Feeds to Follow #6
Here are this month's six Insta-picks to follow, from the dreamiest vintage shop in Tokyo to a perfectly curated library archive.
I truly consider the 1400+ feeds I follow on Instagram a highly curated pack of people that inspire me on the daily basis. And I openly confess that I might spend way too much time on browsing my feed, but even if it seems to be a form of leisure, it’s 90% work-connected! And well, I love beautiful things that please my eyes and intriguing people that stimulate my mind, both IRL and digital. So, I decided to start sharing with you from time to time my favorite accounts I follow and which you might also fancy following. Here are this month’s six picks!
Laila is the most heavenly vintage shop not just in Tokyo, but probably in the whole world. Just the amount of knowledge you can get following them on Instagram (and not knowing a word in Japanese) is striking. I’m always in absolute awe with the accuracy of their dating and finding runway coverage of a specific piece that is nearly impossible to get hands on. Located in a building designed by Koichiro Kimura, the glass-and-concrete shop doesn’t have just particular Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela pieces, but entire runway looks from their most early collections. The store also specializes in sourcing Azzedine Alaia, Belgian designers like Sebastien Meunier, and Phobe Philo’s first Céline collections (the ones people heavily slept on). The owners and curators of Laila aren’t really interested in the hyped-up stuff, but rather absolutely connoisseur items: think Helmut’s 2002 stingray-leather pumps or barely ever produced Raf Simons “merch” from late 1990s.
There’s this guy from Poland I’ve discovered recently doing great things from reworked military surplus. Dusty Green Duty makes one-off outerwear, pants and bags from repurposed and upcycled US army attires and deadstock Alpha Industries. My absolute favorite is the sculpture-like jacket constructed from military, leather mittens. Can’t wait to see how this brand evolves!
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