Selected articles, links and videos on avant-garde fashion, labels and designers:
(Updated regularly)
Articles
What is Avant-Garde Fashion by Marc Richardson at Grailed
Collecting Avant-Garde Fashion, An Interview with Octavius La Rosa at Ssense
How Japanese Fashion Designers Changed Fashion at Nippaku
Miyake, Kawakubo and Yamamoto: Japanese Fashion in The Twentieth Century at The MET
The Avant-Garde Approach: Rei Kawakubo Tackles Business Like Her Designs at Fashion Magazine
The Avant-Garde Designers Who Haunt and Hypnotize Us at Fashion United
A Look into the world of Avant-Garde fashion and it’s roots at Augustman
A Timeline of the Japanese Design Avant-Garde at Ssense
Black – A tribute to avant-garde fashion’s favorite color at Eiigensinnig
Dark Avant-Garde Fashion at Eiigensinnig
Perpetual Revolution: The Paradox of Yohji Yamamoto at Another
Yohji Yamamoto Interview at The Talks
Rick Owens Interview at The Talks
Iris Van Herpen Interview at The Talks
Paving Your Own Path: An Interview with Kié Einzelgänger at Archive.pdf
The History of Carol Christian Poell at Grailed
Rick Owens Wants to Be the Iggy Pop of Fashion by Tim Blanks at Another
Issey Miyake – A Lifelong Journey Of Mastery at Sabukaru
Issey Miyake, Fashion Designer with Art-World following at Art News
“The Power of Clothing” According to Comme des Garçons’s Rei Kawakubo at Vogue
How Irving Penn and Issey Miyake Redefined the Fashion Photograph at Aperture
In conversation with Rick Owens on his design ethos.. at Russh
In Conversation With Irina Dzhus at Katblut Magazine
Ten Meets Yohji Yamamoto, Fashion’s Original Rebel at 10 Magazine
Rick Owens is Still Out There at GQ Magazine
An in-depth conversation with Marina Yee at 1 Granary
Links
Rick Owens Fashion Show Archives: Men ｜ Women
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