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A vibrant, maximalist illustration featuring a repeating pattern of stylised figures and geometric shapes. The composition is filled with neon colours, jagged lines and cosmic elements against a black background.

Fashion: Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren amaze with their collaborative textiles

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Date
19 September 2013

Finally it has arrived! Manga camouflage! Don’t know what it is? Well you definitely will before the month is out as descending on the European fashion market are these spectacularly designed outfits lined with quite possibly the brightest prints you will have seen in a long while. Working in collaboration with the Japanese government to promote Japanese creatives, internationally acclaimed textile compant Komatsu Seiren and leading art director/illustrator Fantasia Utamaro are setting up pop-up shops across Europe to display and sell their collaborative textile garments, products limited edition goods. Launched on Tuesday at the Premier Vision textile fair in Paris, the project is already off to a strong start and we cannot wait for them to arrive at 39.39 shop, London at the end of the month!

A colourful bomber jacket laid flat against a white background. It features a vibrant, abstract print of splattered shapes in red, blue, yellow and white.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

A black overcoat is laid flat against a white background, open to reveal a camouflage-patterned lining in shades of green and cream. The coat features a classic collar and a row of dark buttons.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

A colourful, maximalist illustration featuring a repeating pattern of eclectic doodles and Japanese text. The composition includes bright pink and yellow shapes, stars, and stylised figures set against a white background.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

A vibrant, repeating pattern of abstract shapes in shades of pink, red, and orange. The composition includes jagged, comic-style bursts and stylised Japanese characters.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

A colourful geometric illustration featuring a repeating pattern of triangles and diamonds. Brightly coloured paint drips down from the shapes across a white background.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

A collage of various animals, birds and fish scattered across a plain white background. The figures are rendered in a detailed, naturalistic style with a diverse range of colours.
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Fantasia Utamaro and Komatsu Seiren: Special Exhibition

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