Tsumori Chisato, Fall 2011

While on the beach wearing this stripe number Character was thinking of her success with making two friends the other day and wondered if she would get lucky again today.  She peered through her oversized sunglasses and saw a girl, Character noted her stripe suit and thought "Hey I'm wearing stripes too". She then noticed the girl was dragging a boogie board and thought "Theres another thing we have in common".  As Character got up to approach the girl she hesitated and her nerves got the best of her, apparently stripes and a boogie board are not enough to break the ice.

I recommend looking at Tsumori Chisato's work if you are wondering how to take an obsession with stripes to a whole new level.  

On another note my little character needs a name.  It is taking on a life of it's own and no longer seems to completely represent me.  I guess I could just keep calling her Character, until I figure it out.  Feel free to leave a comment with any suggestions.

Tsumori Chisato, Spring 2011

This dress really represents a type of Japanese style that relies on manga references, knee socks, and little girl dresses.  Would you call that harajuku? Visit Japanese street's website to see more street fashion from Japan. 

This look makes me think of Takashi Murakami, who's art also references the pop culture of Japan. 

Heres what the experts have to say: "The look was a sort of mixed-up, manga version of the Parisian gamine/sophisticate, with smartly girlish dresses in bold childlike prints, finished with proper little hats and fab spectator oxford wedge booties. And the preponderance of sailor stripes, rendered in multiple quirky knit forms, seemed a nod to quintessential hometown girl Sonia Rykiel" 

    style.com, Meenal Mistry

Tsumori Chisato, Spring 2011

All these hot pants,  who will actually wear them?  I keep drawing them, but reality is another story.  I'll take a rain check on the shorts, until I actually get in shape...correction even in shape these shy legs of mine will never wear hot pants.  I will however go for the socks and sweater.   This sweater has a sweet shoulder cut thats hard to resist. 

image from abcgallery.com

Possible Art Muse... Joan Miro, The Nightingale's Song at Midnight and in the Rain

Tsumori Chisato, Spring 2011

 

As you know I really edited down this season to the bare essentials, so many of my favorite designers only get one look shown in comic form.  Any designers with an issue with this plan, feel free to send me free anything and I am sure we can rearrange things, wink-wink.  One designer who made it past the brutal edit was Tsumori Chisato.  This week I will be showing three looks.  I love the playfulness of her work and the cartoon quality.  I took a look at her fall collection and it looks as amazing.