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NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jun 11, 2013
Prabal Gurung takes to the sky, Swedish style lands in Osaka and NukeMe creates turbulent fabrics
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Prabal Gurung is being tapped to design new uniforms for All Nippon Airways group’s 60th anniversary last year. ANA surely chose New York based-Gurung in a bid to show its global aspirations, and it helps that he is one of the hottest commodities on ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION May 14, 2013
Retro makes a comeback, while subcultures seep into high fashion
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Phillip Lim’s new collection speeds ahead When New York-based designer Phillip Lim showed up in Tokyo last week, it brought out major fashion players but raised eyebrows at the same time. What was the special occasion? “Well, we are celebrating the fifth anniversary of ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Apr 9, 2013
Fashion idols of all stripes rock it in Cool Japan
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Marc Jacobs’ playful sides goes on display at Idol Marc Jacobs is one of the most recognized designers in American fashion today, but before enjoying an illustrious career he caught a break in Tokyo. Part of his creative prowess is on display at an ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Mar 12, 2013
Plenty to enjoy as fashion week approaches
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
The Italian denim magnate Diesel and EDUN, the niche eco-friendly brand developed by musician Bono and his wife, have something in common — a love of Africa and its artistic scene. It makes sense then that last year they announced DIESEL+EDUN, a denim collection, ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 19, 2013
Mastermind moves on, American Apparel is at home in Japan and Primitive London takes a trip to Tokyo
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
It's a bittersweet finale for the famed Japanese fashion brand Mastermind, as it officially ends its 15-year run with the release of its 2013 spring/summer — and final — collection.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jan 8, 2013
Here comes Fred
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
This year will see the arrival of a formidable new force in the Japanese fashion market. Perhaps best known for being a go-to for Hollywood stars, Fred Segal is a trend-setting California clothing and lifestyle goods retailer, which in its 50-year history had never ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION STYLEWISE Dec 11, 2012
Fashion's Night Out hits Japan's second-largest city, with another all-star cast of names
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
The popular Fashion’s Night Out festival — helmed by Vogue magazine and held in the top fashion cities of the world every September — is about to be replicated in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city. Taking place on Dec. 15 inside the city’s sprawling Umeda ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION STYLEWISE Nov 13, 2012
Designer Cynthia Rowley hits the double digits
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
New York-based designer Cynthia Rowley celebrated her brand’s 10th year in Japan with a special talk show and cocktail dinner for VIP guests during Tokyo Fashion Week. The Barrington, Illinois, native’s name has long been on the lips of American sportswear fans with her ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Oct 9, 2012
Parco puts the spotlight on Shibuya's evolving youth culture
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Department store Parco is aiming to fill the vacuum created by the rapidly declining gyaru (gal) culture that used to define the Shibuya area of Tokyo. By taking aspects of the otaku (geek) culture of Akihabara and re-imagining them through art and fashion in ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Sep 11, 2012
Louis Vuitton still going dotty
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Fans of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton are still seeing spots before their eyes. The brand’s latest collection with Yayoi Kusama comes after a string of highly successful artist collaborations that began in 2002 with Takashi Murakami. It really was only a matter of ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Aug 14, 2012
Parisienne cool reaches Tokyo
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Isabel Marant, the queen of French haute-casual wear, has finally opened her first shop in Japan, right off of Tokyo’s Omotesando promenade. When it comes to French style, chic and sleek uniforms of black usually come to mind. Parisian designer Marant’s collections, however, are ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION STYLEWISE Jul 10, 2012
The beautiful future of fashion
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
The “Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion” exhibition first showed at the Barbican Art Gallery in London in 2010 and traveled to the Haus der Kunst in Munich in 2011. Highly acclaimed by art critics and fashion fans, the show is finally making ...