SENSE March 2012 the TEXT in VISVIM 2012 Spring Summer












Dazed & Confused issue 35, October 1997, is a special music issue built around a portfolio of British bands, with Goldie, Howie B, Leftfield’s Neil Barnes and Dego of 4 Hero on the cover. Features cover pop promo directors, roadies, and an artist’s project by Peter Saville. The Levi’s Vintage Clothing campaign runs through the front of the book, photographing worn denim and workwear against weathered wood, each garment captioned with the trade and decade it was originally issued to. Download the full issue PDF, or find it with the rest of the archive on the server page.








Dazed & Confused issue 17, published ahead of the UK release of Trainspotting in February 1996. The lead feature collects interviews with the novel’s author Irvine Welsh, director Danny Boyle and Ewen Bremner. The issue also carries Tori Amos, Carine Roitfeld and Nick Cave, and It’s All A Veneer, a fashion series photographed against wood panelling. Katharine Hamnett Denim and Daniel Poole run across the advertising pages. Download the full issue PDF, or find it with the rest of the archive on the server page.
Dazed & Confused issue 9, March 1994, presents a Björk cover story alongside an early Alexander McQueen feature, titled Conflicting Conviction, and Fashion Television – In The Box, a fashion series photographed against a plain box set. Reproduced here in full: the Björk feature, including the interview pages, followed by every fashion editorial in the issue — Kiss Me Quick, Inside Out, Sunburnt Snowblind and Smiling, Don’t Try This At Home, Smile It’s Easy and Posh Punks. Download the full issue PDF, or find it with the rest of the archive on the server page.
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Lightning Archives Military Jackets (revised edition) is a reference volume that assembles hundreds of vintage military jackets—from field coats to flight and bomber styles—into a 242-page photographic index, printed in Japan. Each garment is reduced to front, back, and detail shots, annotated with brief data about model, era, and origin, turning decades of conflict and logistics into orderly rows of fabric, hardware, and serial numbers. The revised edition simply expands and updates this taxonomy, confirming that uniforms designed for war now circulate as images and commodities, stripped of purpose, filed away as another closed chapter in a series of collectible books.
Download link available below or through the server page.

Stone Island Navigation Series: Shedding Light by Liam MacRae deploys a canine unit as both subject and sensor. The sequence examines tracking protocols, movement signatures, and light scatter in terrain navigation. Objective: assess animal-assisted pursuit as a guidance vector. Visual narrative captures the moment of release—unleashing the chase to test instinctive tracking against controlled illumination parameters.


MIlla Jovovich by Juergen Teller for Strenesse fw97
Naturally dyed Italian nylon with a white goose down fill, ribbed collar, 2 slanted snap button pockets, Talon zippered utility pocket on one sleeve, patch detailing on the placket and hand–stitched sashiko.


















Utilitarian-inspired Japanese fashion brand Man of Moods presents a selection of shots exhibiting a 2016 spring/summer collection titled “Mountain of Moods.” Featuring the brand’s usual blend of sleek lines and practical engineering, “Mountain of Moods” will be unveiled at House Gallery Space in Tokyo on September 15. With photography from Teppei Hoshida and styling by Tomoyuki Sasaki.






























The red GORE-TEX shell takes inspiration from a classic M-65 military jacket and also features a drawstring over sized collar with a packable hood for added detail and function. Look for this jacket to be available through select visvim retailers this week as well as through F.I.L. locations in Asia.
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A page from 'TEXT in visvim', the visvim Spring/Summer 2012 feature in Japan's SENSE Magazine (March 2012). Naturally dyed, hand-constructed pieces from Hiroki Nakamura.

The SUBSECTION SERIES is a fragrance collection by Visvim, inspired by founder Hiroki Nakamura’s encounter with French fragrance designer Blaise Mautin over 20 years ago. The series includes candles, room sprays, and diffusers, each available in various scents. Notable fragrances are NO.1 F.I.L., a blend featuring patchouli and sandalwood, and NO.7 KYOTO, inspired by a morning visit to Kyoto’s Sanjusangendo temple.
















FORTY PERCENTS AGAINST RIGHTS (FPAR), a Japanese label by Tetsu Nishiyama, who also runs WTAPS and ran the 1990s FPAR. Message-based graphics with military- and workwear-derived cuts; it opened its own online store in 2013.

visvim 10th Anniversary Book "Dissertation on Self-Verification 2001-2011"
The book is hand bound and uses a washi paper made by a craftsman who sources the raw materials from Japanese trees.
Limited to 300 copies.











Credits:
Photography: Aline &Jacqueline Tappia Reynaud
Stylist: Lorenzo Posocco
Models: Charlie & Robin
Hair: Sophie Harris
Make-up: Jasmin Laura Rosso
Assistant: James Rg Neville
SENSE magazine’s seasonal “TEXT in visvim” editorial brings to our attention many of the upcoming pieces from the designer’s 2012 spring/summer “Dissertation on Introspection” collection. The popular natural indigo and Amami-Oshima mud techniques are amongst the unique dyeing methods used this season. Material-wise, Egyptian Giza and LUXSIC cotton have been chosen as the base for the corduroy and denim items, with KONBU, Belgium cowhide leather and Cordura Ballistic nylon used to create this season’s range of bags. Combine all of this with a strong range of earthy colors and classic visvim styling, this “TEXT in visvim” editorial helps show off the solidity of the 2012 spring/summer “Dissertation on Introspection” collection nicely.









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