This week Vogue Nippon, in collaboration with avanteguard Japanese fashion house Comme des Garcons, celebrated the launch of “Magazine Alive”, their new pop- up shop in Tokyo’s trendy Aoyama district. On hand to fete the event were some of Japan’s most prolific fashion editors, artist Takashimi Murakami (who designed the second floor of the shop with his signature pop- art infused flowers and designs), Comme Des Garcons creator Rei Kawakubo, and former protege- turned- fashion- powerhouse Junya Watanabe. The space itself (housed in the former location of the pop-up Louis Vuitton x Comme Des Garcons boutique) will be selling a  [...]

Hedi Slimane, a fashion designer and cultural photographer, recently took some striking black and white portraits at Coachella, and his photo-diary form the event is certainly worth a look.  The collection includes spontaneous shots, stark, intimate portraits and some scattered still life photographs.
The forty-year-old French designer was awarded the International Designer of the Year by the CFDA in 2002 and boasts a strong website with a photography blog holding over 1200 images.

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