Japanese #minimalism set to reshape #fashion once again | Life and style | The Guardian
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/07/japanese-minimalism-fashion-design
“"The current recession is pivotal to this revival," says Andrew Groves, director of the fashion design degree course at the University of Westminster. "It’s a fundamental realignment of fashion’s core values, and a reaction to wearing short, sexy and symmetrical clothing. In times of recession, skirts lengthen."”