Tokyo is one of the world’s center stages when it comes to the latest in fashion. And as part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Asian Fashion Meets Tokyo organizes a show that aims to introduce select designers from South East Asia on Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo. Following Indonesia and Vietnam, it’s our country’s turn to flaunt new fashion talents on an international runway. Eponymous labels Carl Jan Cruz, Karen Topacio and Bagasao by Seph Bagasao presented along with local retail giant, Bench.
Carl Jan Cruz
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
Appealing to Muslim consumers, Carl showed a hodgepodge of textured textiles accompanied by an array of headscarves, completing his modest wear line up.
Karen Topacio
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
Karen draws inspiration from Mother Nature in her latest collection of clean silhouettes with laser cut leather details. It’s an ode to the tropics from where she grew up in.
Bagasao by Seph Bagasao
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
IMAGE Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo
Seph meanwhile plays with denim, turning the versatile fabric into deconstructed jackets and skirts that interpret his collection’s name, Scars of Beauty.
Bench
IMAGE Din Eugenio
IMAGE Din Eugenio
The retail giant is set to open a branch in Okinawa next year, and they’re giving their prospect Japanese consumers a taste of what they have to offer: modern street wear with flair.
Photos and main image from Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo and Din Eugenio for Bench.
