International Fashion Event "Vancouver Fashion Week F/W’26" Where Diversity and Craftsmanship Intersect
Vancouver Fashion Week F/W’26 was held, featuring six Japanese brands under the themes of diversity, craftsmanship, and sustainability, showcasing collections that blend traditional techniques with modern fashion.
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Vancouver Fashion Week, based in Vancouver, Canada, held 'Vancouver Fashion Week F/W’26' for five days from Wednesday, April 8 to Sunday, April 12, 2026, at David Lam Hall. The latest collections from emerging designers around the world were showcased.
This season, designers from over 20 countries participated, centering around the themes of 'Diversity', 'Craftsmanship', and 'Sustainability'. From Japan, six brands—'Hypnotique sense', 'Teori Kobo Oriiro', 'Kanomade', 'aim/aimme', 'pratolina', and 'JII'—made their appearance, presenting unique creations that leveraged their respective cultural backgrounds and material expressions.
Started in 2001, Vancouver Fashion Week is based in the multicultural city of Vancouver and aims to discover and nurture emerging designers from around the world. It continues to present new possibilities for fashion that transcend culture, gender, and values. https://www.vanfashionweek.com
Six Brands Participate from Japan — Multi-layered Creations Where Philosophy and Technology Intersect
Japanese designers redefined 'contemporary' fashion through different approaches, starting from tradition, materials, and personal narratives. Multi-layered expressions intersecting craftsmanship and concept gathered on the runway.
1. Hypnotique sense
A brand by Reiki Sato. Having won the Grand Prix while studying at Bunka Fashion College, the brand has garnered attention both domestically and internationally, exhibiting at Premiere Vision in Paris and winning awards at the Asian Emerging Designer Fashion Contest.
In this collection, 'ruinphilia' (the beauty of ruins), 'decay' is viewed not as an end but as a process of reconstruction, presenting the transformation of materials itself as beauty. Consumed T-shirts were deconstructed and reconstructed, and textiles bearing the traces of time were developed primarily using natural materials dyed with rust, charcoal, and plants.
The forms, built around draping, maintain a balance of fluidity and tension, creating an immersive clothing experience that appeals not only visually but sensually. Through the clash of organic elements and artificial structures, the collection embodies the philosophy of 'translating collapse into beauty'.
https://www.instagram.com/hypnotique_sense/
2. Teori Kobo Oriiro
A brand by Yuko Nishinaka. She began creating after encountering 'Saori weaving' during a turning point in her life about 20 years ago. Deeply resonating with the philosophy that 'anyone can do it', 'there are no mistakes', and 'it is free', she currently has a studio in Kyoto.
Saori weaving is an intuitive expressive technique often described as 'weaving oneself', and the same piece is never created twice. In this collection, not only yarn but also vintage kimonos and fabrics filled with memories are torn and woven in, reinterpreted as 'treasure yarn'. Even discarded materials are incorporated as value, creating one-of-a-kind textiles.
Another feature is the free production process of tailoring while listening to the voice of the fabric, without relying on paper patterns. Through designs that are one-size-fits-all and can be worn in various ways, the brand proposes clothing that brings out the individuality of each wearer.
https://www.instagram.com/wataashya_teorisukii/
3. Kanomade
A brand by Kanon Nagayoshi. Starting with kimonos inherited from her grandmother, she creates under the theme of 'liberating individuality to the future'.
In this collection, kimonos are reinterpreted not as 'traditional costumes' but as 'clothes for modern self-expression'. Using kimono materials, each with a unique personality, new value is added through layered structures and dynamic silhouettes.
Addressing the current situation where kimonos, once everyday wear, have become something special in modern times, they are reconstructed into forms that younger generations can enjoy naturally. This collection aims to shed light on kimonos that are being discarded and revive them as 'clothing connecting the past and the present'.
https://www.instagram.com/kanomade/
4. aim/aimme
A brand originating from a creative photo studio operated by Sankei Studio. With a strength in advanced hair and makeup techniques and visual direction, they create unique costumes centered on the value of 'choosing what you truly want to wear'.
This season, designers from over 20 countries participated, centering around the themes of 'Diversity', 'Craftsmanship', and 'Sustainability'. From Japan, six brands—'Hypnotique sense', 'Teori Kobo Oriiro', 'Kanomade', 'aim/aimme', 'pratolina', and 'JII'—made their appearance, presenting unique creations that leveraged their respective cultural backgrounds and material expressions.
Started in 2001, Vancouver Fashion Week is based in the multicultural city of Vancouver and aims to discover and nurture emerging designers from around the world. It continues to present new possibilities for fashion that transcend culture, gender, and values. https://www.vanfashionweek.com
Six Brands Participate from Japan — Multi-layered Creations Where Philosophy and Technology Intersect
Japanese designers redefined 'contemporary' fashion through different approaches, starting from tradition, materials, and personal narratives. Multi-layered expressions intersecting craftsmanship and concept gathered on the runway.
1. Hypnotique sense
A brand by Reiki Sato. Having won the Grand Prix while studying at Bunka Fashion College, the brand has garnered attention both domestically and internationally, exhibiting at Premiere Vision in Paris and winning awards at the Asian Emerging Designer Fashion Contest.
In this collection, 'ruinphilia' (the beauty of ruins), 'decay' is viewed not as an end but as a process of reconstruction, presenting the transformation of materials itself as beauty. Consumed T-shirts were deconstructed and reconstructed, and textiles bearing the traces of time were developed primarily using natural materials dyed with rust, charcoal, and plants.
The forms, built around draping, maintain a balance of fluidity and tension, creating an immersive clothing experience that appeals not only visually but sensually. Through the clash of organic elements and artificial structures, the collection embodies the philosophy of 'translating collapse into beauty'.
https://www.instagram.com/hypnotique_sense/
2. Teori Kobo Oriiro
A brand by Yuko Nishinaka. She began creating after encountering 'Saori weaving' during a turning point in her life about 20 years ago. Deeply resonating with the philosophy that 'anyone can do it', 'there are no mistakes', and 'it is free', she currently has a studio in Kyoto.
Saori weaving is an intuitive expressive technique often described as 'weaving oneself', and the same piece is never created twice. In this collection, not only yarn but also vintage kimonos and fabrics filled with memories are torn and woven in, reinterpreted as 'treasure yarn'. Even discarded materials are incorporated as value, creating one-of-a-kind textiles.
Another feature is the free production process of tailoring while listening to the voice of the fabric, without relying on paper patterns. Through designs that are one-size-fits-all and can be worn in various ways, the brand proposes clothing that brings out the individuality of each wearer.
https://www.instagram.com/wataashya_teorisukii/
3. Kanomade
A brand by Kanon Nagayoshi. Starting with kimonos inherited from her grandmother, she creates under the theme of 'liberating individuality to the future'.
In this collection, kimonos are reinterpreted not as 'traditional costumes' but as 'clothes for modern self-expression'. Using kimono materials, each with a unique personality, new value is added through layered structures and dynamic silhouettes.
Addressing the current situation where kimonos, once everyday wear, have become something special in modern times, they are reconstructed into forms that younger generations can enjoy naturally. This collection aims to shed light on kimonos that are being discarded and revive them as 'clothing connecting the past and the present'.
https://www.instagram.com/kanomade/
4. aim/aimme
A brand originating from a creative photo studio operated by Sankei Studio. With a strength in advanced hair and makeup techniques and visual direction, they create unique costumes centered on the value of 'choosing what you truly want to wear'.