The purpose of the Asia Fashion Collection is to discover and nurture young designers who are from Asia. Organized by Vantan and PARCO. Co. Ltd., AFC FW24 debuted February 10th 2024 at NYFW showing both menswear and womenswear.
Five brands revealed their collections during the runway show. All of the brands and designers are from Asian countries.
BRANDS
1) KIYOKA HASE by Kiyoka Hase- Japan @kiyokahase
2) MIARI SHIGETA by Miari Shigeta – Japan @miari_shigeta
3) Sun Below by Naito Oikawa – Japan @sun_below
4) RE RHEE by June Bok Rhee and Hyun Jung Joo – South Korea @rerhee_official
5) YAXIN ZONE by Yahsin Chung – Taiwan @yaxin_zone
Asia Fashion Collection (AFC)
Credits
PR/Beauty Acquisition & Creative: New York Tokyo
Show Production: KuRoKo Inc.
Casting: Eric Cano
Hair: Aubrey Loots Hair for Wella Professionals
Makeup: Michelle Webb for Augment using Burn Beauty
Photography: Fernando Colon
About Asia Fashion Collection (AFC)
Asia Fashion Collection is an incubation project produced and sponsored by Vantan and PARCO CO., LTD, in partnership with other Asian affiliates. AFC provides a platform for emerging talent throughout East Asia to compete for a chance at global debut. Each Fall/Winter season, the brands that won the Tokyo preliminary debut their collections at the annual AFC’s final stage at NY Fashion Week. AFC is passionate about discovering and nurturing new talent while widening the reach in the fashion industry by fostering the growth of the continent’s most promising up-and-coming designers.
AFC’s Judges include: Kaname Murakami (WWD JAPAN Editor-in-Chief) as Chief Judge; Shota Kamiya (Manager, Women’s and Children’s Product Department, Isetan Shinjuku Store, Mitsukoshi Isetan Co., Ltd.); Yoshiro Kawasaki (LITMUS Representative Director); Shuhei Koike (TOKYO BASE Co., Ltd. STUDIOUS MENS div. BUYER); Yumi Nagao (Sister Representative); Tomoyuki Hibino (Hankyu Hanshin Department Store Co., Ltd. Hankyu Men’s Tokyo GARAGE D.EDIT Buyer); Taiga Manabe (Sixty Percent Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder); Yoshiuchi Fumiya (FASHIONSNAP.COM Editorial Committee/Director); Hiroshi Watanabe (New Star Co., Ltd. Representative Director Incubator)
About Vantan
Founded in 1965 with the vision of “creating the world’s closest school to society,” VANTAN fosters human resources which can be immediately applicable through “practical education”, such as classes taught by active instructors, long-term internships, and industry-academia cooperative projects in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. The institution has developed educational programs in the fields of Fashion, Hair Styling, Makeup, Beauty, Graphic Design, Film, Photography, Game Design, Animation, Patisserie, Cafe management, Programming, Creating in the Entertainment field, Influencing, and Producing. VANTAN has produced approximately 200,000 graduates to date.
Notable alumni include: Kunihiko Morinaga (Designer/Owner, 2019 LVMH finalist ANREALAGE), Kanako Takase (Makeup Artist), and Daiki Suzuki (Owner/Designer, Engineered Garments)
About PARCO CO.,LTD.
Since the establishment of Ikebukuro PARCO in 1969, its mission has been to cultivate and showcase culture in all forms. While the company’s core DNA is Fashion, it has extended across numerous categories to include Music, Visual Arts, and Theater, while bringing a splash of color to consumer culture as a whole. These initiatives have established PARCO as a leader in creative workspaces, attracting an abundance of talent that amplifies a creative circle which continues to drive forward and pave the way for the next cultural movement.
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Learn More
asiafashioncollection.com
vantan.jp
parco.co.jp
With love,
FWO
