one of my favorite japanese designer.

maybe some of inspiration comes from other japan vangard designers such KAZUYUKI KUMAGAI, but Tomoaki Okaniwa does make some transfomation and improvement.

The following picture is a long sleeve t-shirt from last year. Maybe, the idea of curved sleeves comes from KKA or CCP 's curved cutting pieces, but it looks better than KKA's curved sleeves shirts, besides, it is more comfortable than JOHN GALLIANO's curved sleeve shirt which is more creative and attactive but the comfort is diminshed

[garbage_queen]

... nice article about TVA...