MICHAIL GKINIS AOYAMA

MICHAIL GKINIS AOYAMA is a design unit. Michail was born in Greece, educated in fashion design in London and lives in Japan fascinated by the beauty of the Japanese textiles. Yuko Gkinis Aoyama is the producer.
We use clothing as a creative tool to express peoples individuality and freedom.
We transmit the beauty of the Japanese fabrics with our WEARABLE ART STOLE to the world.

LOVE of JAPANESE TEXTILES

Michail Gkinis has been naturally infiltrated into the Japanese culture. During the last 15 years of living in Japan he is inspired by the Japanese aesthetics like wabi sabi the kimono culture and architecture. He discovers the skills of craftsmen from all over Japan and transforms those ideas from tradition into modernity with his European sensibility.

The WEARABLE ART STOLE is a modern hybrid expression of the Ancient Greek way of wrapping clothes fused with high tech innovative Japanese textiles and artisanal methods of making.

Our MISSION
We at Michail Gkinis Aoyama believe that clothing is a form of communication. We are passionate about Japanese textiles and we started this project with the desire to reintroduce the traditional Japanese kimono culture to the next generation in a modern way. 
Our goal is to transmit the beauty of Japanese textiles in the form of our WEARABLE ART to all over the world.

DIVERSITY
SUSTAINABILITY & ZERO WASTE
Made from one kimono we deconstruct it and reconstruct it into five new silhouettes. The new designs are ageless , genderless , timeless.
Combined with Japanese leather, ultra suede & our signature high tech knitted fabric.. One style can be transformed in many various that can be worn in different occasions according to the needs of your personality and lifestyle.

The Wearable art Coat/Stole 6 ways to wear design won the merit award at DFA awards in Hong Kong in 2021.

https://en.michailgkinis.com/dfa-award/

TO DISCOVER MORE ON OUR WEARABLE ART KIMONO PLEASE CLICK HERE
https://en.michailgkinis.com/kimono/