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「斉藤上太郎コレクション」JOTARO SAITO 2018 A/W
On Wednesday I went to see the new collection of kimono designer JOTARO SAITO at the Tokyo Fashion Week. 水曜日（2018年3月21日）に、東京ファッションウィークにて、着物デザイナーのJOTARO SAITO（斉藤上太郎）さんの新作発表を訪問しました。 Although the cherry blossoms started blooming and we had 22°C a couple of days back, on the day of the collection we had snow and heavy rain at only 2°C!! What are the chances? Haha! So instead of a silk kimono I had... -
Fashion Week Tokyo SS17
Last week it was time for Tokyo Fashion Week again. Numerous designers from Japan and overseas showed their collections for Spring/Summer 2017 on the runway and in showrooms in Tokyo. As every season I also went to see some shows, however I was a little more selective this year because it actually is quite tiring and I was not too healthy.. The main shows... -
Fashion Week Tokyo AW16/17 - JOTARO SAITO
Today I went to see the new AW 16/17 kimono collection of JOTARO SAITO from Kyoto. After seeing his show last year, I was super excited about his new line of designs. Especially that he creates slightly “darker” kimono is what I love and the fact that he combines the very traditional art of wafuku with modern designs or small modern modifications which are... -
Fashion Week Tokyo AW16/17 – writtenafterwards
After the Jotaro Saito show I was heading to Omotesando to see the new collection of writtenafterwards which was held in Omotesando Hills – a high class fashion mall in Harajuku area. Known for its creative designs I was eagerly awaiting the shows start and it. was. beyond! When the first models hobbled and creeped through the runway I knew this is going to... -
Fashion Week Tokyo AW16/17 – NGUYEN CONG TRI
On Tuesday I was invited to see the -Japan meets Vietnamese fashion- runway show with featured Vietnamese fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri. I chose a casual outfit consisting of a snug Hoodie worn below a mens kimono with Hokusai wave print and Dr.Martens boots. (Picture taken by Matthew Sperzel Photography) To be honest I went there with rather low expectations (you know, usually the... -
Fashion Week Tokyo SS16 - h.NAOTO & YOSHIKIMONO
h.NAOTO The final day of Fashion Week I went to see the show of h.NAOTO in a warehouse like location in Chiba. Starting off with beautiful renaissance like goth dresses h.NAOTO tapped right into what one would expect. I was actually more surprised to see many ready to be worn simple print shirts and simple coats to be presented. This SS16 has Naoto experimenting...
