A whimsical yet timid collection from designer Jun Takahashi. Interesting to see brighter colors on the shoes and makeup but not on the garments.

Undercover designer Jun Takahashi opted out of showing on the Paris runways and instead took his models to a forest outside Tokyo to be photographed in subzero temperatures. The technical silver jackets and ultra sleek helmets were a perfect match for the Mylar survival blanket runway. But Takahashi doesn’t just design clothing. His jackets are reworked with lining made of membranes and micro-capsules developed for NASA to regulate body temperature by absorbing heat and releasing it when outside degrees drop. And it looks good! Sweater dresses, long leather coats and black velvet rounded out his more toned-down pieces this season. But front and center were coats worn with matching monochromatic tights and dresses. The Undercover fall collection basically answers all my questions about looking fierce in the winter months.

GALLERY: Undercover Fall 2009

LINKAGE: Style.com

The Undercover show, according to Style, took place on a Mylar blanket runway in a forest in a Japan. There were just two models and supposedly it was cold as all get out, done to highlight the high-tech nature of Jun Takahashi’s fabric choices. According to the article:

“Takahashi hybridizes biker jackets, puffers, parkas, regular tailoring, and knits to produce lightweight jackets and coats, which are lined with membranes and microcapsules developed for NASA. Some of them absorb body heat indoors and then release it when the wearer steps out into colder conditions. Others will block biting windchill, even though they’re ostensibly as flimsy as blazers.”

Read the rest of Undercover Autumn 2009: the Slickness!, HERE

Coming out from the shadows, WWD reports that Jun Takahashi’s label Undercover is set to be the guest of honor at Pitti Immagine Uomo. Past guests included the famed Martin Margiela and Thom Browne.