winter woes no more

instead of having a show, jun takashi instead took just two models into a forest and shot the above simulated runway. the models walked down a "runway" of Mylar survival blankets in subzero temperatures and the point, though, was that the they were not cold. the collection was lined with membranes and microcapsules developed for NASA.

"Some of them absorb body heat indoors and then release it when the wearer steps out into colder conditions. Others will block biting windchill, even though they're ostensibly as flimsy as blazers.Some of them absorb body heat indoors and then release it when the wearer steps out into colder conditions. Others will block biting windchill, even though they're ostensibly as flimsy as blazers."

he wanted to step away from showing to focus more on research and development which resulted in a collection that married modern technology with functional design. finally a winter collection that's both beautiful to wear and completely wearable in cold, harsh weather. there is hope for me yet.

oh, and i love how you can see the progression from day to night to dawn in the forest (l-to-r)