Anrealage
Designer Morinaga Kunihiko (born in 1980) started his career in 2003, after graduating from Waseda University and Vantan Design Institute. The name Anrealage is a combination of the words “unreal,” “real,” and “age,” representing a concept of distortion, a “real and unreal age.” The designer pursues intricate craftwork in all his pieces, including remodeling old clothing, working with the motto "God is in the details." In 2005 he won the Avant-Garde Grand Prix at Gen Art 2005, a contest for new young designers held in New York. In 2011 Morinaga received the Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix for Best New Designer and Shiseido Incentive Award. His 2012 spring/summer collection, entitled Shell, features pieces with strong structural lines that, like a shell or husk, maintain their shape even when cast off.
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