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2024
First-Round Finalists Announcement
(Fashion Goods Category)
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Chiba Institute of Technology
大島 涼花
Work name：Japanese-style Headdress
Concept
A casual and cute fashion item that reimagines Japanese traditions, designed to be used as the centerpiece of a look.
Features
- A free expression of the traditional Japanese ornamentation crafts, tsumami zaiku (pinching craft) and kumihimo (braided cords).
- The dangling cords can be adjusted to fit various hair lengths, offering multiple styling options.
- The design offers a way to express the cultural essence of Japanese influences through a casual and cute piece, serving as the focal point of a look and guiding clothing selection.
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General Entry
乙幡 えみ
Work name：Beyond Harmony with Nostalgia
Concept
Adorning the past and the future.
Features
- Made using Tokyo's traditional craft, Murayama Oshima Tsumugi, the item covers the hands with a thin fabric that inspires a sense of emotional detachment, embodying the acceptance of both past and future.
- Golden details symbolize wealth, also selected as the color of light illuminating those who walk the long road of applying and developing knowledge.
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Tokyo Mode Gakuen
下地 龍馬
Work name：Kimono accessory
Concept
An accessory made of kimono.
Features
- The accessory combines kimono with zippers, commonly found in everyday clothing and bags.
- By integrating zippers, which are ubiquitous in daily life, the work aims to make kimono more accessible as everyday wear.
- The zipper allows the accessory to be attached to other items.
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General Entry
下吹越 直紀
Work name：Blue Soul
Concept
Shoes made using indigo-dyed kimono fabric and gibier leather "Blue Soul" represent a new form of fashion that merges natural wisdom with tradition, symbolizing the cycle of life.
These sneakers feature antibacterial and deodorizing properties of the indigo dye and incorporate leather from deer culled as part of an animal damage control program, promoting resource efficiency and ethical fashion.
They symbolize a future where nature and humanity coexist, weaving a sustainable future through evolving design.Features
- "Blue Soul" snickers combine traditional indigo-dyed kimono fabric with gibier leather, merging tradition with ethical values.
- As a guidepost of 'Neo-Japanism,' which combines traditional techniques with environmental consciousness, it embodies Japan's innovative traditional beauty and a sustainable future.
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General Entry
杉山 こころ
Work name：Kimono gem
Concept
Jewelry that adopts the traditional beauty of kimono made to look like gemstones, making kimono more casually integrated into fashion.
In modern fashion culture, wearing kimono daily poses challenges due to the difficulty of putting it on and moving around. This jewelry allows anyone to easily wear kimono, adaptable to any outfit.Features
- Fuses dyeing and metalwork, as in traditional craftsmanship.
- The high contrast between the warmth of kimono fabric and the coolness of metal serves as a modern and fashionable detail.
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Tokyo Mode Gakuen
田丸 夏未
Work name：Walnut Button Bag
Concept
A bag that connects the present to the future.
A bag made by reusing old kimonos and obijime.Features
- Fabric is cut into squares to avoid waste and reused as walnut buttons.
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Kyoritsu Women's University Graduate School
寺島 薫
Work name：TOKYO Parasol - Edo Purple
Concept
Create a parasol, an essential item for stylish men and women from the Meiji to Taisho era, by combining the Edo Komon fabric dyed in Edo purple, a traditional Tokyo textile, with another traditional craft, Edo Kiriko glass.
Features
- Uses Edo Komon fabric dyed in Edo purple for the canopy.The handle and the tips of the ribs are adorned with droplet-shaped or spherical decorations made of purple Edo Kiriko glass.
- The fabric is coated to block UV light for use as a parasol.
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General Entry
藤井 大将
Work name：new classic
Concept
"Kimono and our new way of living"
Seeking a new standard where kimonos, with their sophisticated image, feel more approachable.Features
- Using a classic black-and-white color combination as a base, the work incorporates Japanese-style accent elements, such as layers of kimono fabric and cord-like processed fabric inserts, using obijime for fastening.
- The design aims to allow kimonos to be used as accents in everyday fashion, making them feel more familiar.
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General Entry
JIN
Work name：Wa（和）～ii! プヌバッグ
*The name plays on the word "kawaii" (cute), with "wa (和)" representing Japanese cultureConcept
Turn items received from other people into a cool bag!
Let's enjoy sustainability!Features
- Asking people around for items that are no longer used or broken to make a sustainable bag.
- Gives a new life to punctured bike tires, tubes, and old kimonos and obis that are stained or yellowed and can't be worn anymore.
- I think we must do what we can to protect our precious Earth. So, I created this work, thinking of practicing sustainability joyfully with those around me.
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Tokyo University of the Arts
堀田 紗来
Work name：Flower Piece
Concept
While working with my great-grandmother’s fabrics, the trimmed parts caught my eye.
These discarded scraps resembled petals, inspiring the idea to create flowers.Features
- When I bring home flowers, I feel my posture straighten and my feet lighten. I want people to feel that excitement when they go out by using something functional, like a bag. I hope that someone's everyday life becomes more vibrant by adorning it with flowers.
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Bunka Fashion College
本間 夏樹
Work name：Hanata Bag
Concept
When you buy beautiful flowers, you have to either put them in a paper bag or carry them home in your hands.
By remaking a bouquet bag, which is uncommon in Japan, using kimono fabric, the Hanata Bag becomes a sustainable way for bouquets to become part of fashion.Features
- The design extends outward as if the flowers grow out to bloom.
- I used flamboyant colors, leveraging the structure of kimono fabric.
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Tokyo Mode Gakuen
前沢 宙汰
Work name：Smartphone Strap
Concept
I want people in their prime years to enjoy their smartphones cheerfully.
Features
- Makes use of discarded Japanese patterns to create a sustainable yet cute design.
- Features a pouch for convenience.
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Bunka Fashion College
前田 心優
Work name：Plum Pearl Tree
Concept
The beauty of women and the ease of fashion.
Features
- This ear cuff was designed thinking of an old kimono that you don't wear anymore but cannot bring yourself to throw it out.
- By incorporating a motif of plum blossom using the tsumami-zaiku craft, the design allows to continue enjoying cherished memories.
- The twisting shape of pearls and gold is inspired by the pearl tree from "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter."
- It aims to create an accessory that is both impactful and practical.
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General Entry
本木 里奈
Work name：Lady Japonisme
Concept
"Japonisme"
Design that incorporates the fine materials, traditional patterns, and seasonal beauty of kimonos into contemporary fashion items.Features
- Designed to revive the tsuba (edge guard) of a Japanese sword as a modern accessory. The handle is styled to evoke the image of a Japanese sword.
- Focuses on creating an art-piece-like handbag. The obi is edged with leather for durability and crafted to create a sense of weight.
- Anticipating that an older obi would have many unusable parts, it is designed like in panels.
- Screws are attached to the bottom for stability to give the handbag a luxurious feel.
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Tokyo Mode Gakuen
保田 壮大
Work name：HELMET
Concept
A helmet that modernizes the kimono.
Features
- Combines curved alternations and kimono patterns to create a fresh design.
- A slightly unconventional helmet design.
First-Round Finalists Announcement