Dear Shaded Viewers,
Yasmine Eslami, Paris based stylist and lingerie designer has made her first creative collaboration with her friend, theartist Kaori Ed. I met Kaori in Tokyo with her man, Araki. Kaori is his muse but she is also a talented actress, model and illustrator. Kaori drew a cat with big blue eyes and a pink bow tobe embroidered on the YE classic bra Alice and matching thong in white swiss cotton.
http://sakuramochi-kaori.blogspot.jp
Later,
Diane
Dear Shaded Viewers,
I posted a series of low fi actually quite raw, video clips from my visit with Nobuyoshi Araki in Tokyo.
The first one is how Araki met his girlfriend, KaoRi. In fact she came to him because she wanted him to take her picture.Pictured speaking in the film is my friend Akiko Hamaoka. Akiko introduced me to Araki. Araki will be celebrating his 69th birthday later this month. Each birthday he produces another book. He has published more than 400 books which is more like a book a month. Certainly a lot more than one a year. Thevoice is our friend Akiko Hamaoka.
Later,
Diane
