Fashion Faces January 2014
In the New Year, the benefit of looking back is to recognize progress in our personal and professional endeavors. We at FASHION FACES are excited about embarking on what lies ahead in 2014. When you know who you are, you know what it is you are to do. Let your Identity guide your ambitions. You are, therefore you must... do what it is your creative mind thrives to execute! Less talk and more action. Show us what you’ve got! We are lovers of art
In the New Year, the benefit of looking back is to recognize progress in our personal and professional
endeavors. We at FASHION FACES are excited about embarking on what lies ahead in 2014. When you know
who you are, you know what it is you are to do. Let your Identity guide your ambitions. You are, therefore you
must... do what it is your creative mind thrives to execute! Less talk and more action. Show us what you’ve
got! We are lovers of art
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MANABU TAKAMURA OF MINIMAL, INC.<br />
ON THE JAPAN SHOPPING FESTIVAL (CONT’D)<br />
Masashi Ando, assistant director of LaForet<br />
Harajuku, “LaForet Harajuku is internationally<br />
recognized as a mecca for Gothic Lolita and<br />
Kawaii fashion. The concept of “Japan Creation”<br />
is integrated into the Harajuku district and<br />
Laforet Harajuku. However, Laforet standing<br />
at the Harajuku intersection is well known as a<br />
home place where those in the fashion industry<br />
always drop by,” Ando said.<br />
“LaForet’s lucky bags consist with popular brand<br />
as Mercibeaucoup, Gomme, Nozomi Ishiguro;<br />
all represent ‘Japan Creation’ and grand bazaar<br />
are very popular among customers from the<br />
Asian countries and overseas customers. We<br />
would like to continue offering our unique<br />
shopping experience that can only be available<br />
in LaForet Harajuku,” he also added.<br />
In the Ginza district, there is a Mitsukoshi<br />
department store located in a commercial area<br />
that represents a part of Japan. it offers high<br />
quality stores, restaurants and Kabukiza theatre<br />
that holds such tradition and culture for Japan.<br />
“As part of the efforts to welcome overseas<br />
customers, we’ve set up a desk for duty free<br />
procedure and improved our services in foreign<br />
languages.<br />
In addition, we’ve made a gift catalogue for<br />
customers visiting Japan, while we also hope to<br />
expand our events for such customers to appeal<br />
the Ginza district,” said Hideyuki Murakami,<br />
executive officer and general manager of<br />
Mitsukoshi Ginza Store-a JSTO Member<br />
Company. Murakami spoke highly of the “Japan<br />
Made” and Japanese cities.<br />
With the emerging fashion trends growing in<br />
the market industry at Dubai opening to foreign<br />
visitors, JSF wants to attract tourists into Japan<br />
fashion like Dubai, the world’s fastest growing<br />
fashion mecca. JTSO trusts that tourists from<br />
around the world will experience well-known<br />
Japanese characteristics of hospitality and<br />
politeness in the culture and lifestyle through<br />
their shopping experience in their country.<br />
Information on where to find a big sales<br />
accompanied by beautiful lighting displays<br />
around the districts are available to all guests<br />
and the details on which of the over 5,000<br />
participating stores are offering the following<br />
daily promotions available: discounts of up to<br />
70% off, interactive events and demonstrations,<br />
exclusive product sales and native shopping<br />
tips, techniques and more, visit their website:<br />
http://gojsf.com<br />
By Heide Hargreaves<br />
for Manabu Takamura of Minimal, Inc.<br />
170<br />
JAN <strong>2014</strong> | http://fashionfacesmag.com
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