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Meet the Artist – FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM

Yuima Nakazato (JP), Ryua Honda (JP), Takahito Iguchi (JP), Yukari Wada (JP)

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Wed Sep 7, 2022, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
All times are given in Central European Time (CET / UTC +1).
KEPLER'S GARDENS, Science Park 4, First Floor
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The human imagination is powerful. What kind of reality can we create with this power? Can it be used for doing good or bad? What is fashion able to do in the face of climate crisis, pandemics, and war? The FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM was established in 2021 by fashion designer Yuima Nakazato (JP), under the belief that to seek fame and educate future fashion designers, who have the courage and ambition to overcome these situations will lead us to a better society. Age, gender, race … Anyone can apply to this program. FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM is an opportunity not only for the participants but for all of us to learn and think about garments, to raise our social awareness, and to encourage us to move into a new era.

Biographies

Yuima Nakazato (JP) is a fashion designer. Born in Tokyo in 1985. Yuima founded his eponymous fashion label in 2009, and has presented his collection at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week as a special guest designer since 2016. He holds an M.A. from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, where his graduate collection earned multiple awards in Europe.

Ryua Honda is a high school student who learned how to make clothes by himself. His inspiration came from when he went abroad and felt that he was a minority among them.

Takahito Iguchi used to work at a textile inspection agency. He finds beauty in the lint that is no longer needed and creates clothes that make use of them.

Yukari Wada is a graphic designer. She has created with free ideas that are not bound by fashion, based on various activities centered on paper and printing.

Credits

Presented with support from The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan / Bunka-cho Art Platform Japan.