Fashion
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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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Giorgio Armani-Yuichi Toyama Eyewear Collection is Elegant and Timeless
The year 2024 started with the Noto Peninsula Earthquake on New Year’s Day, a catastrophic disaster ...
February 3, 2024
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Made-in-Japan Clothing Makes Debut During Men’s Fashion Week in Paris
PARIS — In a bid to promote high-quality clothing made entirely in Japan to a worldwide audience, a ...
January 22, 2024
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Tomo Koizumi Thrills the World by Combining Art and Fashion
A new year has begun. However, 2024 is unlikely to be a great year because I fear the current social...
January 6, 2024
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Thoughts on Rei Kawakubo Becoming a Person of Cultural Merit
The government has designated fashion design icon Rei Kawakubo a Person of Cultural Merit. Followi...
December 2, 2023
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Tokyo’s Shinjuku District Home to Traditional Kimono-Dyeing Technique
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, famous for its soaring skyscrapers and neon lights that adorn the Kabukicho d...
November 19, 2023
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Major Fashion Brands Taking Notice of Opposition to Exotic Leathers
At the latest Paris Fashion Week that ended in October, a woman caused a scene by crashing the show ...
November 19, 2023
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Make Your Custom Lipstick Shade at a Specialty Shop in Shibuya
All 50 vials of various pigments were placed on a table. As a small amount of blue pigment was added...
November 10, 2023
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Takayuki Kijima Vows to Make Hats Loved around the World
Kijima Takayuki, a hat brand created by the designer of the same name, is popular for its practical ...
November 5, 2023
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LVMH’s Top Jewelry Brands Occupy Entrance to Tokyo’s Omotesando
When the government reclassified COVID-19 on May 8 to a Category V infectious disease, the same cate...
November 4, 2023
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Iconic Japan Streetwear Brand A Bathing Ape Celebrates its 30th Anniversary at Tokyo Fashion Show
Streetwear brand A Bathing Ape presented its collection for the first time at the 2024 Spring/Summer...
October 20, 2023
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British Kimono Buff Tailors the Robe to Modern Life
Sheila Cliffe moved from Britain to Japan 38 years ago after falling in love with kimono. Today, she...
October 15, 2023
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How Will New President, New Designer Impact Uniqlo’s Future?
Fast Retailing Co., which enjoys global fame thanks to its Uniqlo and GU brands, made two major anno...
October 7, 2023
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