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2019.01.08 DEVOA F/W 2019/20 Creative Look-BookWe are very proud to be able to share the new DEVOA F/W 2019/20 Creative Image Look-Book exclusively with you on TRANSGRESSIVE. These pictures are the third collaboration between Designer Daisuke Nishida and celebrated Japanese photographer LEN. In these abstract image shots the photographer used broken glass and various techniques to create a surreal mood of implied violence and destruction to represent the balance of Destruction and Creation around which the collections have always revolved. We hope to publish alternative shots showing more of the actual designs and shapes of the clothing closer to the date of the Devoa Paris exhibition later this month as well as an interview with･･･

2018.10.24 CIVILIZED JAPAN S/S 2019 LOOK BOOK (Pt.1)The Summer of 2018 has been one of the hottest on record with temperatures in Tokyo reaching higher and hotter than most other places in Asia. It was in this extreme climate that Satoshi Okugawa , the designer of Civilized, created his new collection. Designed to be worn despite heat and humidity and to protect the body and allow movement and action even when the idea of wearing clothes seems more like a penance rather than a pleasure the new collection is stripped down and minimalist to the max. However, it still features the trademark tech attention to detail and focus on new materials and technology that has gained Civilized･･･

2018.02.15 CIVILIZED X STEALTHPROJEKT F/W 2018 (PT. ONE)One of the biggest problems about having a career which is partly built around discovering and promoting new and exciting creators is that sometimes there are no strong new people coming through. Recent times have shown a glut of copycat brands and places that support them who not only seem to thrive on their lack of originality but have also diluted and tainted a certain image to such an extent that it has now become stale and unfashionable to appear to be so. One Brand and Designer that is creating something fresh, wearable and interesting is Satoshi Okugawa the creator behind the cult Japanese label : CIVILIZED. As the name･･･

2018.02.05 The Viridi-anne 2018A/W Collection : “Correction 2”The Viridi-anne 2018 A/W Collection : “Correction 2” We are very proud to present exclusively on-line the complete look-book for the new collection. Please check back in soon for an upcoming exhibition report and interview with the designer. According to the designer Tomoaki Okaniwa the new A/W collection is part 2 of their two part “Correction” collection in which he has worked to correct and improve on any collections he has done in the past to the point where he feels this is the best collection so far. I don’t need to tell you how strong this collection is. Just check out the images below :     Selections from･･･