Japanese Balloon Fashion Art Master “Daisy Balloon” Hosts First Ever Solo Art Exhibition out of Japan at Harbour City in September Harbour City features over 200 cosmetics and beauty brands in the beauty zones of Lane Crawford, FACES, LCX, JOYCE BEAUTY and LOG-ON as well as a number of beauty specialty shops. Moreover, Harbour City has launched “VITA”, a brand new 4-storey beauty zone, at Gateway Arcade. There are over 20 outlets in “VITA” offering beauty, skin and body care while customers can enjoy a relaxing experience of head-to-toe pampering at Harbour City! To show off the “Beauty Kingdom” status of Harbour City, we have specially invited Japanese Balloon Fashion Art Master “Daisy Balloon” to design a new advertising image of Harbour City with the theme of “BEAUTY AFLUTTER”, and host a balloon fashion and photo exhibition from 4 Sep to 19 Oct 2014. This exhibition is her first ever solo exhibition out of Japan, which will showcase her brand new white balloon dress tailor-made for Harbour City and around 20 photos of her selected past works. Daisy Balloon will visit Harbour City on Sep 2 to 7, 2014, media interview can be arranged upon request. Pure White Balloon Dress Experience a Beauty Transformation Journey Daisy Balloon was in charge of the design concept, production process and image photo taking of the white balloon dress in Japan that will be displayed in the lobby of VITA. The main concept of this pure white hand-made dress was “butterfly evolution”, which also represents the beauty transformation of ladies. The photos capture the moment that the model turns from a chrysalis to bursting withbutterflies, symbolizing how Harbour City takes all of us on a beauty transformation journey. Selected Past Work Photos Reveal the Beauty of Ladies On the other hand, Gateway Corridor of Harbour City will exhibit around 20 photos of selected past works of Daisy Balloon. The model in each photo is wearing a unique dress created from balloons of different colours and forms to reveal the different types of beauty of ladies. Daisy Balloon (Rie Hosokai) Daisy Balloon was the champion in Japan Balloon Twisters Convention in 2004 & 2005. Her significant technique and exquisite sense of fashion were proven by winning the international balloon dress competition “Millenniumjam Fashion Award” 2006. Daisy Balloon dedicates much of her time to promoting fashion design and wishes to present her masterpieces to the world! This exhibition is her first solo exhibition out of Japan. Daisy Balloon has held lots of exhibitions, including Shibuya SUNDAY ISSUE solo exhibition, Shibuya Hikarie Opening exhibition, Shibuya Hikarie Opening exhibition, World Heritage Exhibition PART-3 that made PIECE OF PEACE in the "Lego block", etc. Daisy Balloon has also designed a DNA dress for famous Iceland singer, Bjork, at FUJI Rock Festival 2013. Moreover, Daisy Balloon has collaborated with different brands and magazines such as Omotesando Hills, Takashimaya Kyoto, Laforet, France Colette Paris "MIKIMOTO × HELLO KITTY", NYLON JAPAN & Numero Tokyo magazine, etc.