Fast Retailing Co., which enjoys global fame thanks to its Uniqlo and GU brands, made two major announcements in late August. The announcements can be seen as a strategic move…
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Sheila Cliffe moved from Britain to Japan 38 years ago after falling in love with kimono. Today, she’s a kimono influencer, and wears the traditional robe with playfulness and flare.…
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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 Tokyo Fashion Week in the area of the city where the brand was founded.…
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LVMH’s Top Jewelry Brands Occupy Entrance to Tokyo’s Omotesando
by Aubrey Reesby Aubrey ReesWhen the government reclassified COVID-19 on May 8 to a Category V infectious disease, the same category as seasonal influenza, there were big expectations that domestic consumption would bounce back…
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Kijima Takayuki, a hat brand created by the designer of the same name, is popular for its practical designs. This year marks 10 years since the brand made its first…
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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 to red- and gold-hued pigments, the color turned into a…
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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 of French luxury brand Hermes and holding a sign overhead that…
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The government has designated fashion design icon Rei Kawakubo a Person of Cultural Merit. Following the Oct. 20 announcement, Kawakubo, 81, issued a statement saying, “This honor was made possible…
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Inditex Sees Higher Sales, Profit Across All Brands
by Jude Turnerby Jude TurnerZara owner Inditex on Wednesday beat expectations with a 40% jump in half-year net profit despite the world’s biggest fast fashion company slowing the pace of its price increases. Inditex…
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Fashion Giant Decjuba Plots Asia Expansion with First Store in Singapore
Fashion retailer Decjuba is working on establishing a physical store in Singapore later next year and expanding into selling menswear and beauty products. “We continue to look around the world,…