SOMA Magazine Spring Fashion : Page 28
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 28
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: Johnny Depp Name: Kenta Niikura Occupation: Actor <br /> <br /> “Johnny Depp is my hero. I admire his independence, unique style and attitude.<br /> <br /> For me, that’s really something special.” CA4LA hat Comme des Garçons shirt Ugo Cacciatori silver ring Dsquared2 bracelet Ayame x Kiit glasses<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Morrissey Name: Mike Ness Occupation: Artist / Musician<br /> <br /> “I do believe Morrissey once wrote ‘I wear black on the outside because black is how I feel on the inside.’ I suppose if I’m caught dressing like Moz on the outside, it’s because I feel Moz on the inside.”<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Pattie Boyd Name: Utano Sasaki Occupation: Student/ Vogue Japan Blogger <br /> <br /> “Pattie Boyd is my icon. She is so fascinating” <br /> <br /> Alexander McQueen dress<br /> <br /> Pose Like: Sebastien Tellier Name: Bryan Butcher Occupation: DJ / Model <br /> <br /> “Sebastien Tellier looks like a bad ass yet his music is very dreamy and romantic. I too am a romantic. Plus he’s down with Daft Punk and the Coppola family.” <br /> <br /> Nooka sunglasses<br /> <br /> I Pose Like: Audrey Hepburn Name: Akiko Murakami Occupation: Fashion Designer <br /> <br /> “I really love Audrey Hepburn’s personality, philosophies and way of thinking. I fell in love with her classic style! When I dress like her, I become full of love!” <br /> <br /> Dries van Noten gloves <br /> <br /> Hair and Make-up Mahiro Watanabe and Toru Takanishi <br /> <br /> Clothing thanks to: TLC, Jiyugaoka www.tlc-jiyugaoka.com Kind, Harajuku www.kind.co.jp Brand Collect, Shibuya www.brandcollect.com CA4LA, Shibuya www.ca4la.com
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