On November 17th, writtenafterwards held their "writtenafterwards 10th Anniversary Collection "After Wars" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. The collection was held in conjunction with the exhibition "Decoration is Flux," which was held at the museum from the 18th to February 25th. They unveiled their Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
This season's theme was the post-war period. The show kicked off with songs like "Aogeba Totoshi" and the opening theme song of the former TV program "Hodo Station." A model wearing a pink outerwear and checked shirt with vertical and horizontal pleats created in a checkered pattern walked forward surrounded by a crowd of reporters. A blue coat made using the same technique was also paired with a checked top and bottoms, and various check patterns were used.
A performance featured a model wearing a kimono on a handcart by a soldier, a hoodie and checked pants made from tattered paper and duct tape, and yellow fabric and eyewear symbolizing an explosion. The exhibit features an object made up of many charred kimonos and children wearing red coats reminiscent of the red dress from this fall/winter collection, which combined haute couture silhouettes with Japanese materials and techniques and was inspired by the wreath that Obama laid at the Atomic Bomb Memorial. Other eye-catching designs shared with the collection over the past few seasons include a coat decorated with numerous wreaths. Also featured are a model carrying a charred doll, a coffin and a corpse, a translucent dress that appears to have melted from the heat, and boys wearing dresses with a thousand paper cranes and school uniforms. The object dress, which appears to be wearing the forest and mountains, was inspired by the Japanese people who grew up surrounded by mountains and nature. The collection is a culmination of 10 years of blurring the boundaries between collection and art, and communicating the times and its messages. "For the past year or two, I've been thinking about whether I could express the post-war period through fashion. I wanted to express the connection between eras, and the close connection between fashion and the times. I thought that the outbreak of the war was also due to the masses disguising themselves, so I picked up on the spirit and group of Japanese people," said Yamagata Yoshikazu. Regarding the next 10 years, he said, "I've always said that this is fashion, but I want to be able to say that this is fashion. I want to present it overseas as well."
