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Kim Jones debuts Dior's men's capsule at pop-up in Tokyo

A new day has dawned for Dior Homme under the leadership of Kim Jones, who came to be a notorious name in the fashion industry for his tenure as menswear director of Louis Vuitton. On Wednesday morning, approximately 100 customers lined up at Dior's Isetan location in Tokyo to get their hands on the Dior menswear capsule collection, one of the...

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Slowear Venezia opens its second store in Tokyo

Slowear Venezia, the all-Italian retail concept store, has opened its second Tokyo location in Marunouchi. This new store features an increased number of products and sharing spaces. The new location also introduces a more modern, eclectic concept for Slowear Venezia. With the help of Visual Display, an avant-garde Italian company that creates...

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MAGIC JAPAN - 4th edition to come - 26th to 28th September 2018 - Tokyo as fashion melting pot

# 4th edition of MAGIC JAPAN Tokyo to run from 26 to 28, September 2018 – exiting offer – inspiring environment – Tokyo, the melting pot of trends and fashion in Asia. # Dates for spring/summer 2019 announced to match the international show calendar With its fourth edition MAGIC JAPAN proves its leading position as the major fashion trade show...

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Video: An Expert's Guide to Vintage Shopping in Tokyo

"> Designer John Elliott and WWD’s style director Alex Badia head to Kōenji, a district of Tokyo, to go vintage shopping in three stores, including Don Don Down and Slut. While finding one-of-a-kind pieces, Elliot discusses why he thinks Tokyo contains the best shopping in the world, what it was like creating women’s wear for the first time and...

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Alexa Chung eyes up Asian expansion ahead of retail push

London - Alexa Chung aims to take Asia by storm, as the model-turned-designer is set to strengthen her eponymous brand’s presence in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan before launching its retail push. ALEXACHUNG, which previously partnered with Bluebell for the exclusive distribution of the brand in Japan, has a strong following in the country. The...

Fashion

Tokyo school hires guards after Armani uniform furore

A Tokyo school that hit international headlines for introducing an Armani-branded uniform has been forced to hire security guards after several students faced harassment over the pricey kit. Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo's wealthy Ginza district brought in professional guards this week after at least three of its pupils encountered abusive...

Culture

Former leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma

At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails,thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old. But on Wednesday, as she marked her birthday, the former leprosy patient proudly displayed her shiny artificial nails, applied by a manicurist, ahead of a catwalk appearance at the ongoing Tokyo...

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How Japan's first dressmaking school changed women's lives

Born out of a drive to make Western-style clothing accessible, Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College unleashed a sartorial and social revolution among Japanese women after it opened nearly a century ago. And while its current 21-storey concrete structure in the heart of Tokyo's business district doesn't scream high-fashion, it is the place to be for...

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Tokyo named world’s “hottest” retail market

London - Japan’s capital Tokyo has been named the world’s “hottest” city for retail expansion, according to the latest CBRE report, ‘How Global is the Business of Retail?’. The report, which tracks the target markets of new brands in 164 cities in 50 countries, found that Tokyo was the most popular after it attracted 63 new brands last year and...

Apparel

Anya Hindmarch opens in Aoyama

Making fame with her ‘I'm Not A Plastic Bag’ design, English fashion accessories designer Anya Hindmarch launched a new flagship in Aoyama, Tokyo’s shopping district. This is Hindmarch’s 22nd store in Japan in addition to 34 shops across the globe. Set over two floors, the contemporary building features antique parquet flooring and a charcoal...