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Tokyo fashion week showcases young Asian designers - and looks from 50 global brands

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Models present designs from the spring and summer 2018 collection by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa for the label ' ‘PERMINUTE' at the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo in Japan on Monday. Photo: EPA
Models present designs from the spring and summer 2018 collection by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa for the label ' ‘PERMINUTE' at the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo in Japan on Monday. Photo: EPA
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Young designers from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines take part in Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo s

Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo, showcasing the latest designs of about 50 global brands for the 2018 spring and summer seasons, opened in the Japanese capital on Monday.

Many young Asian designers, including those from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, are taking take part in the event at Shibuya Hikarie commercial complex in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, which ends on Saturday.

A model presents a creation by Japanese designers Ryota Murakami and Chiaki Murakami for the label 'RYOTAMURAKAMI' on Monday during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo. Photo: EPA
A model presents a creation by Japanese designers Ryota Murakami and Chiaki Murakami for the label 'RYOTAMURAKAMI' on Monday during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo. Photo: EPA
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A show by “YOHEI OHNO” – a brand created by and named after a young Japanese designer who won the Tokyo Fashion Award 2017 – led off the catwalk displays.

A model wears a design from the spring and summer 2018 collection by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa at the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA
A model wears a design from the spring and summer 2018 collection by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa at the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA

The brand showed garments with vivid colours such as red, yellow and navy to express the “joy of making things”, which was the theme of the display.

A model wears an outfit by Japanese designers Ryota Murakami and Chiaki Murakami for the label 'RYOTAMURAKAMI' during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA
A model wears an outfit by Japanese designers Ryota Murakami and Chiaki Murakami for the label 'RYOTAMURAKAMI' during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA
A creation by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa is shown during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA
A creation by Japanese designer Yoshiki Hanzawa is shown during the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday. Photo: EPA

Special programmes will also be held to feature collections from “sacai” by Chitose Abe, “UNDERCOVER” by Jun Takahashi and “TOGA” by Yasuko Furuta.

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