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KEITA MARUYAMA

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 26, 2016
Tokyo fashion week: Womenswear's mixed messages
The 2016 fall/winter womenswear collections that were unveiled on the catwalk during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo offered a wealth of cozy clothing that will likely appear in stores later this year. As has been the case in recent seasons, the designs were as varied as the selections presented on a conveyor belt at a kaiten sushi restaurant, and featured a mixed platter of items that ranged from modest glamour to primitive streetwear.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 24, 2015
Tokyo fashion week: womenswear gets a welcome jolt of energy
The 2016 spring/summer womenswear lineup certainly threw up its fair share of surprises at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo earlier this month. The biggest talking point of the shows, however, was an edgy tribute to one of the country's traditional garbs — the luxurious kimono.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 28, 2015
Tokyo fashion week: Womenswear celebrates an eclectic lineup; menswear draws inspiration from the street
Womenswear collections showcased in mid-March for the fall/winter 2015-16 season were decidedly eclectic in composition, including designs that were as street-savvy as they were cute.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jan 8, 2013
Here comes Fred
This year will see the arrival of a formidable new force in the Japanese fashion market. Perhaps best known for being a go-to for Hollywood stars, Fred Segal is a trend-setting California clothing and lifestyle goods retailer, which in its 50-year history had never planned to expand beyond Los Angeles. That is until it was acquired by the New York-based Sandow brand-building group in January 2012.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on