“Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO (hereinafter indicated as Rakuten FWT) 2023 S/S” (governing body: Japan Fashion Week Organization, hereinafter indicated as JFWO), welcomed its 6th and last day.
 

First time participant “kudos/soduk” (16:00~) presented at the official venue of Shibuya Hikarie

As a part of the “Japan Expo” being promoted by the Japanese Government, the very first runway show of the brand, “kudos/soduk”, was held at the official venue of Shibuya Hikarie (hosted by: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Japan Arts Council, JFWO).
For the invitation, a movie in which the designer speaks of the brand, his thoughts behind it, was transmitted. This time, because the brands kudos and soduk were shown as one show, it turned out to be a presentation of a collection expressing, not only the relationship between the two brands, but also the gap between the designer’s own feelings and realities of the world.

 

“HIROKO KOSHINO” digital presentation (17:00~)

“HIROKO KOSHINO”, by the designer, Hiroko Koshino, gave a digital presentation of a collection created under the theme of “Natural Miracles”, expressing miracles existing in the natural world, such as the wonderous regularities seen in cut surfaces of fruits, flower petals, fruits, vegetation, etc.

 

Announcing of the award-winning designers of the “FASHION PRIZE OF TOKYO2023” and the “TOKYO FASHION AWARD 2023”! (announcement ceremony 14:00~)

Held at Shibuya Hikarie was the announcement ceremony for the award-winning brands of the “FASHION PRIZE OF TOKYO”, a fashion prize project to help promote further developments of Tokyo fashion designers who are acknowledged both nationally and internationally, along with the “TOKYO FASHION AWARD”, a fashion award aimed at supporting fashion designers based in Tokyo to leap out to the world and expand business globally. You will find the names of the award-winning designers of each award below (hosted by: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japan Fashion Week Organization (JFWO)).
 
The award-winning designer of the 5th “FASHION PRIZE OF TOKYO”
Designer: Tomotaka Koizumi Brand name: TOMO KOIZUMI

※ Masks were taken off during photo-shoot only.
 
The 8th “TOKYO FASHION AWARD”
Designers receiving support for the Paris Men’s Fashion Week term
Yu Kobayashi / Yuji Abe (IRENISA)
KHOKI Design Team (KHOKI)
Sayori Tanaka / Akira Kuboshita (TANAKA)
BIANKA / Yashige Yuto (TENDER PERSON)
 
The 8th “TOKYO FASHION AWARD”
Designers receiving support for the Paris Women’s Fashion Week term
Akiko Aoki (AKIKOAOKI)
Emi Funayama (FETICO)
Yumika Oka (INSCRIRE)
Viviano Sue (VIVIANO)
 

Photo upper row, left to right: Yuji Abe (IRENISA), Yu Kobayashi (IRENISA)), Shuichi Ozawa from KHOKI Design Team, Sayori Tanaka (TANAKA),Akira Kuboshita (TANAKA), BIANKA (TENDER PERSON), Yashige Yuto (TENDER PERSON)
Photo lower row, left to right: Akiko Aoki (AKIKOAOKI), Emi Funayama (FETICO), Yumika Oka (INSCRIRE), Viviano Sue (VIVIANO)
※ Masks were taken off during photo-shoot only.
 
The award-winning designer of the “FASHION PRIZE OF TOKYO” will receive support in carrying out fashion show events and showroom events at Paris Fashion Week for 2 consecutive seasons of Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer. Furthermore, the award-winning designers of the “TOKYO FASHION PRIZE” will receive support in presenting their collection in a showroom exhibit at “showroom.Tokyo”, in January and June during the Paris Men’s Fashion Week term for the award-winners of the Men’s Division, and in February and September during the Paris Women’s Fashion Week term for the award-winners of the Women’s Division.
 

“MITSURU OKAZAKI” presented a physical show (18:00~)

“MITSURU OKAZAKI”, by the designer, Mitsuru Okazaki, presented a physical show. The collection was presented in a production in which, models hiding their face with a black mask slowly walks out from a church, in a solemn ambience.

 
The last brand to grace the runways of Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO 2023 SS was “AFROMATIC TOKYO”. In digital presentations, the last was “DRESSEDUNDRESSED”, and with this, the 2023 S/S season came to an end.

 
With various award ceremonies and award-winning designer announcement ceremonies starting with the “JFW NEXT BRAND AWARD”, a new support program by JFW, runway shows of first-time participating brands, along with the start of selecting the digital grand prix of the “JFW DIGITAL GRAND PRIX”, although this season was again held amid the corona pandemic, this term turned out to be a season in which designers’ desire to improve themselves, their eagerness, and passionate enthusiasm of both guests and viewers, could be felt.
 
As of today, Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO has finished its 2023 S/S term. The next, 2023 A/W term is scheduled to be held on March 13th (Mon.) ~ March 18th (Sat.). We ask for your continued attention towards Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO.