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Sustainability + Fashion in Japan: Chartering, Marking Territory

July 18, 2013

Japan – for multiple reasons, not the least the still ongoing, if diminishing, cultural influence onto its neighbours – remains an interesting case to look at in terms of sustainable and ethical fashion. And vocabulary and its use and evolution is the start of it all.

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1052 shades of colour: The versatility of Japanese historic natural dyes

February 21, 2013

Japanese historic textiles, as much as their modern version, are famouse for their distinct colour ranges. What few know: all 1052 of these shades are created with natural dyes (only!), and each has its own distinct name.

Brand Portraits

Bunka – Inside Tokyo’s Fashion Factory

May 16, 2012

Kenzo, Koshino, Nigo, Yamamoto - many an internationally renowned Japan designer was trained at Tokyo's Bunka College of fashion. At the college, sustainability and ethics are considered as important as good design technique in educating students.

Brand Portraits Supply Chain

Social businesses hands on: Helping to rebuild Tsunami stricken Eastern Japan

January 19, 2012

The coastal areas of Eastern Japan, while largely unaffected by the grade 9 earthquake from March 11th, 2011, was thoroughly washed away by the tsunami following the quake. Now that the recovery efforts are under way, also fashion companies and fashion related projects contribute their share. An overview of what is happening on the ground to-date.

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Living Textile Craftsmanship – A Story of Masters and Students

December 29, 2011

Bryan Whitehead is one of the few remaining textile craftsmen in Japan who not only rears his own silk, but masters the whole textile process. Just as he as learned from seasoned crafts people, he now hands his knowledge on to his students. A plea to best of craftsmen and women cherish their expertise by teaching.

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Kimono as an Art – The World of Itchiku Kubota

December 15, 2011

Itchiku Kubota is possibly the Japanese Kimono artist par excellence. None of his contemporaries have created such a body of work. At the same time, the artist brings the value of craftsmanship, today often ignored or under-rated, to our attention.

Future Tech Globalisation

The Japanese textile and fashion industry – between tradition and high-tech

December 15, 2011

Cotton as an attractive alternative in tsunami regions. Leading textile manufacturers promoting the cultivation of organic cotton. New technologies and methods for natural dyeing processes and recycling. And five categories of Green Fashion in Japan.

Circularity Consumer-ism Materials

Creating a Used Clothing Recycling System in Japan

August 25, 2011

The amount of textile products thrown away, incinerated using fuel, or sent to the landfill in Japan comes to about 1.97 million tons per year. Contrary to other materials, for textile products, however, there is no nationwide recycling law in place.

Circularity Materials

Made to Last – The life of a yukata

July 26, 2011

This article has originally been published online by ‘Japan for Sustainability’ (JFS) on May 30, 2005. It is the 1st...

Globalisation

Winds of change in the Japanese fashion industry (II/II)

December 4, 2010

When looking underneath the surface of the Japanese fashion industry, a fundamental shift is taking place: Production is shifted back to the Japanese home land.

Globalisation

Winds of change in the Japanese fashion industry (I/II)

November 28, 2010

When looking underneath the surface of the Japanese fashion industry, a fundamental shift is taking place: Production is shifted back to the Japanese home land.

Globalisation

Insights into the ethical fashion scene in Japan

November 14, 2010

Is Japan ready for ethical fashion? We suffer from a strictly hierarchical fashion industry. Insights from a conversation with a top leaders for ethical lifestyle in Japan.

Future Fit Industries of 'Stuff': Governance, Responsibility, and the Age of Doughnut Economics

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Sustainability + Fashion in Japan: Chartering, Marking Territory

1052 shades of colour: The versatility of Japanese historic natural dyes

Bunka – Inside Tokyo’s Fashion Factory

Living Textile Craftsmanship – A Story of Masters and Students

Kimono as an Art – The World of Itchiku Kubota

The Japanese textile and fashion industry – between tradition and high-tech

Creating a Used Clothing Recycling System in Japan

Made to Last – The life of a yukata

Winds of change in the Japanese fashion industry (II/II)

Winds of change in the Japanese fashion industry (I/II)

Insights into the ethical fashion scene in Japan

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