There’s something slightly grisly about Miharayasuhiro’s spring/summer 2013 menswear collection, inspired by David Lynch’s cult road movie Wild at Heart. Among the mandala shirts, crocodile-embossed Ts, wet-look biker jackets and blue python loafers is a paint-splattered pantsuit – one of the strongest looks from the show.
"The ink drippage print reinterprets traditional Japanese calligraphy, minus the delicacy"
The ink drippage print reinterprets traditional Japanese calligraphy, minus the delicacy. The bold, gestural lines evoke a new-age spiritualism, while recalling Pollock, Twombly, and Lynch’s messy shotgun beheading of one lecherous Bobby Peru. Artist Jun Inoue, who was responsible for the red and black splatters, also created a matching backdrop for the finale, furiously live-painting his signature "shodo" graffiti as the show went on.
Text by Kathleen Lee-Joe
