Japan Fashion Week...One Month Early

In what proved to be another obstacle in Japan's Fashion Week being being taken seriously by international fashion media and buyers - several rouge designers decided not to wait until the official kick-off of Japan Fashion Week but showed their collections over one month early to an eager Japan fashion media and to a very sparse international media - who were busy viewing the shows in NY, during NY fashion week - showing Japan has a long way to go in unifying its design talents into a cohesive calendar with international appeal.