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  Head Judge

  President of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Japan KK

  Norbert Leuret

  Born in France, he started his career in Japan in 1983 at the Consulate of the French Embassy in Osaka. Subsequently, in 1997, he became the Representative Director of Kenzo Japan Co Ltd. He later served as Representative Director of Hachette Fujingaho Co Ltd and as Representative Director and CEO of Zara Japan Co Ltd. He has been in his current position since 2016.

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  Vice head Judge

  Designer / Artist

  Tomoe Shinohara

  A graduate of the Fashion Design Department at Bunka Gakuen Junior College, she has had a diverse career as a singer, narrator, and actress, appearing in movies, dramas, and commercials. In 2020, she founded the creative studio "STUDEO" with art director Tatsuki Ikezawa. In 2022, she received the New York ADC Awards (Silver and Bronze) and the Tokyo ADC Award for her "Deerskin kimono."

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  Judge

  MALION vintage 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

  Lifestylist / Creative Director

  Yukari Ota

  She began her career as a fashion stylist. Currently, she works as a "Lifestylist," styling fashion, food, and living spaces. Through her creative activities and consulting services for companies and brands, she proposes sustainable and well-being-oriented lifestyles.

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  Judge

  TOMO KOIZUMI Dress Designer / Artist

  Tomotaka Koizumi

  Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988, he started making dresses at the age of 15. After launching his brand in 2011, he established himself as a costume designer. In 2019, he held his first runway show in New York, and his work was subsequently added to the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2021, he designed Misia’s dress for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Since 2022, he has also been active as a visual artist, participating in exhibitions at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, and the Pola Museum of Art, Hakone. He continues to push the boundaries between fashion and art in his work.

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  Guest Judge

  Mercari, Inc. President
  Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd. Director, CEO

  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

  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

  Buyer, Men's Creators 1, Shinjuku Men's Merchandise Department, 2nd MD Group, Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.

  Akira Mukuta

  Akira Mukuda joined Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 2018, where he has been involved in sales and buyer assistant roles at the Men's Creators section (previously on the 2nd floor) of Isetan Shinjuku. In 2024, when Men's Creators moved from the 2nd floor to the 6th floor, he was promoted to buyer. He is responsible for managing an editorial-style shop that merges select and retail concepts.

*Japanese alphabetical order.

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  Photo by Masayuki Hayashi

  Textile designer

  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.