Rei Kawakubo and COMME des GARÇONS have always tirelessly pursued never-before-seen fashions. Their creations have sought an unorthodox beauty that goes beyond mere prettiness to sometimes perplexion and even awe. Fresh concepts and novel beauty compel a transformation of values
March 2015
Buyers and directors from 33 of Japan’s most influential retailers and department stores responded to a questionnaire to determine the ‘hottest designer brands ranking’. In womenswear, Céline and Sacai retained the top spots in the international and domestic categories, respectively.
Abright note has emerged from SHIBUYA 109, where business operators continue to struggle. The Regalect brand produced by Astonish co., Ltd., which set up its first store in autumn 2014, has got off to a good start. The brand, which
The Sacai brand is steadily raising its levels of creation and business. In speciality stores in Europe and the United States, the brand’s products are being retailed in large spaces alongside luxury brands. At what stage is the company today,
I wonder how people’s occupations and titles are decided. If someone joins a company or organisation, for example, these are probably assigned as a matter of course. What if a man goes up against the world all on his own,
Clothing has not been selling. Poor sales in the autumn and winter, especially in womenswear, are giving rise to growing despair. Many industry experts initially predicted that last April’s consumption tax increase from 5% to 8% would have a limited
teamLab, a high-profile group of ultra-technologists, is presenting the Shake! Art Exhibition! and Learn and Play! teamLab Future Park at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan). The exhibition will run till March 1 2015. Described as the
The Japan Council of Shopping Centers has announced that 52 commercial facilities will open in Japan in 2015. The number of new SCs is expected to remain at nearly the same level as 2014, in which 55 facilities opened. There
Masaaki Kanai, President of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. and founder of MUJI in Chengdu, gave a press conference on-site in December 2014 at the Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li open-air shopping centre, where the “No. 1 world flagship store” (the store’s first
Mitsukoshi Isetan Holdings will open Isetan Salone in Tokyo Midtown, located in Roppongi, on April 3 2015. This new establishment will be a sophisticated speciality store. It will fulfil the role of being a “salon” of the Isetan Shinjuku Main