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Timely and timeless: Experience new and old mid-range brands and learn about Japanese fashion culture

Japan's mid-market brands offer a compelling alternative in today's fashion landscape, which is dominated by mass production, overconsumption and the display of status on social media. These brands embody a philosophy of high quality, understated style and contemporary relevance. Mid-market brands were once central to the Japanese apparel...

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Zozo’s founder acquires control stakes in two Japanese fashion brands

New York – Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of Japan’s online fashion store Zozo Inc (3092.T), has acquired control stakes in two fellow Japanese apparel companies, United Arrows and Adastria. . A regulatory filings showed on Thursday shows that Maezawa bought an 8 percent stake in multi-brand retailer United Arrows (7606.T) for 3.5 billion yen...

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Liberty Fairs collaborating with United Arrows

Popular New York trade show Liberty Fairs has announced that they will be collaborating with Japanese Brand United Arrows & Sons and its director Motofumi "Poggy" Kogi for a new section at their men's wear trade show in August. The section, respectfully titled "Poggy's World", will feature seven brands, including United Arrows, Adidas Standard...

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Runaways to runway: 'ethical' fashion changing lives of Africa's poor

The muddy streets of Kenya's crowded Korogocho slums are a far cry from the fashion boutiques of Paris, Milan, New York or London. But beneath a tin roof, workers from some of the country's poorest communities sew buttons and stitch cloth for top international designers, part of a not-for-profit "ethical fashion" project. "Before Ethical...