WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 lifestyle F A S H I O N Fashion Week Tokyo opens with burst of butterflies, kisses F ashion Week Tokyo was in full swing yesterday after it opened in a burst of color and bold prints, with butterflies, kisses, and geometric patterns dominating the first shows. Hanae Mori, one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed fashion houses, showcased its first collection by indemand young designer Yu Amatsu, which featured swarms of butterflies printed onto classic pieces such as shift dresses, jackets and shorts. Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, known for her avant-garde style, attended the show which opened the 2015 SpringSummer collections on Monday, with Colombian designer and close friend Haider Ackermann. Amatsu said: “The name Hanae Mori is very important to me. I simply express what I see myself, through my own filter. “The main theme for this collection has been butterflies. Albeit there are many types of butterflies, I focused on the Danainae rather than the Swallowtail.” He added he wanted to express the “powerful daintiness” of the Danainae type of butterfly best seen when they swarm, rather than the larger Swallowtail, which he said “represented gracefulness”. Amatsu, who previously worked with Marc Jacobs, will showcase the new collection from his own brand A Degree Farenheit today. Another opener of the week was DRESSCAMP, which rolled out a pop modern collection with lots of kissmarks and geometric patterns on Monday. “This season’s inspiration is from the artist, Ultra Violet. I started by thinking what are the rules that Ultra Violet has, and built up this collection from that,” said designer Toshikazu Iwaya, referring to a French-born artist who worked with Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. Fashion Week Tokyo runs until Sunday, with 48 brands participating, the bulk of them Japanese. — AFP Models display creations by Japanese designer Yu Amatsu during ‘A Degree Fahrenheit’ 2015 Spring/Summer collection at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo yesterday. — AFP photos Dame Vivienne Westwood publishes biography D ame Vivienne Westwood has released a biography. The selftitled work - which was released yesterday - was written in collaboration with historian and biographer Ian Kelly and is described by the fashion designer herself as a “story nobody ever did before”. She said: “‘The living deserve respect. The dead deserve the truth. “Ian and I are working together on this and I am excited that this will be my story, the story nobody ever did before.” The story follows the life of the fashion legend from her upbringing in rural Derbyshire, her career and her relationships with her husband and business partner Malcolm McLaren, as well as her second marriage to her former student Andreas Kronthal. Ian confessed he was pleased to have finally told the “truth” about the “huge-hearted” 73year-old designer, describing her as his friend, subject and muse. He said: “She is passionately committed to human rights and to eco-politics, but as well as that I am keen to tell the truth about a huge-hearted, warm and witty individual, whose face and clothes are known the world over, but who is also recognizably the Derbyshire primary school teacher who met and fell in love with Malcolm McLaren and changed the world.” The work also features heartfelt letters from Vivienne’s close friends - which throughout her life have included Pamela Anderson, Prince Charles, human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabati, models Naomi Campbell and Jerry Hall, Bob Geldof and Julian Assange. The ‘Vivienne Westwood’ biography is available to buy from today. — Bang showbiz X Factor stylist hits back at Simon Cowell ‘T he X Factor’ stylist has hit back at Simon Cowell for criticizing her outfit choices. Gemma Sheppard - who is dressing this year’s finalist for the live Saturday and Sunday night shows - has been forced to defend herself after the series boss slammed contestant Lola Saunders’ dress over the weekend and compared it to “tape”. The music mogul said during Saturday’s show: “I really don’t like what you’re wearing.”I’m gobsmacked. You just look like you’re wrapped up in tape. It’s important that you dress how you want to and not how somebody else tells you to in order to become the artist you want to be.” However, Gemma insists the outfit was intended to be more a fashion statement “meets costume” and opted for the voluminous dress to help Lola feel “empowered” to perform Sam Smith’s ballad ‘Stay With Me’. She explained to MailOnline: “For her styling it was a case of fashion meets costume, the red dupioni silk gown with that 12ft train looked spectacular as she moved to centre stage that was the money shot! I believe that statement dress empowered Lola for her performance.” She added: “It’s all about confidence and getting inside of the contestant’s heads. It is their closest moment to becoming a pop star so I want that to be translated in what they’re wearing.” In spite of Simon’s harsh criticism, Gemma isn’t fazed by the remarks and accepts that negative comments are just part of the show. She said: “Criticism is part of the show, this is a contest, and I’m willing to take on board all the comments. ‘Fashion is hugely subjective and you can’t please everyone.” — Bang showbiz Simon Cowell