STREET magazine no. 70 / may 1995 / street fashion in london / Shoichi Aoki womens Made from a smooth 65%

Made from a smooth 65% polyester / 35% cotton fabric

A pair of trousers by comme des garcons homme offshoot

The finishing of the buttons is interesting too

which provides additional warmth for winter and gives the coat extra body and heft

The most unusual design detail is the addition of a drawstring near to but slightly above the hem of the coat

STREET magazine no. 70 / may 1995 / street fashion in london / Shoichi Aoki womens Made from a smooth 65%Issue no. 70 of STREET magazine, published from 1985 onwards by shoichi aoki (also responsible for fruits and tune) to show japanese readers what people elsewhere in the world were wearing. In its early years the pictures have a pleasingly candid, unfussy style, and it also serves as a record of how (small slivers of) people dressed in a period before the internet. This is the may 1995 issue, covering "street fashion in london". All copies are used,