Fashion
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Traditional Japanese Wrapping Cloth Furoshiki Gets a Hungarian Twist; Sustainability Trends, Floral Designs Revive Practice
A European twist on furoshiki, Japanese wrapping cloth, is opening up a new world of wrapping as ...
January 12, 2025
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Telma Founder Terumasa Nakajima Expresses Warmth Through Handwork; Enjoys Using Japanese Techniques to Create Garments
This September, Tokyo Fashion Week spring/summer 2025 opened with the debut of the latest styles ...
November 15, 2024
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Japanese Sneakers Making their Presence Known with Innovative Designs; Drawing on Retro Inspiration for New Styles
Japanese brand sports sneakers have been growing in popularity among enthusiasts. Old models of r...
October 31, 2024
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Maison Yoshiki Makes Paris Debut During City’s Fashion Week; Yoshiki Plays Piano as Models Walk Runway Near Eiffel Tower
PARIS — Maison Yoshiki Paris, a fashion brand by Yoshiki of the rock band X Japan, held its first...
October 1, 2024
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Snow Man Member Raul Walks Paris Runway for Anrealage; Fashion Week Show Features ‘Cool Wear’ With Tiny Fans
PARIS — The Japanese brand Anrealage presented playful “cool-wear” embedded with tiny electric fa...
September 27, 2024
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Paris Fashion Week Features Innovative Japanese Brand CFCL; Uses 3D Programming, Recycled Materials to Minimize Waste
PARIS — Among the fashion brands on display Monday as Paris Fashion Week began for the spring/sum...
September 24, 2024
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Fashion Meets Comedy in Unique Tokyo Show of New Designs of Yoshiokubo Brand
It was fashion with a twist of comedy as the Yoshiokubo brand teamed up with the Yoshimoto Shinki...
September 5, 2024
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Environmentally Friendly Attire Showcased at Tokyo Fashion Week; Brand Displays Clothes Dyed with Low-Water Technology
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo for the spring and summer 2025 season opened on Monday, with about 30 ...
September 4, 2024
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Exhibition Tracing Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada’s Life; Displaying Colorful Clothes that Brightened the Fashion World
An exhibition introducing the history of fashion designer Kenzo Takada and his creations is being...
August 30, 2024
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Fashion Designer Seeks Japanese Identity in Her Knitting; Wants to Hold Own Show in Paris
Odaka is trying to appeal to the brand’s Japanese origin. “I want to nurture the brand so that it...
August 2, 2024
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Milan Fashion Week: Prada Projects Youthful Optimism
MILAN (AP) — Without making overt statements, Milan designers expressed their concern over the gl...
June 27, 2024
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Fashion Designer Yumi Katsura Gets Rosy in Tokyo Show; Leading Japanese Bridal Fashion for Nearly 60 Years
Bridal fashion designer Yumi Katsura hosted a fashion show in Tokyo on March 5, unveiling about 70 n...
April 27, 2024
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2024 Autumn/Winter Tokyo Fashion Week Kicks Off in Shibuya; Event Held Through Saturday
The 2024 Autumn/Winter Tokyo Collection kicked off Monday. Pays des Fees, known for its strangely...
March 11, 2024
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The Revival of West Japan’s Kokura-ori and Its Beauty of Vertical Stripes
FUKUOKA — Kokura-ori is a cotton fabric that was once used to make samurai hakama pants and other...
March 10, 2024
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Anna Wintour and the World of Fashion
A biography of famed fashion editor Anna Wintour, “Anna: The Biography” by Amy Odell, was translated...
March 2, 2024
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