KOBE FASHION MUSEUM is the first museum in Japan to specialize in fashion. Library located on the 3rd floor houses various materials of high value related to fashion, all of which are open to the public as well as to those students, creators and business people engaged in the fashion field.
Many of the publications are rare items that are unavailable elsewhere in Japan, according to the library’s staff. Following Kobe’s declaration in 1973 to become a “Fashion City,” the museum was opened on the city’s man-made Rokko Island in 1997 to promote the local lifestyle- and culture-related industries.
In addition to fashion-related books in 19 genres such as ornaments, textiles and perfume, the library’s collection of some 40,000 publications also include books in over 40 categories such as confectionery, Japanese sake, architecture and interior design, and film.
What is even more impressive is the library’s vast variety of magazines. The latest issues are available for about 280 magazines from Japan and abroad.
For Menswear Designer of the Year, they are Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School; Marcus Wainwright and David Neville for Rag & Bone; Tim Coppens; Thom Browne and Todd Snyder.
“We are very pleased to partner for the second time with Rihanna,” says, Dior CEO Sidney Toledano. The singer not only stars in a series of photos shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino but is the first celebrity ambassador to actually design with Dior.
Lately, she has been posting photos of herself on Instagram, “When I got to Dior and saw all the materials I could play with, it all just came together,” Rihanna said. I literally sat there and drew and drew until I was happy with the design, and the team illustrated it for me right then and there. We picked materials and colours that same day, and after that it was a matter of weeks before I saw the first prototype.”
Displacing typical work wear styles, sneaker trend is been started by women, whereas we see men are increasingly turning to that as well. This rubber soled footwear is no longer only for marathoners but are part of chic dressing even making appearances on fashion runways like Chanel.
In fact, the perpetuity of sneakers have given fashion bloggers, editors, other avant garde enthusiasts, a go to adopt the sporty staple, and add it into their every day “fashion” looks. They aren’t just for the gym anymore, but rather a cool, low-maintenance addition to an otherwise style-minded outfit.
