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Here is the first look at what we can expect from luxury label mastermind JAPAN with another very astute collection that surrounds much of the roots of the label. A collection that consists of classic items provided with a distinctive touch that is often associated with the skull motif the Japanese label is renowned for.
Images from Swagger Dap via HS.
mastermind JAPAN Fall/Winter 2010 Collection is a post from: SLAMXHYPE
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It was Graduate Fashion Week last week, it did take me by surprise in a way. The students from South-East Asia really impressed me. The Japanese has recognition in the fashion world we all know that, but now the Chinese and Koreans have gained a positive reception. Read more here.
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Red8World—the newest watch brand on the market—has something to say. Conceived of and developed by watch veteran Christian Bédat (who is behind the brand that bears his name), Red8World watches are designed to communicate philosophical concepts like interracial harmony, love and eco-consciousness—all depicted via interlinked words written on each watch’s bezel.
The six different messages come in different color combinations of case, bezel and dial. One watch features the words EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA and AMERICA; another shows BLACK, YELLOW, WHITE and RED8. Other bezels feature PEACE, LOVE, BOY, GIRL; OX, TIGER, HARE, DRAGON; BROWN, GREEN, PLANET, EARTH; and NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST. Hoping to create a cultlike following, Bédat priced the watches reasonably ($880). The caseback is engraved with the words DESIGNED ON EARTH, PRODUCED IN ASIA.
“Basically I’m saying, Who gives a damn where it is designed?” says Bédat. “The fact is it’s a global watch. The movement is Japanese, it’s produced in China, the website is designed in Korea and it’s shipped out of Switzerland, where I live.”
Details include 42mm round stainless steel or PVD (black, gray, brown) cases, interchangeable rubber straps and Japanese-made, self-winding, eco-auto-quartz “I-matic” movements, which require no replacement batteries.
(vegasmagazine.com)
I love Christian’s design concept…Why not look fashionable and convey a positive message at the same time!
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I’ll admit it, these Japanese 19th century inspired wrist-watches by Steampunk have got to be the craziest things I’ve seen in a long time. Talk about hardware! These watches incorporate materials from leather to metals like copper and even foam pieces! Although many of the artisanal pieces are a bit impractical to wear on a daily basis, we must agree that these watches have a very appealing aesthetic! They might look straight out of Disney’s animated move The Rescuers, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a brave soul sport one of these crazy time pieces!
Thanks Gizmodo!
