Haute Style: Tokyo Fashion Week
The 10th edition of Tokyo Fashion Week officially wraps today after a week that brought together more than 44 Japanese fashion houses. Japanese designers continue to strive to introduce their collections to the entire world and also to collaborate with top designers from Europe and the U.S.
This effort appears to be working as the event has steadily grown over the years and is one of the only international fashion weeks covered by WWD. While TFW may not have the prestige of New York, Milan, London, or Paris Fashion Week, it nonetheless presents interesting design ideas from both established and emerging talent.
Layered chiffon tops and silky hemlines met shiny leather boots on the catwalks of Tokyo this week, in a blend of old-world femininity and edgy city themes familiar to the fashions seen recently from New York.
Every year, more cities around the globe create their own version of fashion week—from Brazil to South Africa to India to Russia—in an effort to support local talent who often act as inspiration for more recognized designers, so don’t forget to search out new hot designers from unlikely sources!

Chanel celebrated its ties with Japan during Tokyo Fashion Week with a string of events—and Karl Lagerfeld’s first trip to Japan in eight years.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli will open a flagship store in Tokyo this November.
The Tokyo Station Hotel has been undergoing an extensive renovation since March 2006 but recently revealed that they will be reopening in October 2012 and are already accepting reservations for its wedding and function rooms.
Between his high-profile endorsement deals, involvement in charity, and his own premium liqueur, it is fairly safe to say that Pharrell Williams is much more than just a stellar musician. The young and prominent producer is now the star of and creative behind an “urban exploration film” called T...
Towering at an impressive 2,080 feet above sea level, the world's second-tallest structure (just behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa building) opened to the public on Tuesday.
Armani has opened a new wine bar in Tokyo located on the top floor of the Armani Ginza Tower. Formally a private, member-only bar, the new space is now a wine lounge open to the general public.
The deliciously exquisite Pan-Asian Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, Tokyo Blue, will be celebrating one year of fabulous service this Thursday July 28th with a deluxe Red, White and Tokyo Blue First Anniversary Party.
King Midas, remembered in Greek mythology for turning everything he touched into gold including his daughter, must be a zombie. It seems a Lamborghini Murcielago showcased at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon was the most recent victim of the Midas touch.
While there is only one bedroom, the $21.8 million Tokyo apartment nicknamed ‘The House’ boasts famous original Japanese artwork that was painted at that location.
TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice 2012 Award for number one luxury hotel in the world went to the Shangri-La Hotel located in Tokyo.