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Jun Takahashi: Designer, Artist, Auteur

Undercover’s master of hybrids is a hybrid himself, writes Tim Blanks.
Undercover designer Jun Takahashi.
Undercover designer Jun Takahashi. (YoshieTominaga)

When he was a child, Jun Takahashi’s parents would lock him in the coal shed if he misbehaved. Darkness, fear… he knew them well. With time, he grew to love his nightmares. The dark, fantastic ones inspired him. He rarely had happy dreams. But lately, his nightmares have begun to depress him. They’re too realistic, too reflective of the outside world, which has taken a turn for the nightmarish that outpaces his nocturnal excursions.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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