"Is Tokyo really the world's fifth fashion capital after Paris, New York, Milan and London?"
That was the question asked by Li Dong, director of fashion for China TV, which was insinuating the waning sartorial significance of the Rising Sun during last season's Japan Fashion Week.
But possibly, as a collective whole, Tokyo believes it may have this position bagged as it boasts a legion of fashion devotees in the world's second-largest economy, numerous brands that have taken the world stage, and a booming domestic fast-fashion market.