Yoshio kubo biography

Are there any Japanese brands you are excited about?

Although I haven’t had the chance to see their shows, I think DAIRIKU, M A S U , and mister it. . are vibrant brands with a lot of energy. They are effective at conveying what makes their clothing interesting through videos and photographs, and the M A S U team is particularly talented in terms of its approach to selling and creating a community. I haven’t been able to attend the event in person for some time, but I stay up to date each season by watching video coverage of Fashion Week.

What is your personal approach to enjoying Fashion Week?

As a designer, I naturally find myself paying attention to details like the number of looks per model, but what I really enjoy is the anticipation just before a show begins, and being able to engage directly with the entertainment each brand brings. Each season, a brand creates a collection of around 30 looks, which translates

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Yoshio Kubo

Yoshio Kubo

Nationality

Japanese

Occupation

Men's Fashion Designer
Costume Designer

is a Japanese men's clothing and fashion designer. He is credited as the costume designer for the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood musical.

Biography

Yoshio Kubo was raised in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan. He used to play the Japanese card game Menko and would often go to the candy store to buy snacks. His grandfather was a fisherman in Owase^[2] and his mother was a seamstress. Kubo went to Philadelphia to study English, wanting to have a career in film as it was around the time MTV was huge and he thought that would be the next big career path. However, while wondering what to study in college, he recalled his mother's career and saw there was a fashion department so he decided to give it a try.^[3] Kubo graduated from the Fashion Design Department at Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science in 1999.^[4][5]

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Looking for Off-White and Raf Simons at Midwest Tokyo concept shop Midwest Tokyo 1 Chome-6-1 Jinnan, Shibuya fashioncore-midwest.com

Photographed by Mitograph

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