Bunka Fashion College
Encyclopedia
is a prestigious Japan
ese college specializing in the teaching of fashion design
and related disciplines in Shinjuku, Tokyo
. The College is known for its strict curriculum and heavy workload. It has over 70 branches throughout Japan.
In the 2007 fashion showcase, students created a collection worth 1.2 million dollars by sewing 1500 Austria
n gold coins (on loan to the school) to create a gown and two jackets. The dress weighed 22 pounds and the jackets weighed 46 pounds total. http://rinkya.blogspot.com/2007/11/tokyo-design-school-creates-million.html
The college has produced a number of prominent fashion designers working internationally, among which are Kenzo Takada
, Junya Watanabe
and Yohji Yamamoto
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese college specializing in the teaching of fashion design
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
and related disciplines in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The College is known for its strict curriculum and heavy workload. It has over 70 branches throughout Japan.
Overview
The College was founded in 1919 by Isaburo Namiki as a small dressmaking school for girls called Namiki Dressmaking School, at a time when European-style clothing for women was still considered modern and was only available for affluent families. In 1936, the name of the school became Bunka Fashion College, and the school began publishing So-en, Japan's first fashion magazine.In the 2007 fashion showcase, students created a collection worth 1.2 million dollars by sewing 1500 Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n gold coins (on loan to the school) to create a gown and two jackets. The dress weighed 22 pounds and the jackets weighed 46 pounds total. http://rinkya.blogspot.com/2007/11/tokyo-design-school-creates-million.html
The college has produced a number of prominent fashion designers working internationally, among which are Kenzo Takada
Kenzo Takada
Kenzo Takada is a Japanese fashion designer. He is also the founder of Kenzo, a worldwide brand of perfumes, skincare products and clothes....
, Junya Watanabe
Junya Watanabe
Junya Watanabe is a Japanese fashion designer, originally the protege of Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo. Born in Fukushima, Japan in 1961, he went on to attend Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, graduating in 1984. At this time he began his apprenticeship at Comme des Garçons as a patternmaker...
and Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji Yamamoto
Yōji Yamamoto , is an award winning Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Yohji is considered to be among the master tailors whose work is thought to be of fashion genius and he has been described by Julie Gilhart, fashion director for Barney's New York as probably the only designer...
.
Notable alumni
Famous alumni include (fashion designers unless otherwise stated):- Chie Koike
- Tokio Kumagai
- Kenzo TakadaKenzo TakadaKenzo Takada is a Japanese fashion designer. He is also the founder of Kenzo, a worldwide brand of perfumes, skincare products and clothes....
- Keita Maruyama
- Tetsuya MiwaSpitz (band)is a Japanese rock band formed in 1987. They gained remarkable commercial success in the mid and late 1990s, and are known for their abstract and eccentric songs penned by primary singer-songwriter and guitarist Masamune Kusano....
(from the band Spitz) - NigoNigois a Japanese music producer, DJ and the creator of the urban clothing line A Bathing Ape, otherwise known as Bape.-Fashion background:Nigo's venture into fashion started in a small store selling a few Bape t-shirts and camouflage print hoodies, which became very popular among the teen demographic...
- Naomi NishidaNaomi Nishidais an actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival and at the 25th Hochi Film Award for her performance in Nabbie's Love.She married a Japanese shoe designer in 2005, and gave birth a girl on April 7, 2008...
(actress) - Hiroaki Ohya
- Jun Takahashi
- Limi Yamamoto
- Yohji YamamotoYohji YamamotoYōji Yamamoto , is an award winning Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Yohji is considered to be among the master tailors whose work is thought to be of fashion genius and he has been described by Julie Gilhart, fashion director for Barney's New York as probably the only designer...
. - Junko Koshino
- Hiroko Koshino
- Tsumori ChisatoTsumori ChisatoTsumori Chisato is a Japanese fashion designer.She attended Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College. She began work with Issey Miyake in 1977 and started her own line in 1990. She took her work to Paris in 2003 and has built a following in the United States. Her aesthetic focuses on prints and has a...
- Tomoe ShinoharaTomoe Shinoharais a Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, producer and artist. She is notable for her flamboyant fashion sense and bubbly personality, as well her distinctive squealing speaking voice. She is also a close friend of singer Eiko Matsumoto.- Career :In October 1996, Shinohara began as a...