Theme Magazine issue 9 the NYFW FW 2021 & creativity edition

T H E M E PAGES

THE STOLEN GARMENT page 4

FROZEN WORLD page 24

KOH T

YUMII & ABBIE page 28

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KA WA KEY

page 12

50’S NOW

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ABC

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LITE BRITE

page 38

THE RENEGADE page 20

EDITOR’S VIEW

I’m not going to lie, this has been a weird year for fashion. COVID 19 has changed a lot of the comings and going through fashion. There was a point where we were considering putting the magazine on hold for some time which would have been painful. You know out of safety to myself and my staff.

But then out a long soul searching and prayer as well as seeing that with the proper precautions we could pull off a bunch of photo shoots. Pull of creatives need a place flourish.

The quarantine has taking away the ability to show up to a venue, network with the fashion world, talking about what ins and outs of fashion, hanging out with my friends near the runway, meeting celebs, seeing and being inspired by the creativity of the designer and taking photos. And two the last two season it was kind of robbed from me. Now what do we have, ZOOM SHOWS!!! Zoom shows…. Don’t get me wrong, I love what these designers pushing out, but fashion week is all about the pageantry. I used to setup my week and now I setup my living room. However, this to shall past.

This issue celebrates the CREATIVITY of fashion week. We feel like we’ve chose the right designers to showcase. The diversity and full palette of their designs.

Pop!!

Special thanks goes out Genius World Media, (A friend with camera) Emily and Gabby and to my students.

the STOLEN GARMENT

LOST IN TRANSLATION SHOW

PORA Swarovski head beads and metal chain headpiece LEKI yellow hound tooth poncho PARSHA faux leather shirt with pocket SINAME circular check printed top BUBU faux leather

PANC spangle tulle hoodie with corduroy back.

KNITSHIN wool vest with purple stripes. CALSET purple jogger pants

Designer Jungwoo Park Photographer Gun Sang Park Stylist Dahee Choi Make up Minji Kim Hair Eunhye Jo Headpiece Kyu Eun Park Knit Production Soojung Shin

KURONGE spangle camouflage beret with adjustable strap.

SOOT circular check top. FOYONI crochet mushroom khit dress DAISEN raw denim trousers

NAPAWA Swarovski beads and metal chain headpiece.

PIYONG BROWN and cream color blocked jacket with Swarovski beads. BUBU faux leather jogger pants

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KoH T URBAN ORIENTAL LUXURY

KURO-WASHI SINGLE TAILORED JACKET WOOL LINEN CHESTER COAT KURO-WASHI STRAIGHT CENTER PRESS TROUSERS

KoH T is a Japanese fashion brand with a creative team that embodies Japanese sensibilities. With an aim to create timeless wardrobe essentials, with an emphasis on the wearer’s personality, KoH T presents a collection that’s both progressive yet a revival of tradition. KoH T, helmed by Creative Director Taisuke Kohji and design partner Yumiko Ozawa, hopes to establish themselves as narrators of the story telling behind the careful construction of garments.

“Human beauty reflects the way of life and the philosophy of a person.” They have taken a strong stance in social responsibility, partnering with the production lines to create a more conscious working environment - a message they hope will carry to the future to create a better life. KoH T believes that the real value of clothing is both in the process, concluded with a beautiful product, not only in automation but also in human intervention - inherited over time and refined by each generation thereforth.

Recent accolades include SS21 Digital show at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, along with SS21 3D Digital show & Designer Residency at Helsinki Fashion Week.

CUPRA WOOL LONG SLEEVE SHIRT KURO-WASHI M51 COAT

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EXTRA VOLUME PUFF-SLEEVE SHIRT KURO-WASHI STRAIGHT CENTER PRESS TROUSERS

COTTON TENCEL PANELED MIDI DRESS

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KA WA KEY

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Photographer: Jarno Leppanen Hair: Maria Kovacs Hair Assistant: Chris Harris-Gibbs MUA: Michelle Strain MUA Assistant: Alesandra Nieri Assistant: Bertie Wells Models: Jack Blanco, Isiah Zion, Taia Tulher Shoes: Gola Venue: Lone Design Club and the Howard de Walden Estate SALES APPOINTMENT: sales@kawakey.com PRESS APPOINTMENT: press@ kawakey.com kawakey.com / @ kawakey / info@kawakey.com AUMTUMN WINTER 2021

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Through The Looking Glass, KA WA KEY AW 21 collection observes the duality of the imagination and reality inspired by larger than life characters and their dual personalities. Characters like Willy Wonka, Moira Rose, Peter Pan, Mad Hatter just a few to mention.

Through their AW 21 collection, KA WA KEY reflects the imaginative worlds they’ve visited and characters they’ve met during the past year, which has been rather different and even scary at times. TV and music have been a HUGE inspiration and has offered an escape from reality, opportunity to meet different personalities who have given us hope and a variety of amazing places to visit.

KA WA KEY wants to thank all the creatives and artist who have created content and entertainment to get us through these unexpected times. Without you, the times would have been much darker.

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Through The Looking Glass, KA WA KEY AW 21 collection is a playful and romantic combination of soft and fluffy knits using mainly RMS mohair and uniquely cut swirl patterns. The collection includes 7 pieces designed in collaboration with Japanese fabric manufacturer TORAY using their sustainable fabrics.

KA WA KEY is a London-based gender-fluid label by design duo KEY CHOW and JARNO LEPPANEN. The designer duo re-imagines traditional textile crafts using sustainable materials to rework everyday casual wear.

KA WA KEY are H&M Design Award Finalist, International Woolmark Prize 2018 semifinalist, Center of Fashion Enterprise Fashion Pioneer Program graduate, Royal College of Art’s Creative Brand accelerator programme graduate and currently part of Sustainable Fashion Accelerator by The Trampery

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AFC kaoism(e) by Kao Tomiyama - Japan @kaoism_e diaments colour by Daisuke Oguchi - Japan @diamentscolour Syzygy by Yuan Lung Kao Taiwan @syzygy.online continued_studio by Newman Han - South Korea @ continued_studio YONLOKSAN by Aoi Niikuni - Japan @yonloksan

Asia Fashion Collection is an incubation project produced and sponsored by Vantan Inc. and PARCO CO., LTD, in partnership with other Asian affiliates. AFC provides a platform for emerging talent in the Fashion industry, throughout Asia, to compete for a chance to debut their collections during New York Fashion Week. Seven brands, from a number of Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, will debut their collections as a part of AFC’s annual runway presentation at NYFW. AFC is passionate about discovering and nurturing new talent, while widening the reach in the fashion industry by fostering the growth of the continent’s most promising up-and-coming designers.

AFC’s Judges include: Kaname Murakami (Editor in Chief, WWD Japan), Masaya Kubota (Director of First Business Affairs Department, BEAMS), Daiki Nakane (TOKYO BASE STUDIOUS Brand Director/ Buyer), Chihiro Sekine (Women’s Merchandiser, Isetan Mitsukoshi), and Fumiya Yoshinouchi (Editorial Board/Director, fashionsnap.com)

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THE RENEGADES

Designer: Fatale Maison @fatale_maison Stylist: Titania hollywood @teehollywood_ Makeup artists: Sterling williams @a_ promise_kept Sholpan Rustemova @ usa_sholpan Hairstylist Sterling williams @a_ promise_kept Titania hollywood @ teehollywood_ Models: Jay @yo.im.jay Phairy @phairyz Brandon Jerrod @brandonjerrod Photographer: GeniusWorldMedia

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FROZEN WORLD

Model Helena simon Photographer GeniusWorldMedia

YUMII MUSE

ABBIE ARISTA

Designer: Fatale maison Photographer: GeniusWorldMedia

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PHOTOS & clothes made BY BAILEY.IV MODEL EMILY OPPER MUA GABRIELLE GODINO ARTICLE BY ELIZABETH KIER ARIANA DRAPER HAIR STYLIST

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LITE BRITE

MODEL ANASTASIA VERSHININA CLOTHES & PHOTOGRAPHY BY BAILEY.IV

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