Articles Tagged "Japan"

Travelers should never go without experiencing the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, Japan. As one of the world’s busiest cities and newest luxury hubs, this Asian metropolis is a spectacular combination of traditional meets modern Japanese culture. Here are the top choices for places to...

As Fashion’s Night Out looks forward to celebrating its fourth year this September, the ever-growing, annual worldwide shopping extravaganza will take place in 19 markets across the globe, including cities in Greece, Brazil and Italy, as reported by WWD.com. According to a statement...

Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld have multiple plans to take Tokyo by storm. The two iconic brands intend to recap their Winter couture show, launch a pop-up store and produce an exhibition based on Chanel’s renowned tweed jackets, reported WWD. Planned for March 21 to 23, the three happenings...

Fashion retailer Zara has branched into e-commerce in Japan. Zara.com will offer the entire women’s, men’s and children’s apparel lines sold in its brick-and-mortar stores to Japanese customers, reported Retail in Asia.

The new Japanese shopping platform represents Zara’s first...

After years of sponsoring New York Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz will be bringing its runway expertise to Japan Fashion Week, having signed as its new sponsor. Under the multi-year agreement, the Japanese subsidiary of the high-end car company will take on the next edition of the shows –...

Berlin is an amazing city with great art and music – and a progressive fashion week that is quickly gaining momentum. Germany’s capital hosted the Spring Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week extravaganza July 5 to 10, which attracted not only plenty of buyers and press, but also celebrities such...

Considering the blackouts, little food and threat of radioactive fallout that resulted from Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, fashion companies, along with others, are fleeing Tokyo, reported WWD.

Chanel, concerned over the destruction of the Fukushima nuclear plant, located too...

Issey Miyake opens the second Elttob Tep store in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Friday. Taking its name from “pet bottle” spelled backward, the store will offer a pared-down version of the brand’s signature products, reported WWD.

Merchandise available includes jeans crafted by a...

Japan is churning out a new generation of more careful shoppers. Instead of their parents’ choice of more luxe and expensive items, Japan’s youthful generations are gravitating toward value over top brand names.

“For me, number one is quality and design,” Mayu Kawasaki, a...

IMG Fashion announced today that they will add the Japan Fashion Week Organization to their runway repertoire, as official partners and managers of the event. The Japanese company is in charge of Tokyo Collection Week, which presents twice a year in the Asian metropolis.

The partnership...