When the term ‘graffiti’ is mentioned, what are the thoughts that come to mind?
Is it radical art? Rebellion? Hip-hop culture? Vandalism? Street culture?
Graffiti is deemed a controversial subject until today.
From being hidden under bridges to being celebrated as high art,
public opinion is changing with the times as graffiti plays a new role in society.
In the past, graffiti was a way of leaving inscriptions behind.
Now graffiti is recognised as an art, a medium for graffiti artists to deliver their message.
The graffiti artists of Malaysia have contributed a lot to the scene, both locally as well as internationally.
Good Times is honoured to introduce our A/W 2021 collection.
‘Under the Bridge’, a collaboration with Kenji Chai – one of the renowned names in the graffiti scene.
Kenji has extended his unique style of graffiti to our latest collection, making his artwork wearable and functional.
Applying our modus operandi as we have for all our previous collections, this collection entitled ‘Under the Bridge’
is also inspired by music, movies and culture and then extended to clothing.
The song ‘Under The Bridge’ by Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
echoes the frontman – Anthony Kiedis’
time when he experienced deep solitude and alienated himself through his own struggles.
The message of the song loosely relates to graffiti, a previously misconceived form of art.
Anthony Kiedis & John Frusciante - Under The Bridge (Amsterdam 1991) [HD]
當我們談及橋底下，會聯想到什麽？
昏暗、污穢、雜亂、露宿者？仿佛整座城市的陰暗面，都匯集在這不顯眼的地方。
然而這種常被大家略過的場所正好是地下文化的孕育之地，
它從20世紀末開始滋養了當代藝術非常重要的元素之一：塗鴉。
從地下到地上、街頭到藝廊，塗鴉文化從以前不見得光，躍升至上流社會的藝術，
證明了塗鴉不只是一件破壞性的行為，其背後更具有重要的價值。
本系列萬般榮幸的，有機會與馬來西亞塗鴉界的代表人物之一KENJI CHAI跨界聯名，
並把KENJI的代表作CHAIGO(蔡狗)以及塗鴉元素術延伸至本系列中
啟發自音樂與電影元素一直是goodtimes的風格。
本次劃主題Under The Bridge（Red Hot Chilli Peppers歌曲）呼應塗鴉者的未成名階段都是在橋底下孤獨地耕耘，
把城市的精髓和自身理念都呈現在塗鴉上。
本次服裝主軸顏色採用黑灰色調，
同時以亮色的設計細節點綴整體視覺，隱喻塗鴉文化的在黑暗處的同時也期望被注視；
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