Lolita fashion emerged in Japan during the 1990s as a radical form of street style born out of the Japanese taste for Hello Kitty cuteness. Although the term 'Lolita' has sexual connotations in ...

and it's certainly no different when it comes to Japanese fashion. Ask any fashion insider and they will likely wax lyrical about Rei Kawakubo, founder of Comme des Garçons and Dover Street Market and ...

Her ideas about women's fashion have drawn a large following among middle-aged women. On her website and in articles for other publications, she laments the unrealistic standards that Japanese ...

Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global fashion brand, which included ...

Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96. She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private ...