The quirky king of avant-garde sneakers, Japanese fashion designer Mihara Yasuhiro gets his kicks by challenging the boundaries of sport and fashion. By the late 90s, he had established himself as a footwear force with his muted, monochromatic, and distinctly urban styles. He soon entered into apparel, and later his successful partnership with PUMA in 2000 which has been causing a storm for over a decade. Hes a designer equally amused by geometrys proven formulas and the unpredictability of pedestrians in metropolitan Tokyo. Somewhere within this space Miharas boundless imagination strikes a balance to produce a whole shirt, bag, or sneaker thats grounded in logic but geared to dodge reason and surpass expectation.
For AW12 at Hervia, Puma by Mihara Yasuhiro brings a fresh look to our range of Winter urban-wear. The AW12 collection is an exploration of something that has long been apart of mundane daily life being made ultimately stylish and an integral part of modern, city living, bicycles. Mihara is known for exploring motions when sourcing inspiration for his design and he does so by looking at the way the bicycle travels, examining bike specs and spokes within his beloved Tokyo. He fuses cycling performance features with outdoorsy functionality: reflective, packable hoods adorn blazers and leather-patched shoulder bags roll down for swift maneuvering. Vulcanized footwear has a velodrome-worthy grip whilst deconstructed cycling shoes are flexible and lightweight. Tying the collection together is a distressed python print, set off by oranges and yellows. It is a showcase of Miharas constant quest for versatility and adaptability, underlined by urban panache that makes it perfectly appropriate for stylish modern living.
Jamie Bochert opened the Autumn/Winter 2012 Viktor & Rolf show, styled by Dazed and Confused Katie Shillingford, the mood of the collection was immediately set. Tense, dark glamour the order of the day with a serious untamed streak as models swept down a twisting catwalk in sheared sculptural furs and dresses trimmed with mink, under the backdrop of a full-moon projection. The wild things come out at night for Viktor & Rolf and when they do, they're dressed wholly for seduction.
The quirky king of avant-garde sneakers, Japanese fashion designer Mihara Yasuhiro gets his kicks by challenging the boundaries of sport and fashion. By the late 90s, he had established himself as a footwear force with his muted, monochromatic, and distinctly urban styles. He soon entered into apparel, and later his successful partnership with PUMA in 2000 which has been causing a storm for over a decade. Hes a designer equally amused by geometrys proven formulas and the unpredictability of pedestrians in metropolitan Tokyo. Somewhere within this space Miharas boundless imagination strikes a balance to produce a whole shirt, bag, or sneaker thats grounded in logic but geared to dodge reason and surpass expectation.
For AW12 at Hervia, Puma by Mihara Yasuhiro brings a fresh look to our range of Winter urban-wear. The AW12 collection is an exploration of something that has long been apart of mundane daily life being made ultimately stylish and an integral part of modern, city living, bicycles. Mihara is known for exploring motions when sourcing inspiration for his design and he does so by looking at the way the bicycle travels, examining bike specs and spokes within his beloved Tokyo. He fuses cycling performance features with outdoorsy functionality: reflective, packable hoods adorn blazers and leather-patched shoulder bags roll down for swift maneuvering. Vulcanized footwear has a velodrome-worthy grip whilst deconstructed cycling shoes are flexible and lightweight. Tying the collection together is a distressed python print, set off by oranges and yellows. It is a showcase of Miharas constant quest for versatility and adaptability, underlined by urban panache that makes it perfectly appropriate for stylish modern living.