[VOUTRAIL FA] First Exhibition at the World's Premier Material Trade Fair 'Première Vision Paris'. Student Kimono Upcycling Project Highly Evaluated on the International Stage
VOUTRAIL Fashion Academy exhibited for the first time at Première Vision Paris. Their 'KIMONO UPCYCLING PROJECT', a collaboration with Italy's POLIMODA featuring discarded kimonos, earned high praise.
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VOUTRAIL Fashion Academy (hereinafter referred to as VOUTRAIL, Osaka Bunka Fashion College Educational Corporation, Chairman: Akitoshi Toyoda, Location: Mikunihonmachi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City), which cultivates designers and fashion human resources, exhibited for the first time at "PREMIÈRE VISION PARIS 2026" (Première Vision Paris February 2026 Exhibition), the world's premier material trade fair held in Paris, France, for three days from Tuesday, February 3 to Thursday, February 5, 2026, and garnered high praise on its first international stage under the new school name "VOUTRAIL".
At this exhibition, five third-year students from VOUTRAIL's Super Designer Course traveled to France and showcased the latest collection of the "KIMONO UPCYCLING PROJECT," an international joint project undertaken in both Japan and Italy with the prestigious Italian fashion school POLIMODA. Starting from discarded kimonos, they presented works that reinterpreted the potential of Japanese traditional materials from a contemporary and international perspective.
Its uniqueness and the underlying story gathered high interest and evaluation at the venue.
■ Exhibition Overview
Under the official theme "Territories of Savoir-Faire," this Première Vision featured three countries: France, Portugal, and Japan, as "countries symbolizing technology and manufacturing." VOUTRAIL took on the main exhibition within the Japan booth.
Exhibition: PREMIÈRE VISION PARIS 2026 (Première Vision Paris February 2026 Exhibition)
Dates: Tuesday, February 3 - Thursday, February 5, 2026
Venue: Paris Nord Villepinte (Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre)
Project Name: KIMONO UPCYCLING PROJECT by VOUTRAIL (Osaka Bunka) & POLIMODA
Exhibition Contents: Total of 10 upcycled works from discarded kimonos (VOUTRAIL: 5 works / POLIMODA: 5 works)
Participating Students: Five 3rd-year students from the Super Designer Course
■ Exhibited Works
・KOZONO TERUHISA (Designer: Teruhisa Kozono)
https://www.instagram.com/kozono.teruhisa
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At this exhibition, five third-year students from VOUTRAIL's Super Designer Course traveled to France and showcased the latest collection of the "KIMONO UPCYCLING PROJECT," an international joint project undertaken in both Japan and Italy with the prestigious Italian fashion school POLIMODA. Starting from discarded kimonos, they presented works that reinterpreted the potential of Japanese traditional materials from a contemporary and international perspective.
Its uniqueness and the underlying story gathered high interest and evaluation at the venue.
■ Exhibition Overview
Under the official theme "Territories of Savoir-Faire," this Première Vision featured three countries: France, Portugal, and Japan, as "countries symbolizing technology and manufacturing." VOUTRAIL took on the main exhibition within the Japan booth.
Exhibition: PREMIÈRE VISION PARIS 2026 (Première Vision Paris February 2026 Exhibition)
Dates: Tuesday, February 3 - Thursday, February 5, 2026
Venue: Paris Nord Villepinte (Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre)
Project Name: KIMONO UPCYCLING PROJECT by VOUTRAIL (Osaka Bunka) & POLIMODA
Exhibition Contents: Total of 10 upcycled works from discarded kimonos (VOUTRAIL: 5 works / POLIMODA: 5 works)
Participating Students: Five 3rd-year students from the Super Designer Course
■ Exhibited Works
・KOZONO TERUHISA (Designer: Teruhisa Kozono)
https://www.instagram.com/kozono.teruhisa
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