日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）、日本ファッション・ウィーク推進機構（JFW） は、日本ファッション・プロダクト協会（JFPO）と連携し、「東京発日本ファッ
ション・ウィーク（JFW）」の米国における認知度向上と、日本のファッション ブランドの米国ビジネスを支援するため、ニューヨークにおいて「JFW in
NY」 を開催
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・aptform ・CHAOLU lab ・MIKIO SAKABE ・Naoshi Sawayanagi ・Shida Tatsuya ・The Dress & Co HIDEAKI SAKAGUCHI ・tiny dinosaur ・YU
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-->> but the most impressive were the menswear options from the Greece-born, London-educated Michail Gkinis at aptform. With techy fabrics (including a wool/polyurethane blend that?s woven, then heat-pressed to create a delicate, lightweight suiting fabric that won?t fray even at its cut edges) and intricate processes (hand-knitting leather strips into chunky woolens), Gkinis? collection is both futuristic and iconoclastically craft-focused. With its dark palette, long lines, and exaggerated details, aptform brings to mind Rick Owens and the sadly shuttered, critically beloved Cloak. It?s already picked up one high-profile account: Chicago?s womenswear mecca Blake, which will stock the Fall collection in girl-friendly sizes. Matthew
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