Fashion
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Embroidered silks to Adidas collabs: the evolution of the kimono – in pictures
Opening on 4 June, the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) exhibition Kimono features hundreds of garments, p…
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Monaka wears her cyclops mask to work: Niccolò Rastrelli’s best photograph
‘Japan is the mecca of cosplay. Monaka runs a cafe in Tokyo called Monster Party, where people go dressed as c…
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Uniqlo’s Kendrick Lamar coup is part of effort to be a serious fashion force
Super Bowl appearance continues the retailer’s vibe shift from slightly boring staples into a raved-about bran…
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As Hello Kitty turns 50 her cuteness is still earning £3.1bn a year
Japanese character said to be second-highest grossing media franchise after Pokémon is also a TikTok superstar…
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Three things with Akira Isogawa: ‘I’m not a sentimental person except when it comes to my family’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the designer talks about the scissors he can’t live wi…
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Uniqlo sues Shein over ‘imitation’ banana-shaped ‘it’ bag
Petition demands online retailer stop immediate sale of bags and compensation for damages incurredBusiness liv…
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History of the Mackintosh: 200 years of the classic raincoat
Invented by the Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, the rainproof overcoat first went on sale in Glasgow in 18…
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The fan jacket: the Japanese innovation keeping workers cool in extreme heat
As rising temperatures make traditionally hot and sticky Japanese summer months more severe, those toiling out…
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Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty take careful approach to G7 power dressing
No £1,650 Valentino coats but no M&S either as wealthy pair seek to tread fine line between being relatabl…
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Hanae Mori obituary
Japanese fashion designer who married the worlds of east and west in her groundbreaking and elegant clothesHan…
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Issey Miyake obituary
Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothi…
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Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 84 – video obituary
The Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and wh…
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Issey Miyake, famed Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 84
Designer was known for producing clothes that never creased and Steve Jobs’ black mock turtlenecksThe Japanese…
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Disney suspends Russian operations in response to Ukraine invasion
Disney is latest firm to pause business, including content and product licensing and live TV channelsUkraine-R…
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The photography of Hiro – in pictures
A selection of the work of the celebrated fashion photographer Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi), who died earlier t…
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Hiro obituary
Photographer whose experimental images transformed fashion and beauty advertisingThe biggest surprise in pictu…
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An Olympic uniform so quintessentially upper-middle class Australian, you can wear it to the yacht club
Sportscraft creates a minimalist, modern aesthetic for the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony that’s at once polished…
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Haruki Murakami’s new T-shirt line proves it: he’s no recluse
The notoriously private author’s latest project, a stylish clothing collaboration with Uniqlo, marks the lates…
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Pyjama suits are next big thing as formal wear is hit under Covid
Two Japanese firms have created working from home pyjamas to adapt to workers’ needsCoronavirus – latest updat…
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Japan’s taboo-breaking tattoo fans – in pictures
A growing tribe in Japan are defying deeply held prejudices linking tattoos with crime, turning their bodies i…