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More from Japan: Raphus cucu
Designer Eriko Isoya got fall right in so many different ways it’s hard not to be thoroughly impressed. It’s also hard not to want to get on a plane and fly as fast as possible to Tokyo. The Autumn/Winter 08 collection was simply one of the top collections so far at Japan Fashion Week. What’s [...]
Mikio Sakabe at Japan Fashion Week
Let’s face it, outside of Tokyo, getting these Japanese designs are pretty hard. Sometimes even when you’re in Tokyo, you’ll be hard pressed to get anything being shown during Japan Fashion Week. New York designers, Milan, and Paris are not that difficult with the exception of the smaller more obscure designers. For the most part [...]
Denim Kimonos - Tokyo Fashion Week
The death of the geisha culture may be greatly exaggerated. Take for example, Jotaro Saito at Tokyo Fashion Week. The designer is bringing back the age of the geisha with a mix of modern times. His take on kimonos:
My message would be — you can wear kimono to a party, a birthday party, you can [...]
Abercrombie & Fitch does Tokyo
That’s right folks. Abercrombie & Fitch is taking Tokyo by the arm and guiding it into sexed-up, fleshed up American collegiate-wear bliss. The company has just signed a lease to build a flagship in Tokyo’s prestigious Ginza district scheduled for completion by late 2009. However, it won’t be just any flagship it’ll be 11 stories [...]
