photography by CHIKASHI SUZUKI
style by YASUKO FURUTA
creative direction by OLIVIER ZAHM
featuring SAKURA ANDO
Chikashi Suzuki rang our doorbell 20 years ago, having just landed from Tokyo. He said that he wanted to assist his favorite photographer, Anders Edström, and to shoot for us. We gave him his first story in Purple the following week. Since then, he has become a regular contributor to Purple and our guide to the Tokyo underground scene.
When we decided to shoot our favorite looks of the season in Tokyo, we immediately thought of his photographic eye. In this story, he captured the visual spectrum of daily life in Tokyo — from a private apartment to the city’s traditional gardens and colorful, busy streets; from the studio of artist Tomoo Gokita to Isamu Noguchi’s “Heaven,” an indoor stone garden at the Sogetsu Plaza.
One of Japan’s most talented young actresses, Sakura Ando — who has worked with Kiyoshi Kurosawa and alternative filmmakers like her sister Momoko Ando — interprets our selection of the best looks from the Fall / Winter collections.
Mohair dress and hat AND RE WALKER
Blue and white lace shirt and cotton checked pants TOGA
Orange foil denim jacket, teal corset, and pink brocade skirt MARQUES’ ALMEIDA
Pink wool jacket, green silk shirt, peach wool pants, and blue leather shoes PRADA
Navy velvet embroidered jacket and pants MAION MARGIELA
Artist Tomoo Gokita holds one of his paintings. Sakura Ando wears a guipure blouse, leather pants, and heels LOUIS VUITTON
Jacquard damier jacket, black cady pants, and leather Derby shoes EMPORIO ARMANI
White cotton dress and black cowhide boots SACAI
Black and red blouse and skirt, gold metal earrings, nose ring, and boots GIVENCHY by RICCARDO TISCI
Black dress, pants, and shoes JUNYA WATANABE
Ballerina printed silk cape, ruffle pants, and woven leather heels CÉLINE
Red fishnet tulle Lulu dress and petticoat, brass spider brooch, and leather Fetish boots SAINT LAURENT by HEDI SLIMANE
Brick marino vest, caramel silk shirt, wool skirt, belt, jewelry, and pumps VANESSA SEWARD
Striped wool sweater, blue shirt, checked skirt, crystal earrings, leather bag, and lacquered python heels MIU MIU
Pleated cardigan, sheer nude turtleneck, suede Cyborg skirt, belt, earrings, Filipa sunglasses, and boots LOEWE — Isamu Noguchi, Heaven, 1978, stone garden, Sogetsu Headquarters Building, Tokyo
Black and off-white knitted wool top and skirt DIOR
Rust leather mini dress and boots FENDI — Isamu Noguchi, Heaven, 1978, stone garden, Sogetsu Headquarters Building, Tokyo
Plumetis tulle sequined embroidered jacket, mohair sweater, tweed skirt, and bicolor pumps CHANEL — Isamu Noguchi, Heaven, 1978, stone garden, Sogetsu Headquarters Building, Tokyo
[Table of contents]
Night Pictures
by Olivier Zahm, Stéphane Feugère, and Brad Elterman with a portfolio by Kate Simon
by Thomas Lenthal
by Jeffrey Deitch
by Arnaud Viviant
by Angelo Flaccavento
by John Jefferson Selve
by Mehdi Belhaj Kacem
by Olivier Zahm
by Sven Schumann
by Olivier Zahm
by Glenn O'Brien
by Olivier Zahm
by Olivier Zahm
by Robi Rodriguez
by Camille Bidault-Waddington
by Petra Collins
text by Paul Preciado
by Alex Antitch
by Juergen Teller
by Casper Sejersen
by Benjamin Alexander Huseby
by Theo Wenner
text by Karley Sciortino
by Sandy Kim
by Andreas Larsson
by Katja Rahlwes
by Giasco Bertoli
by Gianni Oprandi
by Olivier Zahm
by Stephan Crasneanscki
by Olivier Zahm and Donatien Grau
by Hugo Tillman