Noir Kei Ninomiya AW24
Designer Kei Ninomiya hates to sew. In fact most of his pieces look engineered together. AW24 featured a collection that left me thinking about the shoebox of different wires and cords that I have tucked away in the depths of my closet. A big jumbled mess that I have sworn I was going to need at some time and refuse to give up. That's what his collection felt like to me. I really liked it, felt like I needed it, but have actually no practical reason for it.
I'm not sure the designer ever intended his creations to be eye candy. I think this actually came from a very sculptural, even mathematical place. And I say that because a lot of the symmetry in his creations look like equations that were solved and translated into an image.
The show started out very light and fun with white based garments and candy colored accents in a bright pink, purple, blue, green and yellow. The material looked like some sort of plastic. There was even a few pieces that had colored wires comically piled upon a model. It reminded me of the Peanuts cartoon, whenever that messy one showed up he was always in a cloud of squiggles. The designs then morphed into a few more wearable pieces before exhibiting an oversized crocheted dress and ultimately some large multicolored sculptural pieces finished the show.
To the average person this fashion show would have seemed more like an art exhibition. Which it was, truly. But to a fashion designer you can sense the massive undertaking of these creations. In order for them fit and move with the body, they have to be masterfully executed. It was truly an honor to be able to attend the show of one of the most exciting new minds in Japanese fashion.
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