People | 20 QUESTIONS Jan 26, 2019
Maho Kato: Living life by nature's design
by Ayako Nakano
Drawing from nature and past experiences, jewerly maker Maho Kato says don't fear failure to live life to the fullest.
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Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jan 15, 2019
Age is just a number for China's growing ranks of senior runway models
Wearing a bright floral ensemble with her short hair dyed blonde, Chinese model Ma Yinhong struts a Shanghai catwalk with a style and swagger that belie her 56 years. She made her modelling debut just two years ago and is already in demand, working for ...
Business Jan 5, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by a clothing line named Fuct, which the government has refused to register, claiming it would promote vulgarity. The case pits a provision of U.S. trademark law that allows the government to deny ...
Business Dec 5, 2018
by Lisa Du and Ayaka Maki
A brand-new store opened in Tokyo's Harajuku fashion district on Friday, walls lined with clothes, shoes and handbags — and with a twist: shoppers will walk away empty-handed. The GU Style Studio store — opened by Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothier and the operator ...
Asia Pacific Nov 23, 2018
Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiraling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media. The ads — released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the ...
National | OBITUARY Oct 23, 2018
Jun Ashida, former personal designer for Empress Michiko, dies at age 88
Jun Ashida, founder of the eponymous brand and a former personal designer for Empress Michiko, died Saturday of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo. He was 88. The youngest of eight children in a doctor's family, Ashida decided to become a fashion designer after experiencing ...
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 24, 2018
Fans across the country flocked to events paying tribute to pop diva Namie Amuro on the day she chose to step out of the spotlight.
Business Sep 17, 2018
Untested in the fashion world, Victoria Beckham launched her VB label in 2008 in New York, across the Atlantic from her native Britain. A decade on, she exhibited at London Fashion Week for the first time on Sunday, in a triumphant homecoming of sorts for ...
Style & Design Sep 8, 2018
Worn to be wild: Tokkōfuku combat uniforms
by Tomohiro Osaki
Tracing its origins back to the heady days of motorcycle gangs in the 1970s, the style is making a comeback with youth in Japan.
Style & Design Aug 16, 2018
Tokyo's trendsetters look to dad's closet for tips
by Misha Cade
As my family got ready to go out for a fancy sushi dinner one night years ago, my dad came down the stairs wearing a T-shirt, knee-high socks, sandals and — the piece de resistance — a worn-out black fanny pack. My mom couldn't ...
Business Aug 10, 2018
Shibuya109 eyes bigger reach through partnership with South Korea e-commerce site Cafe24
The operator of South Korea's cross-border, multilingual e-commerce platform Cafe24 and Tokyo's Shibuya109 shopping mall have joined forces to invigorate global clothing exports of the two countries' fashion brands. Cafe24 Corp. said it signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul on Monday to partner with ...