Yuhei Ueda

SCHOOL

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

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ABOUT YUHEI:

I studied art and fashion for eight years. In New York, I studied conceptual art and fashion for two years and learned ‘how I make clothes in the context of art'.

In London, I spent a year in the fashion department at CSM, where I studied 'how to mix art and fashion and express originality'. In Japan, I learned how to transform traditional dyeing and weaving techniques into a modern textile.

In Antwerp, I studied for four years in the fashion department Royal Academy, where I learned "the difference between art and fashion, and how to design garments from art”.

ABOUT YUHEI's COLLECTION:

Espresso in Rome, whole milk in Spakenburg, fresh orange juice in Paris, I realized the real taste of ingredients I had never noticed before.

This experience came back to me in daily life, and I remember each experience was valuable for me.
It was a moment of luxury to realize the essence of ingredients, lost in developing products such as instant coffee, skimmed milk and orange flavour juice.

To find out what the essence of modern fashion has lost, I looked at pre-industrial garments and fabrics. I believe it would be another suggestion if I could bring the experiences that I had above through clothing.

For my master collection, I made it with natural fabrics such as wool, linen, silk, and cotton. I referred to cutting techniques of workwear such as aprons, smocks, and chore coats to use materials as much as I could. I also dyed some of my works partly and translated the essence of designs from the red-striped kitchen towels. These towels show a commitment to design and material that was passed down through generations, in spite of a rapidly changing time.

In my collection, I continue this commitment to deliver a feeling of quality and luxury.