Published by Kodansha Bilingual Comics, March 12, 2001. Size: 26 x 36,5 cm — Possibly the most intriguing approach to commemorating a lookbook collection, and conveying a certain message within an evocative way. What better way to collaborate with renowned Nobuyoshi Araki, along with 100 girls from modern Tokyo were photographed in nature for Yoshiki Hishinuma's spring 2001 collection. Yoshiki, who started his label in 1992 formerly worked alongside Issey Miyake before starting Hishinuma design studio in 1985. His focus was fundamentally on textiles through innovative applications of new technologies combined with traditional Japanese craft practices. Working briefly for Miyake Design Studio during 1978, you can see much of the influence he had on the house, especially through Issey's departure from designing in 1996 when Naoki Takizawa had taken over as creative director. Much of the DNA of Yoshiki's work was focused on reinvigorating and challenging traditional shibori, which in Japanese translates to "to wring, squeeze and press". Yoshiki further developed shibori to new contemporary meaning through high-tech shibori heat shrinking, laminating, and dissolving threads. Excellent condition