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Teen Vogue Chari-T Contest


Japan is still struggling every day to emerge from the recent devastation from the Earthquake and Tsunami. Stevyn Llewellyn, one of our contributors has entered the t-shirt design contest to benefit a charity of choice. Please take a moment To vote for his design, and help Japan. Show us some support and please vote for his design here. Vote now through May 20th.

The proceeds of the sales of the shirt will go to Give2Asia, and is sponsored by Teen Vogue and Guess Jeans.

G.V.G.V. Fall 2011


G.V.G.V.by Mug Fall 2011. Visit their webpage here.
Bio: Mug was born in 1971. After graduating from the Kuwasawa Design School Mug laid down the foundations of her own brand in 1999 that has come to be known as G.V.G.V.
Mug’s world is represented by a mix of femininity and masculinity, with free sensitivity that is present in every season’s collection. G.V.G.V. has now become one of the most attractive Tokyo fashion label.
Also, from 2010 Spring/Summer, she has been participating as a buyer at grapevine by k3 Daikanyama, selecting wonderful creations from around the world.

Toga by Yasuko Furuta Fall 2011


Toga by Yasuko Furuta.
Visit their webpage here.

Vima Fall 2011


Vima fall 2011 collection. Visit their webpage here.

Matohu Fall 2011




Matohu Fall 2011 by Hiroyuki Horihata / Makiko Sekiguchi.
Bio: Horihata graduated from Graduate school of Doshisha University, and Sekiguchi graduated from Kyorin University. They both went to Bunka Fashion College to take Men’s design courses. Each of them worked as a pattern maker for different designer’s brand for five years. They both went to England in 2003 and worked for a designer Bora Aksu’s collection 2004 – 05 A/W in London. After coming back to Japan in March 2005, they started “matohu” in 2005-2006 A/W. They won the prize “Mainichi Fashion new designer award & Shiseido award” in 2009.
Visit Matohu here.