INTOUCH Magazine
Tagged under: INDEPTH | FASHION
INDEPTH | FASHION
Defining Elegance
Set to speak at the Connections International Women’s Day Luncheon this month, fashion legend Yumi Katsura shares her journey and the impact of selflessness.
Yumi Katsura’s fascination with dresses started at a young age, and her first stitch ignited a passion for elegance that would transform Japanese fashion.
INDEPTH | FASHION
A Life Designed
Set to speak at a Connections luncheon next month, fashion designer Zarny Shibuya shares his journey from child refugee to celebrated couturier.
Breakfasts were usually filled with chatter around the table. But not this day. Zarny Shibuya couldn’t understand why. His mother, grandparents, aunt and uncle all appeared glum.
INDEPTH | FASHION
Style City
Ahead of speaking at the Club this month, British author Philomena Keet explains how Japan inspired two books, The Tokyo Look Book and Tokyo Fashion City.
People sometimes say that academics ultimately study themselves. In my case, this turned out to be scarily accurate, although I didn’t appreciate it when I embarked on my doctorate in social anthropology with a focus on Tokyo street fashion. Looking back, I realize I have had a particularly involved relationship with my clothes.
