TOKYO: Tokyo Couture Fashion Week (TCFW) has selected two Asian designers and will be sending them to Paris, France to participate at the global runway, Paris Fashion Week on 26th January 2025.
Japanese designer Yuna Lattori and Vietnamese designer Tommy Le were given the opportunity to showcase their collections at Oriental Fashion Week Paris. The selection has been done at Tokyo Couture Fashion Week held on 18th October at the luxury hotel, Tokyo Marriott Hotel.
The prestigious world’s fashion show, Oriental Fashion Show Paris will be held on 25-26 January 2025 in the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris, France.
The much anticipated Tokyo Couture Fashion Week (TCFW) 2024 has turned Tokyo into a hub for international high-end fashion, with extravagant fashion collections presented by top designers from France, the USA, Morocco, Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan, and Malaysia.
The event has also featured many other renowned designers such as Christophe Guillarmé from France, Marvin Bendana from the USA, and Vivien Tsai from Malaysia, and Akki Qlogo from Japan as well as many other domestic and international fashion designers.
Meanwhile, Mina Hayashi and Hitomi Nakamura have emerged as the winners of the Awards of Best Model 2024, and they will also be given an opportunity to walk as models in the prestigious upcoming fashion show, Oriental Fashion Show Paris.
According to the Founder and Director of TCFW, Ziinine A. Britshi, this show is not only about fashion, but it is also a platform that gives a big chance to local and talented designers to go to the international level and present their work on a global runway.
Yuna said in a text message to the press, “I am deeply honored to have been participated in the Tokyo Couture Fashion Week and awarded the opportunity to showcase my collection at the Oriental Fashion Show Paris .”
” As a designer, it has always been my ultimate dream to showcase my work in Paris, and receiving this award brings me immense joy and fulfillment. It is a significant milestone in my career, and I am truly grateful,” added Yuna.
Designer Tommy said, “With a deep appreciation for Japan, I participated in Tokyo Couture Fashion Week Fall 2024. The award presented to me last night was an unexpected yet wonderful surprise. I am humbled by the hospitality I received. My sincere thanks go to the talented models from Xuan Lan Academy-Vietnam and Elite Japan. This award is a tribute to their outstanding performance.
“My collection, “The Glimpse of Japan,’ draws inspiration from Japan’s stunning natural landscapes and timeless love of nature, as embodied in its serene gardens and temples. The iconic Ryoan-ji Zen Rock Garden in Kyoto was a pivotal influence. Additional images and footage of my collection will be forthcoming,” he said.
More than 50 models from around the world gathered and presented a luxurious haute couture fashion collection.
In addition to focusing on models and fashion, the event objective was also to promote domestic and international tourism, fashion designer brands, and corporate exhibitions.
The TCFW 2024 has been officiated by Tokyo Governor, Mr. Masuzoe, and attended by over 300 distinguished guests, both local and international.
The event, which is organised by Smile Logo in partnership with the Oriental Fashion Show Paris, France, aims to attract designers from around the world, transform Tokyo, Japan, into a centre of international design and high-end fashion, and promote tourism and the textile and beauty industries in Japan by giving young designers and models the opportunity to participate in these global runways.
“This is an opportunity to promote Japanese textile, culture and technology to the world and promote international exchange. TCFW could as well successfully promote hundreds of designers from Japan and all over the world,” said the organizer.
As part of its goal to take the local Japanese fashion scene to new heights, promote couture fashion and cultural exchange, TKFW 2024 is setting the stage for a wide range of distinctive styles and artistic visions that challenge conventional norms to create innovative hybrid designs and transforms traditional fashion, rich in history and symbolic meaning, into modern trends for the global market with excellent strategic positioning.
