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It's easy to lump a bunch of newer designers into a category based on runway images or the myopic view of a particular store buy, but by doing so we can easily miss the defining details that set them apart. (Mainstream media often lumps Rick, Julius, N(N), Undercover together as well as more recent labels, Damir & BBS.) Besides being incredibly reductive, what does calling them 'goth-ninja' even achieve, apart from being an inside joke on another forum we frequent? I've said this many times and I don't like to preach, but clothing is a tactile experience.

I was at the last Boris show and it was an excellent collection. Stark textures and geometric shapes, impeccable tailoring in heavy felt wool fabrics, notably defined structured shoulders (the antipodean brother of Damir). He's obviously still finding his own voice but he is definitely progressing.

I also don't see how a comparison to Poell has value beyond personal preferences; they clearly occupy different spheres in the fashion world. Regarding joints it's a very old concept that goes back to plate armor. Junya also did joints, but when he did he was solving a problem of functionality - he shrunk the jacket to the point where it was necessary for movement.

so this is where all you melbourne peeps hang out :-)

I'm into this stuff. Do they all make it themselves? Because it's virtually identical everywhere - I'd love to just buy it myself.

Right here, or at your not-so-friendly local asian supermarket. Tastier and hotter than the ones you'll find in most restaurants.

a friend just came back from italy with some local produce

damn. i wish i could bring food like this back to sydney.

greens that mostly got ignored

haaay, we have the same pot, it's chez 70s!

my girl and i made quenelles de brochet inspired by tour d'argent, a quenelle of ocean prawns, light and fluffy served with a rich stock of prawns & snapper, blanketed with velouté and topped with gruyère, lightly grilled until golden brown.

duck ragu rigatoni, which wasn't the best choice as the huge rigatoni needed a heavier, stickier sauce to 'fill' the pasta.

whizkit, you know i want that yohji shirt. oh, the things i'd do for a sz.1 or 2.

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^ leaving in 7 days

Could anybody please recommend me another place besides Sushi Dai (Daiwa Sushi) in Tsukiji Fish Market? Every single blog/review says to go to this specific place, but it's gonna be a bit of a hassle with the size of our group + limited time in Tokyo ...

Those are two different places, Sushi Dai is actually next to Daiwa Sushi. Try Sushi Zanmai (10-8, Tsukiji 4-Chome, Chuo-ku, look out for the big tuna on the signage). They are currently offering a discount deal on a toro set (o-toro, chu-toro, akami, seared toro & a hand roll). Cheaper, not as many tourists, and you won't be hurried out of the place.

this jacket is still doing the rounds.

Good thread, raj.

this is a funny question.

people ask this as if there's anything they can even do about it.

a girl, just like a guy (yes, we're both humans), will decide within seconds/minutes whether you're going into the friend zone or the fuck zone, it's a simple yes/no in her brain, and after that you might as well just fuck or give up.

Not quite.

A woman will decide if she definitely does NOT want to sleep with you within seconds/minutes. The rest get put in the MAYBE zone and whether you stay in there is dependent on a plethora of things that can be anything from whether you're as interesting as you appear to be, to her emotional state, to something you might think is irrelevant like the day of the week. This is also why women constantly throw shit tests at guys.

definitely an ill jacket, but needs a lam suet head.

It's true, Yohji is on the advisory board to Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. (MUJI) and has been helping to oversee the brand direction. YY inc. designed the limited edition Muji Labo line but it's always been kept on the down low.

how can he sell??