#tokyo funks

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If you're in Osaka between now and Feb 20, 2017, make sure to stop by the TokyoFunks / PinkPixiePrincess popup shop at Excube Gallery. These Japanese designers create a unique mashup of old school West Coast skater culture (Mark Gonzales/Santa Cruz Skateboards) X Japanese pastel subcultures (Fairy Kei/Cult Party).

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PATRICK KELLY PARIS

80年代を代表するデザイナーのひとり 故・PATRICK KELLY(パトリックケリー)

35歳という若さでこの世を去った彼のクリエイションは今でも多くのデザイナーに影響を与え、世界中に多くのファンがいます

かくいう私も20数年近く彼のコレクションをコツコツ集めているファンの一人です。去年はパリにある彼の墓参りにも行けました！

とはいうものの彼の作品は数年しか活動していなかった為に極て少なく年々価格も高騰し、近年では集めるのも非常に困難になってきてます...。

そんな最中、PATRICK KELLY リバイバル！！！のとんでもないニュースが飛び込んできました。絶対にexcubeで取扱たいっ！の熱意で何度も交渉の結果〜日本では最初に取扱できました！泣！嬉！

枚数も少なくなってきてますがE_SHOPにもアップしてるの是非！

http://excube.thebase.in

店頭にはリバイバルのアイテムだけでなく、貴重な過去のアーカイブアイテムもあるので是非！

[PATRICK KELLY]

Patrick Kelly Paris celebrates the life and art of an American fashion icon .

Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Kelly studied art at Jackson State University and then attended Parsons School of Design. While living in Atlanta at age 18 Kelly sold reworked, recycled clothes and served as an unpaid window-dresser at Yves Saint Laurent. YSL chairman Pierre Bergé personally sponsored Kelly in 1988 to form the Paris-based womenswear fashion house Patrick Kelly Paris. Kelly achieved his greatest commercial success in the late 1980s and in 1988 Kelly became both the first American and the first person of color to be admitted as a member of the Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Kelly studied art at Jackson State University and then attended Parsons School of Design. While living in Atlanta at age 18 Kelly sold reworked, recycled clothes and served as an unpaid window-dresser at Yves Saint Laurent. YSL chairman Pierre Bergé personally sponsored Kelly in 1988 to form the Paris-based womenswear fashion house Patrick Kelly Paris. Kelly achieved his greatest commercial success in the late 1980s and in 1988 Kelly became both the first American and the first person of color to be admitted as a member of the Chambre syndicale du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode.

Originally  sold in upscale retailers including Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale's and were worn by celebrities including Isabella Rossellini, Bette Davis, Cicely Tyson and Grace Jones. Known for the frequently incorporated bright colors,  embellished with ribbons , buttons and suggested a sense of whimsy and joy while sometimes addressing difficult issues of race.

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Ran into members of the TOKYOFUNKS - retro skate/surf - crew on the Takeshita Street in Harajuku tonight. Their main fashion brand is called Buttstain.

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Tokyo Funks popup shop May 29-30, 2015 in Los Angeles. (via piaki)

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Takuya and Chiharu on the street in Harajuku wearing fashion from 70s Monster, Bikini Monster, Buttstain, and Airwalk. They are both in with the Tokyo Funks skate/surf collective. Full Looks

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Chiharu and Takuya on the street in Harajuku w/ 1980s Vans, Jeremy Scott, Buttstain, Life’s a Beach & Tokyo Funks.