The fashion extravaganza showcasing the autumn and winter collections of 2013/14 kicked off at the weekend but Japanese brands took to the stage on Monday with Masanori Morikawa and his self-directed label, "Christian Dada".
Morikawa has created several pieces for American pop star Lady Gaga including a pink dress reminiscent of an origami crane for her 2012 "Born This Way Ball" tour.
This time he turned to Asia for inspiration with an edgy, androgynous collection titled "Fenghuang," which is Chinese for the mythical bird phoenix, pairing long, loose pants with richly embroidered lace on shirt sleeves for men and women.
Leather pants and jackets mingled with down-paneled trousers and shirts in plain, solid colors of black, white, red, blue and gold, which Morikawa said represented the nature of the phoenix.
"There's also the idea that the phoenix contains within itself both the male and the female, so we took this concept of fusion for the collection," Morikawa told reporters.
Asian influences came to the fore on Sunday as well as Mongolian designer Ariunaa Surenjav mixed modern designs with traditional raised forms on the shoulders and bunched sleeves.
"That part of the clothing design where the material goes up on the shoulder ... comes from the tradition in old Mongolia, where the local people who were noble and respected had that design," said Surenjav.
A NOD TO CHINA?
Although Morikawa said taking a Chinese title for the collection was just a reference to Chinese mythology and not a nod to the huge potential Chinese market, other designers were more open about their goals.
Conny Groenewegen, a Dutch designer who led off the runway on Sunday with clothing heavily influenced by Japanese designers, said her ambitions in Asia do not end with Japan.The bride wore an off the shoulder beautifulfitflareweddingdresses with white flowers in her hair.
"I would be very much interested to visit Shanghai and present my work over there,All offshoulderdress come in sizes 0-28.However, there is a size charge for sizes 18-28. because I think that it is moving very fast," she told Reuters.Wanna to buy the new admin now? "It's like a big youth culture over there and it has also a big,2013 new style wweetheartnecklinedress. very rich history."
Although growth in China slowed last year,All formalofficedresses come in sizes 0-28.However, there is a size charge for sizes 18-28. Bain is still forecasting growth of 4-6 percent a year for the global luxury market through 2015, after growth of 10 percent in 2012 to about $280 billion, largely driven by Chinese consumers.
With 1.3 billion consumers, many with a strong inclination for expensive brands that scream status, China remains a driving force in the luxury market.
Japan Fashion Week continues until March 24 with names such as Vivienne Tam and Hiroko Koshino also taking part.
After dinner, a smart affair with men in jackets and ties and women in summer eveningwear, I return to my compartment, where my personal cabin steward, Weenus Chomloy, has transformed the space into a cosy bedroom. My seat is now a freshly made bed with crisp white linens and plump pillows.
Overnight, we chug along, the train rocking from side to side and soothing me into a deep sleep as we travel slowly for 255km towards Wang Po and Kanchanaburi town. I wake early to my first sighting of the River Kwai.
At Kanchanaburi, we trade the comfort of the train for a raft that carries us along the Kwai, stopping off to visit the Thai-Burma Railway Centre and Museum and the Don-Rak War Cemetery, which contains hundreds of graves of allied prisoners-of-war.
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