SOMA Magazine May 2012 : Page 26
I -Pose love 東 京 Text by Mike Burns Photography by Jake Hodgkinson I-Pose is the latest addition to SOMA’s ongoing tradition of introducing unique, cutting-edge features to our magazine. This section portrays the winners of our online competition, where SOMA readers posed as their favorite icons. In this issue, we featured young creative minds from Tokyo and ask them to explain the reasoning behind their choices. pose to 26
Love To Pose: Tokyo
Mike Burns
I-Pose is the latest addition to SOMA’s ongoing tradition of introducing unique, cutting-edge features to our magazine. This section portrays the winners of our online competition, where SOMA readers posed as their favorite icons. In this issue, we featured young creative minds from Tokyo and ask them to explain the reasoning behind their choices.<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: George Harrison <br /> Name: Taar <br /> Occupation: Producer/DJ<br /> <br /> “George is my all-time hero.My creative mind is affected by his novel and flexible ideas. I’m also in love with Pattie Boyd.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Jean-Michel Basquiat <br /> Name: Digikid84 <br /> Occupation: Author/Composer/DJ<br /> <br /> “The only word that comes to mind when I think of Basquiat is unique... very much like myself.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Lindsay Lohan <br /> Name: Fumie Kojima <br /> Occupation: Art Student<br /> <br /> “Lindsay Lohan often gets a bad name, but recently I started looking past that and discovered there is more to her. I regularly refer to her for fashion and style tips."<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Nicki Minaj <br /> Name: Mayu Tohfuku <br /> Occupation: J-Pop Artist/ Fashion Blogger<br /> <br /> “Nicki Minaj is so gorgeous! I love her fashion style and attitude. I try to take that into the way I dress as well as the way I perform.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: David Hockney <br /> Name: Yukiko Mizuno <br /> Occupation: Art Student/ Nylon Japan Blogger<br /> <br /> “Hockney is just such a great artist, one of my favorites. I don’t care about the gender of my personal icons; male or female... I still take fashion inspiration from them.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Nelson Mandela <br /> Name: Gordon Higgins <br /> Occupation: Architect/Rapper<br /> <br /> “The man embodies the struggles of a nation with his smile. His ideals of tolerance and equality are still very relevant. This manifests itself sartorially in his iconic combination of African batik prints and western tailoring. He’s the ideal modern African man.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Madonna <br /> Name: Yurie Ishitsuka <br /> Occupation: Fashion Sales<br /> <br /> “Madonna was amazing in the ‘80s. Her style is so iconic and it fits perfectly in Tokyo even now! She continues to look great, and I hope to look that good in the future.”
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