I just got back from Japan where I had some very special and unique experiences – for one, meeting with a man who, for Issey Miyake and for himself, experiments with dying processes employing root vegetable dyes and charcoal, coffee, various indigenous plants, layering color on pre-worn and original fabrics to varied effect working [...]
Posts Tagged ‘asia’
INQUIRY INTO JAPANESE CULTURE IN THE WEST
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asia, bitai, branding, brands, buddhism, chanoyu, dry gardens, emaki, geisha, genji, haiku, heian, ikebana, isshin, japan, japanese, japonica, japonism, kabuki, kami, kano, kimono, kyoto, luxury, noh, origami, samurai, sho, sumi-e, tea, tenryu-ji, Tokyo, trends, ukiyo-e, utagawa, west, woman, women on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
LOOKING to better understand perceptions and impressions of Japan, the Japanese, Japonism, Japonica, all related Japan culture – in the west.
There is frequent buzz about Japan’s influence on the youth market – manga – anime – gaming – technology – harajuku girls – those vending machines – j-horror – j-pop – etc.
Im looking to investigate [...]
State of luxury – viewpoints from Paris
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asia, byblos, chanel, chauncey, couture, Dana Thomas, dior, France, girlonthestreet, Luster, luxe, luxury, massification, Paris, Radha Chadha, seine, st tropez, Starck, superrich, trends, vuitton, zalkin on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chauncey writes about the current state of luxury from the French perspective. This week’s feature story on BrandChannel.com
