HOUYHNHNM's picks 13 brands to watch for "Spring/Summer 2023!

The Paris Men's Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2023 was held from June 21 to 26 this year. HOUYHNHNM's team visited the site and checked out 25 shows and more than 30 collections including presentations and exhibitions. Since the Corona disaster, most of the new collections have been presented online, but this time many brands chose to present their collections in real life. We saw not only the clothes, but also the venue, the models, the production, the visitors, and the people who gathered outside the venue to catch a glimpse of the invited celebrities.... There was a multifaceted interest in fashion, an entertainment aspect that could only happen at a live show. A sense of presence and exuberance that cannot be obtained through a monitor. No matter how much the Internet and smartphones evolve, fashion is still something to be enjoyed physically. Let's take a look at the collections of the hottest brands at a glance!

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04 KENZO. Kenzo

A huge pennant hanging in the venue, 1970 was the year that Kenzo Takada, the founder of the brand, opened his first boutique in Paris.

Seniors and juniors.

THE FUTURE IS IN THE PAST" is an exhibition being held at the Bunka Gakuen Fashion Museum through November 13. This is an exhibition of Nigo's vintage collection at his alma mater, Bunka Fashion College, and its related facilities. In a greeting posted at the entrance of the museum, Nigo explains, "When I learned that Kenzo Takada, a senior at Bunka Fashion College, was actively interacting with Bunka students, I thought, 'Is there anything I can do to help the young people who will lead the fashion industry in the future? It has been exactly one year since Nigo was appointed artistic director of Kenzo this past September, and reading this article, one can feel Nigo's strong respect for Takada once again. This is of course a part of the new "Kenzo" creations as well, and the outline of this collection was also shaped using the Maison's archives as a motif. For example, the pennant-like design used to decorate the venue and clothes was an adaptation of a flag from the 1980s. The addition of bright colors and patterns unique to "Kenzo" gave the entire collection a glamorous impression. The sailor and workwear designs used throughout the collection are also effective. At first, critical fashion journalists questioned Nigo's skill, but we believe that the contents of this collection successfully dispelled their doubts. . Expectations are high for what kind of story NIGO® will weave for Kenzo in the future.

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That store, which is in Colette's blood, is closing.

The concept store "Nou" was closed. The store is known to have been launched in 2018 by senior members of the long-established Parisian "Colette" and has been a topic of conversation since its opening. We do not know the circumstances of the closure, but it is a shame because we once covered it for our magazine, Huynem Unplugged.