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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Photos: Yousuke Haga – New York Fashion Week Fall 2025
24 March 2025 3:05 AM | No CommentsPhotos from the Yousuke Haga - Asia Fashion Collection runway show in New York.
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South Korea Archive
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Kwak Hyun Joo Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 28, 2017 | No CommentsShe is one of the best fashion designers in South Korea, but the Kwak Hyun Joo Spring 2017 collection has ventured into more youthful and kitschy territory. -
Nohant Spring 2017 (노앙) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 17, 2016 | No CommentsThe Nohant Spring 2017 collection represents a close connection to long gone university days for those who wish to take a trip down memory lane. -
A.AV Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Ryan BentleyPosted on November 27, 2016 | No CommentsLed by designer Lee Kwang-ho (이광호), the A.AV Spring 2017 collection was titled "Shape Your Beard." -
BMUET(TE) Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsThe BMUET(TE) Spring 2017 collection stuck with a limited color palette - mostly black and white - that accentuated the details and asymmetry. -
DOHN HAHN Spring 2017 (돈한) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Ryan BentleyPosted on November 17, 2016 | No CommentsDOHN HAHN designer Hahn Dong-woo named his Spring 2017 collection "Oriental Night," referring not to a specific ethnicity but the atmosphere at a nightclub. -
J Apostrophe Spring 2017 (제이 어퍼스트로피) – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 12, 2016 | No CommentsFull of Pierrot collars, tiers and ruffles, the J Apostrophe Spring 2017 women's collection truly lived up to its name of "Romantic Naturalism." -
Blindness Spring 2017 (블라인드니스) – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 9, 2016 | No CommentsIn the Blindness Spring 2017 collection, men wore womenswear-influenced pieces referencing the character of Einar Wegener in the film “The Danish Girl.” -
KIMMY.J Spring 2017 (키미제이) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Ryan BentleyPosted on November 6, 2016 | No CommentsDesigner Heejin Kim wanted to combine two elements for her spring collection: "old school hip-hop and 'retro vintage' patterns inspired by East Asian Culture." -
VLEEDA Spring 2017 (블리다) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 5, 2016 | No CommentsA sculpture created by the label and titled "Wings of ICARUS" inspired the VLEEDA Spring 2017 women's collection, which favors color over tragedy. -
How to get photographed at Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 2, 2016 | No CommentsCan't get into the shows? No worries, as the Dongdaemun Design Plaza grounds function as a giant runway. Here are a few cardinal rules to getting yourself noticed.