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  Finals judge

  President, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Japan

  Norbert Leuret

  Born in France. Mr Leuret began his career in Japan in 1983 at the Honorary Consulate of France, the Embassy of France. In 1997, he was appointed President of Kenzo Japan. In 2003, he was appointed President of Hachette Fujingaho Co., Ltd. and Representative Director and CEO of Zara Japan. He has been in his current post since 2016.

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  Finals judge

  Designer/artist

  Tomoe Shinohara

  Ms Shinohara is a design major graduate of the Faculty of Fashion Science at Bunka Gakuen University Junior College. Through her activities as a singer, narrator, and actress, she has worked in various fields, including films, dramas, and adverts. In 2020, she established her creative studio STUDEO, together with art director Tatsuki Ikezawa. The Ezo deerskin kimono they produced won two New York ADC Awards, an international advertising award.

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  Guest Judge

  Mercari, Inc. President
  Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd. Director, CEO
  Public interest incorporated association “Japan Professional Football League” (J League) Adjunct Director

  Fumiaki Koizumi

  After graduating from Waseda University Faculty of Commerce, he joined Daiwa Securities SMBC, managing IPOs for internet companies such as mixi and DeNA. In December 2013, he joined Mercari, Inc., eventually becoming a Director in March 2014 and Managing Director and COO in 2017. In August 2019, he took on the role of President and Representative Director of Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd., and in March 2022, was appointed Director of the Japan Professional Football League (J League).

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  Judge

  Designer

  Eriko Ishida

  She was born in Chiba Prefecture. Having graduated from the Fashion Design Department of Sugino Gakuen Dressmaker Academy, she has accumulated 8 years of experience as a corporate designer and buyer until she established an Upcycling clothing brand, “MALION vintage,” in 2016. In 2019, she launched her own brand “ERiKOKATORi,” named after her grandfather’s lumber shop.

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  Judge

  LVMH/Chaumet CSR/Cultural Affairs Director

  Naoko Kabaya

  After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, she gained experience as an analyst in a foreign consulting company's foreign financial M&A department. Subsequently, she has worked in planning, retail, marketing, and digital media for Cartier, Louis Vuitton, and De Beers Diamond Jewellers. She has held the position of General Manager of Chaumet for 10 years. She presently serves as the CSR and Cultural Affairs Director for LVMH/Chaumet.

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  Judge

  FASHIONSNAP Fashion Director

  Chiemi Kominato

  After graduating from Bunka Fashion College, she worked at a design company before joining RECO ORLANDO, where she was appointed as the Fashion Director of FASHIONSNAP in 2018. She is in charge of the luxury sector and international fashion weeks, mainly in Paris and Milan.

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  Judge

  Designer

  Hideaki Shikama

  He was born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. From 2005, he worked for SHIPS Ltd. at the concept store Acycle until 2010. In 2011, he started the “Children of the discordance” brand. He specializes in products using vintage fabrics with original graphic design and textile design. In 2019, he was selected as one of the “10 Asian Designers to Watch.” His Spring/Summer 2021 men’s collection was presented at Milan Fashion Week.

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  Judge

  Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. Isetan Shinjuku Store
  ReStyle buyer

  Kohei Hashimoto氏

  As a buyer for “ReStyle,” an independent select shop known for its overwhelming uniqueness and pulling power, that has become a symbol of “Fashion Isetan,” he used various creative approaches to break down barriers between brands and customers. After joining the company in 2014, he worked as a salesperson and an assistant buyer before assuming his current role this year.

*Japanese alphabetical order.

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  Photo by Masayuki Hayashi

  Textile designer

  Ms Reiko Sudo

  Ms Sudo was born in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture. She is the design director of the NUNO Corporation and professor emeritus at Tokyo Zokei University. Since 2008, she has been advising on textile design for Ryohin Keikaku, Yamagata Prefecture Tsuruoka Textile Industry Co-operative and others, and since 2016 has been on the advisory board of Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum and others.