“Plainsong” was the name Takahiro Miyashita gave this spring collection for The Soloist, which he intended as a smartened-up rebellion against the slobishness of fashion today. “These days, it seems …
Koki Abe and his team were pleased to be on the list of nominees for this year’s LVMH Prize, but it was easy to detect a hint of disappointment that …
A showroom appointment with Kiichiro Asakawa is always good fun. The 37-year-old Stein designer, who is tall, with a mass of curly hair and tinted spectacles, combs through his clothing …
“When it comes to fashion, I think Japanese people have a complex about ourselves.” So said Soshi Otsuki at a showroom in Tokyo as he talked through his latest collection. …
“We thought it would be nice if people wore our clothes and experienced the world in a different way than they had before.” So said Yuji Abe and Yu Kobayashi …