FUR FUR - I know Japanese Fashion week was like 2 weeks ago but. this was hot!
Something always intrigues us Americans to Japanese Fashion, and something always intrigues the Japanese to American Fashion. Here is the perfect situation where an American style spoke to Japanese designer, Aya Furuhashi, to create a line that would definitely be a crowd pleaser in the states. Boho-chic was and definitely still is a huge part of American fashion. Reaching its height in 2004-5 by the likes of Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, the Olsen twins, and Nicole Richie, these starlets wore clothes inspired by different bohemian and hippie influences. Personally I feel that boho-chic is a sort of artistic way to dress like a homeless person and looking fierce at the same time. That oversized distressed t-shirt, tattered jeans and chunky boots could easily seen on any homeless person on skid row in Downtown Los Angeles, except it is taken to the runway look with fabulous gold and wooden accessories. Furuhashi’s line Fur Fur for 2010 was nothing less of boho-chic with a well-awaited Japanese twist that captivated my attention.
As s spectator from the states, I can appreciate the Victorian influences, but I can much more relate and engage to the modern Boho-chic influences Furuhashi used to create her line—Fur Fur. Fabulous pieces seemed to be created by the mixture of different fabrics and textures. I loved the neutral color pallet—so universal to all body types! The risks she took to be out of the ordinary, definitely stuck her gold. I particularly loved her jackets and outerwear with a sort of flair that only would be appropriate in Japanese everyday fashion, but SHOULD be appropriate for universal everyday fashion. Though the styling may look a little bit busy, there is no doubt that there are breathtaking statement pieces under all of that fabric! But I’m not going to lie, I loved the crazy accessories and the bundles of different fabrics that put her show in full force. Japanese fashion impresses me time and time again and Fur Fur, was “fur sure” fashion forward— (cue the laugh track).
