Vantan Tokyo Fall 2012 collection showed yesterday. Vantan Tokyo is one of the leading design schools in Japan and one of the most prestigious in the world. Designers who showed: Cheryl Chee, Masato Miyata, Yuya Kubohara, Cheung Siu Yan

Bold: Well where to begin. From knits (which are very hard to do) to bold shapes and crazy oranges, these young designers took HUGE chances!

Strengths: Each designer had their own strengths. Cheryl made gorgeous knitwear. Masato used traditional geisha prints to make modern shapes, Yuya utilized colorblocking and Cheung was daring in her shapes.

Improvements: While most of the designs were innovative and daring, some proved to be too daring. A girl was on the runway almost topless in a mesh sweater. Another had an open vest under an open jacket. I really did not like this look and couldn’t see anyone pulling that number off. The designers are still learning and I feel they have found their true voice yet.

Overall, the show itself was a little confusing even when you looked at it from a per designer view. There was no story with the clothing and no one genre. Some clothing was couture, some was exhibition and some were ready-to-wear. I hope they all come back next season, because I would love to see their progress as designers.

(Had to use someone else’s video because mine won’t work)

video via askalisonb (who was sitting right in front of me so our videos are very similar)