undercover

another cool japanese label has to be 'undercover', by designer jun takahashi. he has been elected as fashion's new king of cool. he is my boyfriend, kym's favourite designer. ''mood of Undercover is expressed in two words that are part of the identifying label: "But beautiful." "In my head, there is always something beautiful and something ugly, which are equal," Takahashi says. "Simple beauty does not interest me. But just ugly does not interest me either." quoted from international herald tribune. to me, his works are dark, eerie, wierd, but beautifully crafted with tremendous detailing. its not something that i would like at first sight, i can only say that i am learning to appreciate his works. as i see the meticulous effort put into the detailing that i really truly admire. the japanese are so damn good at that. take a look at the 'undercover lab' tucked away in the back streets of harajuku. very cool. all photos are from www.archinect.com