Young Asian brands take on the world in a global competition "Asian Fashion Collection" (organized by Vantan Inc. and Parco Inc.) The nine brands that will advance to the final round have been announced. From OIF, In addition to Yuna Ichikawa taking first place, the pair of Yutaka Natsume and Nodoka Suganai came in third, and Haruka Hirai came in fifth. A total of three groups were selected.

The Asia Fashion Collection is a global competition that discovers emerging designers from across Asia and provides support for the commercialization of their brands. The winning brand will make its debut at New York Fashion Week.

In the past, two brands have won the Grand Prix and made their debut at New York Fashion Week, and expectations are high for this year's Grand Prix to be won for the first time in three years.
(Past news) https://voutrail.jp/news/1596/

▼1st Place Qualifier: YUUNA ICHIKAWA (4th Year, Super Designer Yuna Ichikawa) @yuunaichikawa
Theme: "YOUTH IN HEART"

▼3rd Place Qualifier DOKKA vivid (Super Designer 4th Year Students: Natsumi Toyo & Suganai Nodoka) @dokkavivid
Theme: "LOVE and CHOICE"

▼5th Place Qualifier: HARUKA HIRAI (4th Year Super Designer Haruka Hirai) @harukahirai_
Theme: "A SPECIAL FACE PARTS"

Unlike many domestic contests where students present a single work, the fact that current students have been selected for an international contest that focuses on "brands" is something unique to students in the "Super Designer" where each student develops and operates their own brand while still enrolled.

In this final round of judging, 3 out of 9 brands... In the past three competitions, 9 out of 26 finalists were students OIF. We consistently achieve stable results in global competitions.

▼Asia Fashion Collection 9th Overview

Runway judging
Date and Time: November 28th (Sun), 14:30-15:20 (Awards Ceremony 15:50-)
Venue: EBiSU 303
YouTube streaming: https://youtu.be/-CE7ZqiZabs

Presentation judging
Date and time: November 27th (Saturday) (Private event)

• Official website
https://asiafashioncollection.com/