The photograph above is an image of Dr Gene Shermans notebook
which records all the amazing pieces that she formally collects. For Gene the
mantra, ‘buy less, buy better’ is evident in her 25 piece wardrobe which
includes the pieces of mostly Japanese designers including Yohji Yamamoto,
Issey Miyake and Rei Kawakubo.
The work of these Japanese designers can be described as timeless, original
in design and often unusual, which allows the pieces to easily transcend a
six-month fashion season. Gene purchases garment during her two annual trip to
Tokyo and when she gains a new piece she retires another which she documents
carefully and donates/has donated to power house fashion museum. For Gene, this
slower pattern of consumption enables her to create a deeper level of
engagement with the clothes themselves and to build over time a personal
ongoing narrative and set of associative values. I want my collection to
correspond with this kind of value and ongoing history.
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