Aesthetics in DesignComparison of Fashion in India and Tokyo.

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Top Row: Harajaku fashion is when people dress up like other characters, also known as cosplay but they wear the outfits just like everyday wear. Can be: Kwaii (cute) Gothic Lolita (based on the Victorian-era) Ganguro (blonde hair and tanned skin).

Middle Row: Shibuya is a shopping district in Tokyo and is known to be one of the fashion centers of Japan. The sailor look is adorable and accessorizing with hot pink is the way to go.

Bottom Row: Spotted in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo were some more individuals with stylish fashion.

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India Street fashion is a mix of traditional pieces !om a girls mothers or grandmothers wardrobe

combined with her latest top !om zara or sarojni.

When it comes to design , Indian fashion can be best termed as amalgamation of the core elements of

traditional India with western influences in terms of silhouette, tailoring , details etc, which is why it has a global appeal and creates a symphony with a wide variety

of clients !om a% around the world.

COMPARISIONIndia has a rich textile industry and hence

indian fashion is more about traditional weaves done in an interesting manner and rich

embroideries and drapes. Whereas Tokyo showcases a vividity in their

silhouttes and surfaces.A lot of vigourous pattern making is involved in the clothes and

less of surfacing.

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Comparison of National And International Designers

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Issey Miyake vs Amit Aggarwal

-Heavyweight in the world of international fashion. This designer, born in Hiroshima, studied graphic design .

-His strength comes with his unique and original designs.

-Furthermore, his distinctive uses of traditional Japanese textile designs make his work one of a kind as much as it is particularly Japanese.

-Issey Miyake’s style is best known for its blend of flowing fabrics and designs of Eastern style with the technology and modern sensibilities of Western style.

Uses a wide array of both natural and synthetic materials.

- Utilize both function and form in his designs.

- In addition to his Pleats Please line, Miyake is known for his development of A-POC (A Piece of Cloth) – a single piece of ready to wear clothing

– various perfume, home furnishing, and hosiery products.

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Issey Miyake vs Amit Aggarwal

-Amit graduated in Fashion Design, !omNIFT, New Delhi in 2002.

-His inspirations come !om various forms of art and nature, yet he retains an interior landscape of imagination.

-Amit’s vision is to create a label that women treasure, live and love in, and can pass on to the next generation as an eternal symbol of style.

-A,arwal has firmly established himself as a fashion guru in a short span of time.

-creating successful co%ections !om day one; the designer’s latest faire is no exception.

-The co%ection juxtaposes hard silhouettes with diaphanous fabrics and architectural forms with so- pastel shades. Blending shapes and materials with an eye for detail, the designer manages to successfu%y adds fun while retaining a classic appeal to his ensembles.

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Issey Miyake vs Amit Aggarwal

These Designers emphasize mostly on the Tactile (textural) element of

aesthetics.

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Rei Kawakabo vs Manish Arora

-Rei Kawakubo born in 1942 in Tokyo, she studied fine arts and literature.

-In 1973, she established her own company, Comme des Garçons Co. Ltd in Tokyo and opened first boutique in Tokyo in 1975.

-Comme des Garçons specialises in anti-fashion, austere, sometimes deconstructed garments.

-She rose to fame when she popularized what was ca%ed by journalists as “Hiroshima chic,” clothes with an asymmetric cut with holes and !ayed, unsown edges.

-During the 1980s, her garments were primarily in black, dark grey or white. The materials were o.en draped around the body and featured !ayed, unfinished edges along with holes and a general asymmetrical shape.Later started to use brighter colors.

-Comme des Garcons designs include such elements as a mix of bright and dark colors, whimsica%y placed or upside-down pockets, de-emphasized shoulders and extra-long sleeves.

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Rei Kawakabo vs Manish Arora-Manish Arora graduated in 1994 a.er winning the Best Student Award !om Ni.,Delhi.

-In 1997 Manish Arora launched his own label "Manish Arora" 

-Arora launched his second label, "Fish Fry", in 2001.This colorful, sportswear-styled line was created in association with the athletic apparel manufacturer Reebok.

-He had a successful debut at the London Fashion Week in September 2005 and received an overwhelming response !om the press as we% as the buyers.

-Manish Arora is regarded by many as "the John Ga%iano of India".

-He is known for a rich palette of psychedelic colours and kitsch motifs in garments that combine traditional Indian cra.s like embroidery, appliqué and beading with Western silhouettes.

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Rei Kawakabo vs Manish Arora

These designers primarily emphasize on Visual and Tactile

elements of Aesthetics.

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Hanae Mori vs Pankaj & Nidhi

-Hanae Mori born January 8, 1926, in Yoshika, Shimane. First Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the fédération !ançaise de la couture in France-Her fashion house, opened in Japan in 1951, grew to become a $500 mi%ion international business by the 1990s.-In 1965, she successfu%y presented her first New York co%ection, "East Meets West". -Her signature design inspiration is the butterfly.

-Hanae Mori has made costumes for operas including "Madame Butterfly" and "Elektra", ba%ets including "Cindere%a" and musicals such as the Japanese production of "Evita".

-Her published books include Hanae Mori 1960-1989" and "Fashion – A Butterfly That Flew Across the Border.”

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Hanae Mori vs Pankaj & Nidhi-Pankaj & Nidhi are a talented young designer duo who launched their label in May 2006.

 Pankaj graduated with top honors !om the National Institute Of Fashion Technology (N.I.F.T.).

-Pankaj & Nidhi made sure their co%ection Florescence stayed on top of things with their a%uring individualistic style.

-They use a lot of flower motifs & even dream-like with silhouettes of roses in layered appliqués, pixilated precision and dynamic sequinwork with ombre dyeing.

-folds, pleats and four point tucks in dissymmetric patterns tied together with the unique technique of ba%-gathering.

-The diaphanous cotton-silk voiles, satins, silk-jerseys, gauzy silk-linens and gossamer silk-chiffons tied the floral effervescence together.

- easy-going and quaint

-Sensuously and effortlessly marrying western and Indian aesthetics, their label has received rave reviews in local and international media.

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Hanae Mori vs Pankaj & Nidhi

These designers basically emphasize on kinesthetic element of aesthetics in design.

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Kenzo Takada vs Falguni & Shane Peacock

-Kenzo launched in 1970 as the brainchild of Japanese-born Kenzo Takada.

-The look epitomizes "West meets East"

- merging fun prints with an ethnic vibe, flowers (the house’s signature), and textures to blend Kenzo's natural Japanese influences with Parisian culture.- In 1983, Kenzo launched menswear, and five years later, the first Kenzo !agrance was introduced, starting a highly successful series of !agrances and skin care.

-At the age of 60, Takada announced his retirement in 1999. Sardinia-based Antonio Marras took over as the head designer in September 2003 fo%owed byHumberto Leon and Carol Lim which currently head “Kenzo”.

 

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Kenzo Takada vs Falguni & Shane Peacock- Thedesigner duo’s story is synonymous with high luxury prêt and diffusion;

-Falguni & Shane Peacock have created their own niche over the last few.

-Falguni & Shane Peacock usebold colors, wild patterns

-A striking interweaving of reptilian scales and insect-like patterns.

-They use floral, dainty and spring like prints.

-The Peacocks, known for their flirtatious animal prints, they add colours to the fashion weeks.

-with parrot greens, bright oranges and sunny ye%ows.

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Kenzo Takada vs Falguni & Shane PeacockThese designers basically emphasize on the Olfactory and Visual elements of Aesthetics.

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Yohji Yamamoto vs Narendra Kumar

-Yohji Yamamoto is amazingly playful.

-He's a master tailor, yes, but that ski% is o.en put to work conjuring up wildly avant-garde silhouettes that conceal the wearer's form, creating a new shape altogether.

-And yes, much of his lineup might be done in his favorite color, black, but the sobriety is usua%y interrupted by shots of ultrabrights.-Constantly exploring the relationship between the masculine and the feminine.

-Yamamoto makes clothes for women with an artistic or inte%ectual bent.

-Raised by his mother, a self-employed seamstress working in postwar Japan, Yamamoto arrived at fashion a.er studying law at Keio University.

-in 1977 showed his first co%ection in Tokyo, under the name Y's. In 1981, he moved his presentations to Paris; he accepted France's Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1994.

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Yohji Yamamoto vs Narendra Kumar-Narendra Kumar was part of the second graduating class !om National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) New Delhi in 1990.

-Narendra launched his eponymous line in 2000 with a complete range of western wear for men and women.

-The line is based on modern cuts and silhouettes which integrates the luxurious aspects of specia%y woven Indian fabrics with hand cra.ed detailing.-Narendra Kumar's company, Arenah Design Studio, undertakes various corporate identity-clothing projects such as Marriott Group of Hotels, HSBC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Unilever etc.

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Yohji Yamamoto vs Narendra Kumar

These designers basically emphasize on Visual elements of Aesthetics.

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By: Prakriti , Tarveen, Chitrarth, Tenzing, Satyam and Saptarshi.

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