kobe mode 2010 アートファッションショー

UTAYA

Poetry writer.
He wasborn on the first day of January in 1973, has started writing poetry when he was little. Every Saturday night he sits on the street around Kobe Harbor Land, writes poetry for casual people passing by. “I am nobody. I don’t have any title, living ordinary days, but I’m sure I can say my life is beautiful,” he said.

Syu

Flower Artist, has produced exhibitions of flower arrangements in various museums. He also won some prizes as the flower of excellence and marie claire award in Flower Art Award 2009.

KIDO, Kumi
OKAZAKI, Keiko

Flower artists.
Profile They have entered the Sougetsu school of Japanese flower arrangement since 1972, given a demonstration of live flower arrangement in Kenya. They won a title of the most excellent flower artwork in Flower Art Award 2008 and 2009. Now they are giving flower arrangement lessons in an atelier "bou" in Meguro, Tokyo.

REN(Art Director)
GAB(Model)

"We believe that people lives to express themselves in order to prove their lives. Every one of us is keep trying to insist who they are and how they live. We define ourselves as decadent inhabitants of transitory world, sublimating traumas into the creation from none."

Ricco

Dressmaker.
“I’m interested in handmade products that are full of originality and unique. I also started making dress and linens such as bedding sheets, pillow case and so on.”

Li
MASUDA, Hirofumi

Li : Model and serving drink A barwoman who runs cafe'&bar “The Second.”

MASUDA, Hirofumi : Guitarist “I’m on vocal and guitar in the rock band elektriciteit 1.3, performing on stage in Kobe and Osaka area. A CD (recorded 8 songs) is on sale now.”

TOKUDA, Gounoske

Stage director and actor who belongs to “Shiki-kai.”
His talented skill made him being charge of an actor, a stage lightning technician, a scriptwriter and a stage director. From December 3rd, he is going to participate in a play “Showgirl -another story of The Dancing Girl” as a scriptwriter and a stage director.
*Shiki-kai: a theatric company that established in 1957. Their plays and shows are mainly held in Kobe, Hyogo.

HITOMI・I

Designer.
graduated from Fashion Technology department in Bunka Fashion Collage. She is now working at a shoes design and production company. “I am not very skillful, yet I am struggling to be a great designer step by step,” she said.

MAKI, Aoi
TAKEUCHI, Akiko
MIHO&TO-KI(Model)

MAKI, Aoi :“I design any crochet items and made-to-order clothes that suit a client’s individuallity. I hope my designed products warm your heart and it can be a link of happiness among many people.”

TAKEUCHI, Akiko :“I design original accessories by knotting waxed cord and hemp thread, assembling stones and Japanese traditional glass beads. My items are all has different feature inspired by its materials.”

竹内 亜紀子: ワックスコードやhemp糸を使って、マクラメ編みアクセサリーを製作しています。石や蜻蛉玉から受けるイメージに合わせて一つ一つ違うデザインのアクセサリーを作っています

TANAKA, Saki

Model.
She it the owner of a variety shop “HOURAKUYA+KAMUON” that is located in Motokoh-1st, market under the overhead railway in Motomachi, Kobe. Imported accessories and goods from Vietnam and Thailand, their original items are available. “Please visit our shop!! There is the card-drawing cat Kansuke waiting for you to see us!!” she said.

KUREHA

Makeup artist.
Now she turned to be a trainer in salon and culture school in Kobe,
giving a lecture of how to makeup.

FUJII, Nami
NONOMURA, Maho
CHIKIRA, Hiromi

FUJII, Nami : English announcement.
She had graduated from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, majored in Linguistics and Chinese. She has also studied New Zealand Sign Language.

NONOMURA, Maho : Makeup artist / Model.
She had graduated from MKC Beauty Academy in the United States, studied beauty and fashion makeup. Now she has returned to Japan, applying for a university entrance exam so that she has temporary suspended her makeup work.

CHIKIRA, Hiromi : Model.
She used to belong to a model production, modeling in bridal show. Now she has suspended modeling work.

SUZUKI, Kouji

Hair dresser.
He was born in Kobe, had entered to the cosmetology world since he was 15 years old. His remarkable backgrounds are performance in Hair designing show in December, 1997, hair styling for a magazine photographs in April, 1998. Besides, he had worked for bridal hair dresser for long. He is now open a hair salon in Hanakuma, Kobe. Next year is the 30th anniversary of him as hair dresser.

YAMASHITA, Kimika

Beautician.
She is running a beauty salon in Higashinada, Kobe, has teacher’s licenses of bridal makeup and proper steps of putting kimono. She won a prize in bridal contest in Kobe, Hyogo.

WADA, Takuya
TAKANO, Katsura
Higurashi

WADA, Takuya : Accessory designer using various materials from local designers and craft men in East Asia, has been running variety shop “alkalin” since 2000. Ethnic style bags, clothing, and accessories are available.

TAKANO, Katsura : Accessory designer who organises original label “sora*iro”. She always aim to design colorful accessories to make people smile.

Higurashi :“Tonbo-dama”(Japanese traditional glass beads) artist. Her products are available at “alkalin”, also holds Tonbo-dama workshop that anyone can participate to experience how to make one.

Model: Sumiko KAWATA, Ken, Kiku, Miyu MAEDA, Tomoka SAHARA.
Rina YOKOI (Mizutama-Kikaku)
Keito UESUGI （Theatrical company "Gekikuukan First Class")
Theatrical company "Shiki-kai" (website: http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~shikikai/)
Model: Tamari, Maiko, ANNA
Staff: Chie YOSHIDA, Satomi IWAMOTO, Natsuko YOSHIDA, Ryo TABATA,
Yuuichi KONISHI (Kamu-on)
Assistant ＆ Model: Seiya HAYASHI, Takahiro INOUE, Nagamasa MARUYAMA

Stage director: Gounosuke TOKUDA (from "Shiki-kai")

Designer: graebn69, Tamari

Supporter: Chinatsu HONJYO

Promoter
KOBE mode project executive committee

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