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FASHION CALENDAR Do you have what it takes for TV? Looking for English & Chinese speakers Also Japanese, Spanish & French speakers MAR 2 Q-pot teams up with Mickey and Minnie For the Disney fan wanting to show their colors in an elegant and (relatively) subtle way, cute accessory conveyor Q-pot has a series of confectionary-themed accessories featuring Disney “it” couple Mickey and Minnie. Expect everything from rings and necklaces to bag charms and bejeweled iPhone 6 cases. www.q-pot.jp/shop MAR 4-10 Muguet Castle opens at Isetan Cult clutch brand Muguet has teamed up with 1950s girls manga Princess Knight for a very limited run of bags to be sold in Isetan Shinjuku. The bags are as cute as you could hope for, but at ¥36,720- 48,600 including tax, only serious fans need apply. http://isetan.mistore.jp NOW IN JAPAN! TOKYO CORRESPONDENT Fashion One broadcasts original programming to over 300 million people in 44 countries. We’re now looking for a Tokyo correspondent to join our worldwide operations. No fashion experience needed—just the right personality! Send your CV, cover letter, photo and/or video application, plus a link to any on-camera work to: http://www.fashionone.jp/casting MAR 7 Harajuku ALTA opens on Takeshita Dōri Probably the biggest change to the Harajuku fashion ecosystem in quite some time, the new ALTA opens this month on the youthcentric Takeshita Dōri. Those of a kawaii persuasion can head to the World Project Kawaii Cafe before hitting 19 shops spanning three floors. www.altastyle.com/harajuku-open 日本初上陸 ! 日本人テレビリポーターを募集しています! ファッションワンは世界 44ヶ国、3 億人以上に発信している番組です。履歴書と、プロファイル写真一枚を送って下さい。もしあなたが映っている動画やリンク先があれば、是非一緒に送って下さい。 http://www.fashionone.jp/casting 日本初上陆 ! 我们正在面向全球招募中文流利的电视台记者 ! 你好 , 美女 ! 想成为一名记者吗 ? 我们会是你的第一选择 ! 只要你拥有一副可爱的容貌 , 那就快快加入我们这支年轻的队伍吧 ! 你只需要给我们发送你的简历和照片。 FACEBOOK 等个人网页也欢迎 ! http://www.fashionone.jp/casting BE SEEN. BE THE SCENE. MAR 15 Guard your wrist with Vivienne Westwood Relentlessly popular British fashion house Vivienne Westwood has a new addition to its men’s accessory line in the form of an armor-themed series of watches. The new designs feature a leather strap with heavy metal scale armor befitting of a modern urban knight. http://meturl.com/ viviennewestwood MAR 15 Le Coq Sportif meets Anna Sui Sportswear giant Le Coq Sportif is revisiting their classic 1990s LCS R1000 design with a little help from Anna Sui. The resulting floral-andzebra-emblazoned results, in Anna Sui’s iconic black and lilac, are not going to be to everyone’s taste; but I warn you, they are primed to sell out fast. www.annasui.co.jp <strong>metropolis</strong>.co.jp/fashionone 14
fashion fix FASHION WEEK FEVER BY SAMUEL THOMAS, FASHION EDITOR Tokyo Fashion Week is upon us again, long after the other key fashion cities of New York, London, Paris and Milan have had their moments in the spotlight. Its position in the cycle means that not only are journalists a shade jaded, and more than a little partied out, but from a buyer’s perspective the problems are a little more serious. Seeing as orders in New York, Paris and so on are scheduled to close just as Tokyo fashion week is beginning, more often than not budgets are significantly depleted before the first show even begins. Still, this TFW looks set to be the most exciting in a while, with a huge lineup of 52 brands on the official schedule. And rest assured that Metropolis will be reporting from the front row. ON POINT The official Mercedes-Benz Tokyo Fashion Week schedule is strictly industry-only, but there are ways to see the shows as an individual—especially if you don’t mind standing. If you have a reasonably successful blog you can register as a blogger to cover the shows. While that might not guarantee you the best seat, dressing up will net you some pretty good possibilities for promotion as photographers at the venue are hungry to capture good street style. Alternatively, while I for one would always maintain that you don’t understand a show unless you see it in the flesh, it’s possible to watch the lion’s share of shows from the comfort of your own sofa (or kotatsu). Tokyo Fashion Film (http://tokyofashionfilm.com) is pretty diligent about streaming runway presentations and post-show interviews, so stay glued to that and spare a thought for those of us on the fashion front line battling the queues, conflicts and frantic dashes across Tokyo. SHOPPING STRATEGY Those hungry for a taste of the Tokyo underground would be well-advised to steer clear of Hikarie, the venue for most of the official schedule, and head on over to Parco Museum in Shibuya Parco Part 1. Yoshikazu Yamagata, of WrittenAfterwards fame, and designer Mikio Sakabe are holding the second iteration of their Zetsumei-ten themed exhibition, this time jovially entitled Zetsu Zetsumei-ten. The exhibition runs from March 19 to 30 and will be curated differently every day, sometimes featuring real models, sometimes mannequins and of course plenty of guerrilla fashion shows. The lineup reads like an A-Z of who you should be excited about in Tokyo fashion, including Ryota Murakami, Noriko Nakazato and Kotona, as well as a handful of newcomers looking to make a name for themselves in 2015. Follow @zetsumeiten on Twitter for the latest news, and definitely plan to visit the exhibition multiple times to get the full story. STREET FOCUS Even at fashion week, street fashion tends to get more attention than the runway shows these days. Cunning designers have found a way of taking advantage of this turn in the tide by dressing models to be seen in and around the venues. This issue’s gang of models comes courtesy of the incognito designer of cult label Bodysong, who sent his collection out to be seen on the street, not the runway. Photo by Samuel Thomas 15
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