Style & Design | ON: FASHION Nov 15, 2020
Japanese fashion tackles the issues of the moment
by Samuel Thomas
From practical masks and saving sento culture to provocative commentary on gender, brands and designers find their moment.
Style & Design Oct 26, 2013
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo: No longer an outsider
by Samuel Thomas
The last day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo coincided with the Shibuya Fashion Festival, a platform for designers feeling constrained by the limitations of the official venue at Hikarie. As it was, the only condition placed on the participating designers' means of presentation was ...
Style & Design Oct 10, 2013
Fashion Week's side shows give the public a rare seat next to their runways
by Samuel Thomas
Next week is Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo but, chances are, you’re not invited. Before that teen trauma of being excluded sets in, don’t panic — there’s a ton of alternative events to get dolled up for. The twice-yearly Tokyo fashion fest will run Oct. 14-19 ...
Lifestyle | ON: FASHION Oct 7, 2013
Madstore, Christian Dada, Alexander Wang make Tokyo debuts, while Parco pushes the envelope
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Alexander Wang lands in Aoyama Alexander Wang has catapulted from up-and-coming New York favorite to global fashion superstar faster than you can say his name. Last week, the opening of a three-story boutique in Tokyo's posh Aoyama neighborhood solidified his high spot on Japan's "it" ...