* INDUSTRIAL DOLLS *

A popular doll, for instance the “Licca-chan” doll, has both a sweet appearance and an unnatural, mass-produced aspect. With the use of uniforms worn by company employees, such a state of contradicting values existing simultaneously is expressed in “INDUSTRIAL DOLLS,” the AUTUMN WINTER 2008 Collection by MIKIO SAKABE. The dual nature of uniforms, such as that a design originally intended to deny personal characteristics rather highlights the uniqueness of the inner self, is presented within a worldview unique to the designer.
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DESIGNERS: Mikio Sakabe / Shueh Jen Fang
Mikio Sakabe graduated from Hogeschool Antwerpen, Fashion Department, in 2006. Shueh Jen Fang, from Taiwan, met Mikio Sakabe while attending La Cambre art school in Brussels, and came to Japan for the joint launch of the brand “MIKIO SAKABE.” The brand officially participated in and showcased at the AUTUMN WINTER 2007 Paris Collection. In August 2007, the brand showcased at the “New Designers Met in Europe” (JFW) held at the 21_21 Design Sight inside Tokyo Midtown. It will hold a show during the AUTUMN WINTER 2008 Tokyo Fashion Week.