“Doublet” Designer Ino will be on stage 2025-26 Fall/Winter Men’s Trend Seminar will be held for the fir st time independently from Milan & Paris Fashion Week

[“Doublet” Designer Ino on stage] 2025-26 Fall/Winter Men’s Trend Seminar, held for the first time independently from Milan & Paris Fashion Week ​
INFAS Publications Co., Ltd. Press release: February 6, 2025 [“Doublet” Designer Ino will be on stage] 2025-26 Fall/Winter Men’s Trend Seminar will be held independently for the first time from Milan & Paris Fashion Week From trending keywords to hit items. The men’s version of the “WWD JAPAN” annual trend seminar will be held!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/80364/98/80364-98-8de6bd2d60f262a76cf802a7213c5386-1200×630.png On February 26th, WWDJAPAN will hold the men’s version of its annual trend seminar for the first time. Similar to the popular women’s trend seminar, the first part will explain the latest collections of notable brands from the 2025-26 Fall/Winter Milan & Paris Men’s Fashion Week held in January, along with keywords that help decipher current trends. We will also invite designers who actually participated in Paris to explore the sources and background of their creations, including how top creators view the current times and what kind of clothes they would propose accordingly. In the second part, top buyers from department stores were invited to discuss trends in items, materials, colors and patterns, styling, etc. from men’s brands from Milan and Paris as well. One month after the announcement of the latest collection, we will deliver the pre-release men’s special issue of “WWD JAPAN” to you, giving you a preview of next season’s men’s scene. Learn more ​ ■Information Date and time: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 19:00-21:30 Implementation method: Venue or online course Venue: WOVN Studio Tokyo 2-26-1D-LIFEPLACE
Minami-Aoyama 9F, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Number of people wanted: 50 people at the venue, 100 people online Application period: From Wednesday, January 29, 2025 to 12:00 on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 ■Tuition fee General price: 22,000 yen Standard plan: 15,400 yen 30% OFF Light plan: 19,800 yen 10% OFF ■What is WWDJAPAN EDUCATIONS WWDJAPAN EDUCATIONS is a seminar project that digs into the “current” and “future”, “worries” and “issues” of the fashion and beauty industry, and leads to solutions. Recently, “WWDJAPAN” has established a corporate plan for WWDJAPAN EDUCATIONS, aiming to increase the motivation and solve problems of more people. Apply
here ​ ■Program [Session #1] 19:00~19:45 (45 minutes) Exploring with designers: What are the trends for men’s fall/winter 2025-26? In the first part, WWDJAPAN’s men’s reporter summarizes the fall/winter 2025-26 men’s trends. Based on the flow of the previous season and real market trends, we will explain the trends of the new season along with keywords. We will use videos to help us understand the representative brands that have released collections that embody this mood. Furthermore, in line with the special feature focusing on emerging Japanese designers, Masayuki Ino, the designer of Doublet, who just presented his collection in Paris, took to the stage. We will ask top creators how they deciphered the current times, how they created clothes for modern consumers in a brand-like manner, and how they presented them at Paris Fashion Week.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/80364/98/80364-98-28a07ee4269005c456583628b3332900-1200×630.jpg Guest speaker:Masayuki Ino/“Doublet” designer PROFILE: (Masayuki Ino) Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1979. After graduating from Tokyo Mode Gakuen and gaining experience as a corporate designer, he worked in the planning and production of shoes and accessories at Mihara Yasuhiro. Launched “Doublet” in 2012. Selected for the “2013 Tokyo New Designer Fashion Award” professional category and the “Tokyo Fashion Award 2017”. In 2018, she became the first Asian to win the Grand Prix of the LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, and made her debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2020. 2022 Art collaboration with “Daniel Arsham” and collaboration with “Marc Jacobs” Speaker: Chitoshi Otsuka / WWDJAPAN Deputy Editor-in-Chief PROFILE: (Kazufumi Otsuka) Born in 1982. Joined INFAS Publications in 2015 after editing books, catalogs, and men’s fashion magazines. The main field of coverage is domestic and international men’s fashion. Responsible for overseas men’s
collections, Tokyo Fashion Week news, and men’s real trend features for “WWDJAPAN” and “WWDJAPAN.com” Speaker: Jun Yabuno / WWDJAPAN European Correspondent PROFILE: (Jun Yabuno) Born in Osaka. After graduating from London College of Fashion, he worked as an editorial reporter for WWDJAPAN, covering fashion weeks in Paris and Milan, as well as covering areas such as designer brands, bags, importers, and discovering new talent. In September 2017, she moved to Berlin and works as a freelance writer and translator of articles related to fashion and lifestyle. European correspondent for “WWD JAPAN” since February 2020. Responsible for trend analysis for women’s wear from the 20-21 fall/winter season, and for both men’s and women’s wear from the 24-25 fall/winter season. [Session #2] 19:45~20:30 (45 minutes) Analyze with top buyers, what are the hit candidates for fall/winter 2025-26? In the second part, the men’s reporter continues to explain trends from items to materials, colors and patterns, details, bags and shoes. Buyer Satoru Mukuta of the men’s section of the Isetan Shinjuku main store looks at the trends in overseas collections from the sales floor and predicts the possibility that the trends proposed by “WWD JAPAN” will be hits. The material for this part is the men’s special issue of “WWD JAPAN” which will be released on March 3rd. Everyone who takes the course will be able to get their hands on “WWD JAPAN” as soon as possible. Please save up ideas for next season’s market, from planning to sales floor creation and customer service phrases. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/80364/98/80364-98-43a3c15a81179c661aca853040057a58-1200×630.jpg Guest speaker: Akatsuki Mukuta / Mitsukoshi Isetan 2nd MD Group Shinjuku Men’s Products Department Men’s Creators 2 Buyer PROFILE: (Akira Mukuta) Joined Mitsukoshi Isetan Co., Ltd. in 2018. Since joining the company, he has been engaged in sales and buyer duties at Men’s Creators, Men’s Building, Isetan Shinjuku Store. From 2024, he will be the buyer of Men’s Creators 2 in the Isetan Shinjuku Store Men’s Building, which he is currently in charge of. TOKYO FASHION AWARD 2025 judge Speaker: Chitoshi Otsuka / WWDJAPAN Deputy
Editor-in-Chief Speaker: Jun Yabuno / WWDJAPAN European Correspondent [Extra] 20:40 ~21:30 (50 minutes) Meetup Those attending the seminar will be able to participate in a meet-up that will also include reporters after the seminar. We will have drinks available, so please use this as a place for further communication. Also, before the start of the meetup, there will be time for Wovn Technologies Co., Ltd., the venue for this seminar, to introduce its services. Apply here ​ Notes ・Tuition fees are the same at the venue and online. ・Discount price will be applied when using the coupon. The coupon code for standard and light is My Page, then enter on the application screen. ・Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline will be closed as soon as the number of applicants has been reached. ・Cancellations will not be accepted after the application is completed. ・If you are a regular subscriber and have not yet registered as a member, Click here ・Payment on this page can only be made by credit card. If you would like to pay at a convenience store, please Click here ・For issuance of eligible invoices (receipts), please visit here. Please contact us by entering the address listed. Our registration number: T5-0110-0104-4278 ・Cameras will be inside the venue on the day of the event. Videos and photos taken may be posted on “WWD JAPAN” Weekly, the website, official SNS, etc. Please apply only if you agree.