Emerging from a Tokyo street-style background jun Takahashi's cult street fashion brand is taking both Americ and Europe by storm. As Japan's newest fashion star, Born 1969, Kiryu, Japan Takahashi designs clothes that offer the wearer importance Presented multiple options, as they can be turned inside out shapes clothes where the to create an entirely different outfit and look and silhouettes could be changed This"metamorphosis" has captured the freely imagination of consumers, and Japanese Takahashi's 1994 label, Undercover, has been so popular that he now has over 30 retail outlets in Japan. Taken under Rei Kawakubo's wing, Takahashi went to Paris in 1998 with his"Exchange" collection, which he presented in the prestigious Colette store. His 1999"Ambivalence" collection presented reversible clothing that was worn on the catwalk by twins, each wearing a different side. These novel clothes were versatile and fun, creating a paradox similar to those of artists: a casual denim jacket surrealist turned into nn elegant fur dress; a second denim jacket turned into a nylon windbreaker Having graduated from the Bunka Academy of Fashion in 1991 Takahashi opened his first store in 1993. Called Nowhere, it featured stuffed animals that had been torn apart and remade, displayed in a glass showcase. He participated in Tokyo Fashion Week in 1995 and made his Paris debut with the Spring/Summer 2003 collection, H collection, made up of appliqué trousers, was described as"a w ork of art," In his"Witch's Cell Division theme of the same year, item were disassembled and reassembled with fasteners in different combinations. The model's faces, bodies, and clothing were decorared h black etchings, like tattoos, made up of moons stars, and