This cohort of visionary designers—extraordinary artists and skilled craftspeople, really—established a tradition of avant-garde and elegant Japanese high fashion that resounds today.

Designer Hiromichi Ochiai reveals how a simple pair of striped socks transformed Japan's ubiquitous konbini into unexpected ...

An ensemble that is simultaneously utilitarian and high fashion. Specializing in avant-garde fashion, this Japanese fashion brand was founded by visionary designer Rei Kawakubo in 1969 in Tokyo ...

Twelve Looks That Define Japanese Avant-Garde Fashion As disparate as these looks ... as models on the runway and experimenting with high-tech fibers or, as he once called it, “fabric that ...

The truth of the matter is that fashion as a whole functions on trend aggregation, where a smattering of inspiration falls like rain on the high fashion peaks and then flows down through various ...

Hanae Mori, the first Asian fashion designer to break into the exclusive world of haute couture, has died at aged 96. The Japanese designer, whose elegant creations were worn by high-profile ...

"JK uniform", where "JK" stands for "Joshi Kousei" — female high school student in Japanese — is one of the most popular fashion trends in China. The hashtag #JKuniform has over 1.7 billion ...

Unlike the traditional Hawaiiana and Bali-style design that Hawaii’s architecture is so synonymous with, this home stands out for its modern, high-fashion ... that blends Japanese and American ...