Jun Takahashi's and his avant garde label, Undercover, are one of the most vibrant and exciting companies working in fashion today. In the early nineties, Takahashi ran a small yet hip boutique in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku neighborhood selling his signature tshirts and distressed denims. Rei Kawakubo

Angry, Deconstructive, Dramatic, Experimental, Gritty, Spiritual, Violent

The brainchild of Danny Snelson and Phoebe Springstubb, the young Aphasic Letters produces more interesting work than the vast majority of otherwise like-minded arts and literary institutions. Snelson and Springstubb – whose other endeavors find them wending through the Ontological Hysterical Thea

Charming, Citational, Conceptual, Deconstructive, Experimental, Pioneering, Playful, Witty

Absurd, Anxiety, Contemplative, Dark, Deconstructive, Demure, Distorted, Dystopic, Erotic, Ethereal, Ironic, Layered, Lyrical, Manic, Moody, Playful, Profane, Quirky, Sardonic, Self-reflection, Severe, Subtle, Surreal, Visceral, Whimsical

Alexander McQueen tells stories with clothes. Though his sometimes outlandish designs have earned him a bad boy reputation, he isn't interested in spectacle for spectacle's sake. His work is magical, sinister, decadent and historically influenced. McQueen always tells a story with clothes, his creati

Agitated, Deconstructive, Fantastic, Monumental, Overflowing, Pioneering, Severe, Urban chic