The show will go online

At the time of writing, Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo is still going ahead from Oct. 12 through 18. Everything is tentative these days, especially since March’s fashion week was pulled, with only select shows going ahead online. Of course, this was almost universally seen as the right move, and it was the loss of trade shows that hurt brands fiscally, as that is where most orders are actually placed.

Catwalk: Edgy youth brand Neglect Adult Patients kicked off Spring/Summer 2021 with a formal fashion show at Shibuya Parco, sans live audience. | NEGLECT ADULT PATIENTS
Catwalk: Edgy youth brand Neglect Adult Patients kicked off Spring/Summer 2021 with a formal fashion show at Shibuya Parco, sans live audience. | NEGLECT ADULT PATIENTS