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Taguchi Maki: Wow! That would have put you on a high for sure! And you’re currently doing some shows and exhibitions overseas too, is that right?
Kishi Hiromi: Yes, up until December 12th we ran a pop-up shop out of a select shop called “Japan L.A.” in Los Angeles, where we exhibited some of our artworks and clothing. That particular store is a stockist of Sanrio’s official American goods and have a lot of love for Japan. It’s been a favorite shop of mine since I was working for JSG, so I was really happy to be able to work with them.
We took part in the fashion show at the 2012 L.A. Anime Expo which just happened to be run by the owner of “Japan L.A.” and it was then that we discussed the possibility of doing something together.
Kishi Hiromi: Yes, up until December 12th we ran a pop-up shop out of a select shop called “Japan L.A.” in Los Angeles, where we exhibited some of our artworks and clothing. That particular store is a stockist of Sanrio’s official American goods and have a lot of love for Japan. It’s been a favorite shop of mine since I was working for JSG, so I was really happy to be able to work with them.
We took part in the fashion show at the 2012 L.A. Anime Expo which just happened to be run by the owner of “Japan L.A.” and it was then that we discussed the possibility of doing something together.
● galaxxxy’s “Japan L.A.” pop-up shop (Nov. – Dec., 2012)
● Models in the Anime Expo 2012 fashion show.
● Video clip from the Anime Expo 2012 fashion show.
Taguchi Maki: Could you talk a bit more about the work you did overseas in 2012?
Kishi Hiromi: Last year we took part in the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Costa Rica" on August 11th, as well as the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Moscow" on December 12th!
Costa Rica Fashion Week is one of the biggest fashion events held in central South America and the main attraction for the event last year was the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Costa Rica" which introduced street fashions and styles from Tokyo.
"galaxxxy" featured as one of the core brands of the show and we received a lot of attention from the local media and Japanese fashion fans living over there!
We were given write-ups in a number of major newspapers (La NACION、La DIARIO EXTRA、La REPUBLICA、La PRENSA LIBRE) and were interviewed by six different TV stations as well.
Kishi Hiromi: Last year we took part in the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Costa Rica" on August 11th, as well as the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Moscow" on December 12th!
Costa Rica Fashion Week is one of the biggest fashion events held in central South America and the main attraction for the event last year was the "Tokyo Fashion Festa Costa Rica" which introduced street fashions and styles from Tokyo.
"galaxxxy" featured as one of the core brands of the show and we received a lot of attention from the local media and Japanese fashion fans living over there!
We were given write-ups in a number of major newspapers (La NACION、La DIARIO EXTRA、La REPUBLICA、La PRENSA LIBRE) and were interviewed by six different TV stations as well.
● A full page article on the Fashion Festa Costa Rica in one of the local newspapaers.
● galaxxxy clothing on show at the Fashion Festa Costa Rica (Aug. 11, 2012).
● At the Tokyo Fashion Festa Moscow (left). The runway models (right). (Dec. 12, 2012)
Taguchi Maki: What was it that took you overseas in the first place?
Kishi Hiromi: Thanks to the internet, the response from people living overseas is incredibly fast. We get regular enquiries on our facebook account from people who have seen our blog or web magazine or “galaxxxy” products that were featured in fashion mags just a few months prior.
I decided to expand our operations overseas because I really wanted to make galaxxxy as available for people living outside of Japan as those living in Japan. Just recently, we finally got our international online store up and running!
Taguchi Maki: Where do you want to take things from here?
Kishi Hiromi: I want to use the “galaxxxy” image to create even more things in America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and other countries all over the world. Mainly focusing on clothing, but I want to be able to do whatever pops into my head as well.☆
In February this year (2013) “galaxxxy” celebrated their 6th anniversary, but their dream is ever growing and expanding just like the universe itself. There’s something to be admired by the way Hiromi says, “Being able to be bold, be yourself no matter what the situation and enjoy the moment – that’s cool!” And there’s no better living monument to these words than the “galaxxxy” brand and its director, Kishi Hiromi, herself.
Kishi Hiromi: Thanks to the internet, the response from people living overseas is incredibly fast. We get regular enquiries on our facebook account from people who have seen our blog or web magazine or “galaxxxy” products that were featured in fashion mags just a few months prior.
I decided to expand our operations overseas because I really wanted to make galaxxxy as available for people living outside of Japan as those living in Japan. Just recently, we finally got our international online store up and running!
Taguchi Maki: Where do you want to take things from here?
Kishi Hiromi: I want to use the “galaxxxy” image to create even more things in America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and other countries all over the world. Mainly focusing on clothing, but I want to be able to do whatever pops into my head as well.☆
In February this year (2013) “galaxxxy” celebrated their 6th anniversary, but their dream is ever growing and expanding just like the universe itself. There’s something to be admired by the way Hiromi says, “Being able to be bold, be yourself no matter what the situation and enjoy the moment – that’s cool!” And there’s no better living monument to these words than the “galaxxxy” brand and its director, Kishi Hiromi, herself.
"galaxxxy Café" store info.
● The "galaxxxy Café" uniform is a good look on the cute and bubbly Miho-chan.[galaxxxy Café]
Opened in Hachiouji (Tokyo, Japan) on December 9th, 2012.
It's the full “galaxxxy” experience now in café form☆
■Access: 2F 12-6 Asahi-cho Hachiouji-shi Tokyo
■TEL: 042-643-1727
It's the full “galaxxxy” experience now in café form☆
■Access: 2F 12-6 Asahi-cho Hachiouji-shi Tokyo
■TEL: 042-643-1727
"galaxxxy" Director, Kishi Hiromi: Profile
● galaxxxy director, Kishi Hiromi.[Kishi Hiromi]
Born June 8th. Director of galaxxxy and member and director of the YumYumMummy! design team listed in the BBN's "The Front Line of Fashion: Japanese Fashion Designer 100." After a multi-faceted beginning as a charismatic Shibuya 109 shop attendant, to buyer, to costume designer, working with a number of brands, she established the brand "JSG" with "egg" magazine model Watanabe Kaoru. After receiving widespread acclaim with "JSG" she then went on to launch "galaxxxy" in 2007 and maintains the role of creator and director to this day. The brand's methodologies of subliminating underground culture to street fashion drew attention from the fashion world on a broad scale and in January 2010 "galaxxxy" featured in the New York Times.
After partipating in Tokyoeye at Tranoi in Paris, France, she endeavors to expand her global activities further still.
After partipating in Tokyoeye at Tranoi in Paris, France, she endeavors to expand her global activities further still.
[galaxxxy]
Fusing sounds of past and present music, vivid colors, and Japanese anime/manga, edgy street brand “galaxxxy” has fought its way to the forefronts of Japanese fashion. Its chain of stores also assembles and sells mix CDs from some of the hottest DJs and hosts works by contemporary artists, which are swapped in and out based upon consumer preferences, all in all providing for a unique and holistic "galaxxxy" experience.
URL: http://www.joe-inter.co.jp/galaxxxy/pc/
URL: http://www.joe-inter.co.jp/galaxxxy/pc/
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