Style & Design Oct 27, 2019
When street style eclipses the runway
by Samuel Thomas
Tokyo fashion week's battle for identity has always been between that of the runway and the fashion on streets — has the event finally found a happy medium?
Style & Design Oct 28, 2017
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Womenswear sees domestic designers back on home turf
by Misha Janette
The Tokyo fashion scene continues to lead the pack in fresh streetwear trends and international haute prowess.
Style & Design Sep 24, 2017
by Samuel Thomas
Cast your mind back to the giddy days of 2010, when the group of subcultural artists Chaos Lounge issued its first proclamation. While its stated goal was earnest and postmodern, the output was seen as a shock to the art world as it brought ...
Style & Design Apr 23, 2017
Street style always looks back and forward
by Misha Janette
Style has always referenced the past, even though it's focused on the future. With spring heralding new looks and summer already approaching fast, new collaborations, brands and innovations are making their mark in stores now. Louis Vuitton's love letter to streetwear Hot on the heels of ...
People | 20 QUESTIONS Mar 25, 2017
Designer Mikio Sakabe: 'Fashion itself is the creation of newness'
by Misha Janette
Fashion designer on why there's no real difference between being young or old.
Style & Design Oct 29, 2016
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Womenswear collections shake up the system
by Misha Janette
The six days that constituted Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo from Oct. 17 to 22 featured a wide range of styles, from pop and punk inspirations to commercial and avant-garde creations. It was the first collection to be sponsored by Amazon and, while many wondered ...
Style & Design Mar 28, 2015
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
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. Thailand-based brand Sretsis lived up to its reputation as the adopted star of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo, kicking off festivities ...
Style & Design Mar 29, 2014
Fashion Week Tokyo: menswear's mixed messages
by Samuel Thomas
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 ...
Style & Design Mar 31, 2013
Fashion Week Tokyo: The menswear question — to be showy or simplify?
by Samuel Thomas
The February bankruptcy of Takeshi Osumi's seminal brand Phenomenon, and its departure from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo (FWT) before this season's March 17-23 shows, left a chasm apparent to all. And indeed, it's a mystery who may be able to fill the rather large ...
Lifestyle Dec 4, 2012
The design lover Makoto Aida's controversial art has made him popular with the public, but not so with the kind of corporate sponsors who usually back big exhibitions, like the one at the Mori Art Museum now. To fund the show limited-edition prints are on ...