Style & Design Aug 25, 2019
The changing face of fashion in Japan
by Samuel Thomas
Collaborations, ethical statements and flashback trends — is Japanese fashion going through an identity crisis?
Art Jan 9, 2018
The elaboration of decoration as art
by John L. Tran
In the setting of what is probably Tokyo's most stylishly decorated art museum, curator Kasumi Yamaki explains the theme of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum's latest exhibition "Decoration Never Dies, Anyway." "I've always wondered what the audience are thinking when they use the ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jan 9, 2016
Avatar models, Sanrio menswear and disheveled clothing — fashion at its oddest
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Louis Vuitton is being struck by Lightning Since the character designer Tetsuya Nomura took the helm for Square Enix's "Final Fantasy" series of games, his work has been surprisingly inspiring in the world of fashion — and we are not talking just cosplay (costume play). ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jul 11, 2015
From women's underwear to men's street wear, Japan knows its market
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Cinderellas deserve Gomi Hayakawa's Feast Frustrated by the lack of attractive bras suitable for the slighter Japanese frame, Tama Art University student Gomi Hayakawa started a crowdsourced fundraiser last year to see if she wasn't alone in wanting something different from the sporty or heavily ...
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 | ON: FASHION Mar 13, 2015
Put on your fashion face and get ready for Tokyo fashion week
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
One of the hottest fashion items to come out of Japan recently isn't what you may expect it to be. Moisturizing face masks, a long-time part of Japanese women's beauty routine,have been getting a makeover. While most still resemble plastic-surgery post-op gauze, now you ...
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" ...