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Exploring Alice Auaa: The Fusion of Fantasy, Fetish, and Fashion on Mosher Mag

  • Writer: Zev Clarke
    Zev Clarke
  • Jan 26
  • 3 min read

Updated: Apr 14

You thought fashion was just about fabric and trends? Nah, fashion is the medium through which we revolt, create, and transform. And at the forefront of this anarchic aesthetic is Alice Auaa—the Japanese brand that dares to pull you into its world of twisted beauty, where fetish intertwines with fantasy, and grace is cloaked in darkness.


Founded by the enigmatic Yasutaka Funakoshi in the mist-shrouded streets of Kyoto, Alice Auaa isn’t here to play by the rules. This is avant-garde fashion at its most audacious—a blend of theatrical gothic, fetish-chic, and Victorian lace—but with a haunting twist. This is a world where clothing is more than just something you wear; it’s an experience.


At first glance, the name “Alice” may evoke thoughts of whimsy, curiosity, and childhood innocence—but don’t be fooled. Alice may have followed a rabbit, but Alice Auaa takes you down a rabbit hole of fetish, subversion, and shadow. The “Auaa” isn’t just a random jumble—it’s a wisp of unease, strangeness, and otherworldly allure that defines everything this brand stands for.


Alice Auaa is fashion as a haunted narrative, where each collection is like turning the pages of a gothic novel, revealing layers of captivity and freedom, identity and transformation. It’s a confrontation between beauty and suffering, where fragility meets strength, and every piece tells a story you’d be better off hearing in a candle-lit crypt.


Think corsets. Think harnesses. Think cage-like structures—but then mix them with tulle, lace, and tailored elegance. Alice Auaa plays with contrasts, crafting garments that restrain and reveal in equal measure. You can’t help but feel entranced, as though you’re trapped within a piece of clothing that’s both a prison and a freedom, a gorgeous paradox.


These designs are not for the faint of heart. They’re for the bold, the unafraid to wear their darkest fantasies like second skin. This is fashion as a rebellion, a challenge to traditional notions of femininity, strength, and vulnerability. If you’re looking for clothes that scream “basic,” then look elsewhere.


Alice Auaa is for the ones who want to express their soul in silhouettes that scream seduction and submission in the same breath.


Alice Auaa isn’t about presenting clothes in some stuffy, traditional fashion show. This isn’t Paris or Milan—this is performance. The brand cemented its place in fashion’s underground during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo 2012, where Funakoshi’s collection broke the mold. Stark black-and-white ensembles, cage-like veils, and architectural constructs blurred the line between fashion and wearable art.


It wasn’t just about seeing clothes on a runway—it was a performance, a haunting, an experience that left viewers spellbound and shaken. Alice Auaa wasn’t just about what you were wearing. It was about who you became when you wore it.


Alice Auaa doesn’t just make clothes. It crafts worlds. Behind every corset, veil, and harness is an obsessive attention to detail that goes beyond just aesthetics—this is about turning fashion into art, fashion into philosophy.


Each design speaks to the arcane, using unconventional materials that subvert expectations and make you question the very fabric of reality. No fast fashion here. Alice Auaa is slow, intentional, and conceptual.


Every thread, every stitch, every buckle is designed with a purpose: to challenge, to transform, and to unsettle.


In a world where we’re bombarded by trends that change in the blink of an eye, Alice Auaa is a steadfast middle finger to the shallow and the ephemeral. It’s about vision, authenticity, and self-expression—all through the lens of the beautifully bizarre. It’s for those who want their clothing to have meaning, to tell a story, and to speak to the soul. This isn’t fashion for the masses. This is fashion for the outcasts, the weirdos, the dreamers, the believers.


If you’re into gothic, avant-garde, or fetish-inspired fashion, Alice Auaa is a treasure trove of inspiration. It proves that the most powerful art comes from those unafraid to embrace the dark, the strange, and the surreal.


You’re not just buying clothes. You’re stepping into a world that doesn’t care about your comfort zone. Alice Auaa isn’t for the faint-hearted—it’s for those unafraid to explore the darker, dreamier, and more enigmatic corners of their imagination.


For those ready to embrace its strange magic, Alice Auaa offers more than just clothing. It offers a glimpse into a hauntingly beautiful world where fashion becomes poetry, and the strange becomes stunning.


For the freaks, by the freaks.

Thanks for reading. Stay strange.

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