80s futurism fashion

Kansai Yamamoto fits David Bowie in one of his designs Every once in a while, pop culture gives us a duo whose legacies feel almost magnetically intertwined. David Bowie and the Japanese designer Kasai Yamamoto created some of the most iconic, gender-bending stage outfits the world had ever seen.

Thierry Mugler A/W 1986

Ursa Major * Ursa Minor

France, Paris, 10 April 1979. Fashion show of Kansai Yamamoto autumn-winter 1979/1980 women's ready-to-wear collection.

The 1960s were a time of innovation and exploration. While science ventured into space with a series of missions culminating with the Apollo 11 touching ground on the Moon in 1969, fashion foresaw a broad cosmic future, experimenting with new technologies and fabrics. This week’s drop is inspired by the metallic trends and modern shapes of 1960s Space Age fashion and the retro futurism of that era as it evolved into the 70s and 80s. Predicting women’s fashion in the year 2000, the ‘Space…

Despite the fact that Halloween has been celebrated for almost 2,000 years, the costumes we are accustomed to today have only been around for about 100 years.

Despite the fact that Halloween has been celebrated for almost 2,000 years, the costumes we are accustomed to today have only been around for about 100 years.

Thierry Mugler, 1979

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