Collection item
Tattoo top
New York-based New Zealand tattoo artist Victor J Webster was commissioned by Japanese designer Junya Watanabe to create this design for the Comme des Garçons Spring Summer 2019 collection shown during Paris Fashion Week in September 2018. Victor learnt to tattoo at Moko Ink, a Māori art tattoo studio in Grey Lynn, Auckland under the tutelage of Inia Taylor, Croc Coulter and Calen Paris. Inspiration from Pacific Island art and the simple repetition of patterns in nature such as in a leaf or a fern frond, are reoccurring themes in Victor's art. Cloak by Ema-Lea Phillipps, earrings by Zelda Murray.
Details
                                Photographer: 
                                Edith Amituanai 
                            
                                                    
                                Model 
                                Aasha-Samara Nimo 
                            
                                                                            
                                Copyright: 
                                Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence 
                            
                    
                                Photographer: 
                                Sam Hartnett 
                            
                                                                            
                                Credit: 
                                Photo courtesy of Te Uru 
                            
                                                    
                                Copyright: 
                                Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence 
                            
                    
                                Credit: 
                                Photo courtesy of The Brand 
                            
                                            
                            Designer: 
                            Victor J Webster for Junya Watanabe 
                        
                                                                                    
                            Garment type: 
                            Top 
                        
                                            
                            Material: 
                            86% nylon, 14% polyurethane 
                        
                                            
                            Features: 
                            The bold tattoo motifs are distinctive of Victor’s art, using strong graphic shapes, black ink and precise lines.  
                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                            Date: 
                            2018 
                        
                 
                    



