The man behind some of Japan's most stylish denim has one main rule: fabric first
Mehervan Sethi began promoting Japanese denim as a way to give back to the country that has "done so much for me and my family."
Vintage fashion: Senior runway models bridging South Korea's age divide
Aged 70 she was working 20 hours a day in a hospital just to make ends meet. Now at 75, Choi Soon-hwa is an unlikely fashion star and model in South Korea, one of a handful of seniors who have become social media and fashion ...
Hot-spring resorts debate allowing tattooed tourists ahead of Rugby World Cup
With Japan expecting approximately 400,000 overseas visitors for the 2019 Rugby World Cup set to begin in September, hot-spring resorts across the country are faced with the ever-present issue of how to handle customers who have tattoos. According to a 2015 Japan Tourism Agency survey, ...
Blue-collar clothier Workman shakes up Japan's stagnant apparel market
It's a weekday morning and a steady stream of customers is entering a Workman store in Tokyo's industrial Ota Ward, mostly blue-collar workers looking for ¥99 rubber gloves, ¥3,500 safety shoes and other gear they need before heading to construction sites. The clientele markedly shifts ...
The life and works of fashion legend Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was to be celebrated in a new ballet premiering at Moscow's Bolshoi on Saturday that highlights the designer's love of Russia and starring prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova. The one act performance by choreographer Yuri Possokhov ...
Japan: Well-suited for bespoke menswear
"Is Japan the new international center for bespoke suits, shirts and shoes?" Find out what the industry panelists of a symposium in Tokyo have to say.
Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo receives Isamu Noguchi Award in New York
Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, founder and head of the Comme des Garcons brand, received the sixth annual Isamu Noguchi Award in a ceremony Thursday at a New York museum. "Rei Kawakubo has consistently defied notions not only of beauty, but also of what fashion ...
Keeping up appearances in the workplace in Japan
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc., which employs about 17,000 people, announced earlier this month it would allow office workers to come to work in jeans and sneakers. Factory workers in the company will still be required to wear uniforms and sales staff will still be ...
Japan sportswear firm Descente appoints new chief from Itochu after rare hostile takeover
Sportswear maker Descente Ltd. said Monday it has appointed a new head from top shareholder Itochu Corp., effective in June, after the trading house succeeded in completing a hostile takeover earlier this month. Descente President Masatoshi Ishimoto, a member of the company's founding family, will ...
To wear or not to wear: Okayama police in showdown with teen rebels sporting rebellious uniforms
Japan has its share of rebellious teenagers and one of the most popular ways for youth to demonstrate their edginess is for them to deck themselves out in provocative uniforms. Over the years, the practice of junior high school students sporting modern-day incarnations of tokkōfuku ...
Tokyo Skytree celebrates 60th anniversary of iconic fashion doll Barbie's debut
An event marking the 60th year since the debut of iconic fashion doll Barbie kicked off at Tokyo Skytree on Wednesday, showcasing the doll's history and diversity. The event, named Barbie Loves Tokyo Skytree Runway, will run through May 6. At the tower's Tembo Galleria, a ...
Karl Lagerfeld, fashion's prolific commander-in-chief, dies at 85
Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed the stature of a god among mortals in the world of fashion, where he stayed on top for well over half of a century and up to his death, at an age almost nobody apart from himself knew with to-the-day precision. He ...
