On Aura Tout Vu * HINAYA

On Aura Tout Vu Spring Summer 2011 - Haute Couture at Paris, official video images


I received a comment that he/she could not find garments used Hinaya textiles the other day among images I photographed On Aura Tout Vu' collection, I uploaded new images from different angles this time.


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＊Hinaya textile was used as a top material covering the skirt. It looked so soft, in contrast with very delicate and gorgeous materials.


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＊Hinaya textiles used for a long dress, and it has very special weave pattern, and has some sheer-ness. We added natural dye(degrade) over it. Rivia, a designer of On Aura Tout Vu commented that she loves this dress best in the collection.


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＊Dress with Hinaya textiles. They used the same textiles in the last collection as well. Yasen, On Aura Tout Vu designer mentioned that the textile is already perfect as a design, and feel so happy to use it.He also added that many attendees said that they wanted to see it more closely.


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＊Body suits used Hinaya Jacquard textile. It drapes beautifully.

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-31 13:26

Sakina M'sa

I attended the show of Sakina M'sa at 6pm on the same day 26th, after attending  On Aura Tout Vu and Jean Doucet's show.

I am not working with Sakina M'sa currently,  but after we met last Jan and July, we kept communicating with facebook and she invited me to her show once she knew that I was visiting Paris this time.

I guess we are the same age, but clearly we had a totally different background.

Her parents immigrated from Africa to France, and her mom worked as a maid when she was young. Her parents speak but can not write nor read French. This background made her study so hard at the school and read a lot of books. She had read many Japanese literatures like Mishima, Kawabata and Tanizaki.

She was fond of designing and dress making, and one day she made and showed a very original dress at a contest, and won a big applause. Then she received a educational fund to study at an art school. This is how she started her career.

The dress that made her what she is now....was a dress patch-worded a worn and torn old cleaning cloths she found at the school, and the turn out was outrageously good looking.

The story is so cool, and I was so touched and almost shed tears.

I hope one day in the future we work together.


Sakina M'sa 2011 spring & summer collection


Her show can be seen at the link below, and you can find me among the guests.


Défilé Sakina M’sa : sur le podium et dans les coulisses

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-30 13:55

2011/01/22 - 28 Paris - extra

･････････・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-29 14:57

Ideology as Taro Okamoto

I will be soon turning off my pc and checking out of the hotel, then take off my way back to Kyoto around 8pm today.

I stayed in PAris for a week, and I felt quite a bit off sprit with a time lag with this trip.

Whenever I went to bed, I woke up at 3am and stay awake till morining everyday.

However, it made my thoughts clear and sharp surprisingly enough.

Anyway, I had enough time to think over many issues and read books.

I had several books with me for this trip, and I ended up with reading only one book in bath tub and bed.

It comes to my heart so directly, so I repeatedly read same texts so many times in this book called "Ideology as Taro Okamoto" by Norio Akasaka.



「岡本太郎という思想」　赤坂憲雄著


ー「『世界文化』という基準があって、それに追いつくことが進歩だと考えているところに、文化観の根本的な狂いがある。

なるほど今日、世界じゅうはますます近代化され、同質化してくる。世界の歴史は、ひたすらその方向にひらいてきたし、そして今なお急速にその道を進んでいる。しかしそこにいいようのないむなしさが生まれていることも確かだ。なにかが欠けている。人間不在という感じ。

なぜだろうか。もちろん、さまざまの角度から説明されうる。その一つとして、私はそれぞれの文化の独自性、その実体が、強烈な生命力を失っているところに問題があると思う。

この普遍主義の傾向に対し、それをのり超えるものとして、私は逆に、それぞれの文化の固有の運命、特殊性にかけるべきだと主張する。どうも今までの日本の姿勢は、外にひらこうとしすぎるために、かえっておのれをゆがめていたようだ。猛烈に外にひらこうという意志と同時に、一方に、世界に通じなくてもいい、と決意する必要がある。そういう情熱によって、自分自身になりきれば、不思議に自信がわきあがってくる。

普遍が特殊を包含し、のり超えるという近代主義的な手続きではなく、内なる眼を見ひらき、逆に『特殊』から『一般性』を見かえし、のり超えるのだ。一見、孤独な努力だが。すると予想しなかった深いところで、意外にも人間がひらき、世界と通じあうのである。」


ー「はじめ、私は『日本人』であるよりも、『世界人』であればよいのではないかと考えた。青春の十年以上もパリに住み、世界のあらゆる文化圏に通じる場所で、世界人になりきろうと努力し、実践した。ところが、世界を見る場合、逆に自分の目を凝視しなければならなくなる。それは当然、自分を生育し、形成した特殊な諸要素につながる。私は明らかに日本人であったのだ。日本人としての存在を徹底してつかまないかぎり、世界を正しく見わたすことはできない。

中略

われわれは世界内の自己である。人間としてものを考え、自分を意識するとき、いつでも世界、自分を対立概念として考え、とらえるのだ。つまり、このひろがった世界に対して、とざされた自分。—それは当然、日本人としての自覚をふくむ。世界に対しての存在感である。」

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-28 16:15

Defile Jean Doucet, Jan. 26th(monday) 2011

On the same day as On aura tout vu's show on 26th, I attended the couture show of JEAN DOUCET at 3pm Paris time.

It was located at buddha-bar, and I did not know but it was one of the most popular spot in Paris before. In the center of the broad dance floor is the huge buddha, and was filled with asian motifs and very chic.

I heard they invited about 150 guests, but close to 200 attended to the show actually.

This time with JEAN DOUCET's collection, I was informed that he used so many Hinaya textiles for garments, but when I met Jean 3 days before at his atelier, he insisted that he did not want to show them to me until the show. So, I was so wondering what he made with a bit of uneasiness.

He paid so much respects to Hinaya at the show, and as a partner of the collaboration, I and Japanese guests I invited to the show were all seated at the front row.

However, I was told not to photograph the show there.

The person insisted that I am a very important partner and a VIP among the guests, representing Hinaya as well, so I must take it easy and have a seat. Also added that he will deliver official photos and DVD later.

I understood, make a clear sense.(I will show images as I receive official ones later)

The show itself was fantastic! 80% of all the garments used Hinaya textiles, and they were wonderfully done!

I can not tell how they were with my tongue, so I certainly will show photo and vidio images of the show soon.


・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

Yesterday, a day after the show, I had a dinner with Jean and Ridia(his business partner and designer), and talked about their plans.

I will not refer to the details of the talk, but it seems that a PR company located in L.A. will promote JEAN DOUCET by targeting mainly celebrities in Beverly Hills .

Yesterday at the dinner, I tried to tell where I and Hinaya stands among the collaboration, and even had hot arguments with them. However, I am confident that we had our thoughts understood then.

He will be in NYC next week, and I decided to meet him during my business trip to NYC. He also added that he would like to invite me to his LA headquarter in Sept.

I am not sure how this talk comes through yet...

I will take my dynamic step forward with a caution.

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-28 13:55

2011/01/26 10:00 a.m. on aura tout vu SS couture 11 " Flying Dream! "

On aura tout vu, who dressed Lady GaGa has been gathering more and more attention from fashion press these days.

They had more than 300 attendees at the show, and had so many applause during the show.

This is the third season since Hinaya started to support them with our textiles, and I feel that their creations are getting more sophisticated personally(not only with works used Hinaya textiles).

After the show, I commented designer Yasen, "I had a chills! Great works!".Then he replyed with "Yah, I was aiming at it!" with a big grin.

Yasen and Livia was chased by press reporters and so busy then, so we decided to have a talk over a lunch on 28th(fri) before I left Paris.

They said they will treat me!

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-27 15:33

Jan, 25th, 2011 in Paris

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-25 23:22