A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Aya Furuhashi at a fashion show during Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo October 19, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Matsumoto's a seasoned designer whose collection gave more than a nod and a wink to all that was wrong with fashion in the 80's, yet was fun, fresh, colorful, kitsch and cool. The red, green, yellow, pink and turquoise rubber pants and three-quarter length shorts, some with matching sleeveless jackets, were fun and gaudy, but Matsumoto paired these with ber-cool tailored jackets, fresh-white knitwear with flashes of greens and blacks and vest and tops for men and women that were all loose and airy with double V-necks that plunged for days.

    Matsumoto also chucked in a couple of very finely-cut simple, black, leather blousons for both sexes, perhaps not because he particularly wanted to for this collection, but just because he could.

    The ato collection was audacious, but Matsumoto understands that you can take cues from 'Charlies's Angles', 'Happy Days' and 'Flashdance', reinterpret them and breathe new life into them by pairing them with contradictory items that offer contemporary street-chic -- paradox isn't a dirty word in fashion.

    Fashion week anywhere in the world would not be complete without it's last show kicking off at least half an hour late and the @Izreel show, the conception of designer Kazuhiro Takakura, didn't fail, to disappoint.

    It was standing-room-only for a lot of non-VIP's, buyers or press as the curtains were about to be drawn on the final JFW show.

    Ambient Balearic tunes filled the pitch-black hall. A single strip of gold embroidered runway was the only visible object -- Takakura seemingly wanted his guests to relax into a slightly meditative state, before he presented.

    In fact, bar the shuffling of latecomers, excited whispering and the general pre-show cacophony you get at any show, if you closed your eyes and focused solely on the music, if only for a fleeting moment, you could transport yourself aurally to Ibiza's Caf Del Mar.

    @Izreel was all about black meeting silver and it was all about shine and sheen. Silver silk printed waistcoats were worn with matching printed shorts, which also came in a pant version. Shirts were collared and sleeveless and neckties were black and skinny.

    Slim, leg-hugging, silver and black silk pants were worn with Takakura's staple silver, Velcro-fastening, futuristic, mid-top sneakers.

    One of Takekura's real head-turners was a stunning, bespoke silver silk jacket with a dazzling turquoise embellishment.

    IZREEL was launched in 2003, and Takakura gained international recognition following presentations in Copenhagen a year later. Five year on and he's sending his all-male cast down the runway wearing elements taken from samurai armor -- in fact the show is called "MODERN ARMOR."

    According to Takakura, "The warriors of old were image-conscious and their decorative armor catered to this. Nowadays men's clothes are their armor, worn to uplift their spirits."

    Full-length, black leg-ins were a prevalent theme throughout Takakura's show, worn under dark-black, sharply cut shorts and knee-length versions were also seen adding a sporty, upbeat dimension to the collection.

    Three-quarter length silver printed baggy pants, with a matching flat-cap and the silver mid-top kicks injected some 'urbanism' into the collection and cotton polo shirts with colors that graduated from black to grey to pink added a dash of color and estrogen to this men's collection, as did a simple pink, cotton short-sleeve shirt adorned with pink stars.

    The @Izreel Men's Collection featured a number of suits, all tailored, all slim. The coal suits blazed with flashes of pink and silver, perhaps the most striking of all an astonishing piece featuring bold strips of blue, black and aqua-marine.