Premium Textile Japan 2019 Spring/Summer

Introducing companies from Kyoto where tradition and innovation converge

This year, 2018, marks ‘the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Period’, counting from 1868. Kyoto, which took centre stage during the Meiji restoration during the period of transition from the end of Edo to the Meiji Period, produced and bequeathed multiple diversified cultures and craftworks over generations, including a Nishijin brocade, in the process of becoming a modern state in Japan. ‘Kyoto’ is above all a symbolic city representing the Japanese cultures, even as seen by overseas tourists. On this occasion, we are pleased to introduce three PTJ participants hailing from this city and constantly striving to enhance product development based on traditional techniques.

EMYU RAKUSAI CO., LTD. participated in the JFW-JC fair about a decade ago and then shifted to organizing their own individual exhibition. On this occasion, they are set to make their debut in the PTJ, aiming to ‘cultivate new customers at PTJ, where numerous young designers/select shops visit, as previous customers have been replaced over the past decade.’ This company specialises in ‘ornament-related work’, including embroidery processing or print processing and recently newly installed a machine to attach beads automatically, successfully accelerating the process and making it more economical. ‘We would like to demonstrate our work using a real machine, but it seems difficult given the excessive size, so we are planning to show it as a movie.’ they commented. The Kyoto region is known for printing and they will showcase an elaborate printing technique, which creates ‘a synthetic leather-like aspect using polyurethane’. ‘We would like to present a secondary processing technique that would bestow added value on the clothes.’ they concluded.

DOKOH SHOJI CO., LTD. is a repeat exhibitor, having participated at PTJ several times. During the previous PTJ show held last May, they showcased brilliantly embroidered silk union fabrics, as well as introducing suede-finished items which retained a sleek texture, unique to silk. Dokoh Shoji, specialised in silk and proposing it as everyday wear, will once again showcase their silk products with abundant originality this time.

HISAYAMASENKO CO., LTD. is a repeat PTJ exhibitor, commenting ‘We narrowed it down to PTJ for a domestic fair, as the visitors we meet there make the most appropriate clients.’ Besides proposing fabrics, they also handle OEM and various other items. Kyoto hand-printing is entirely operated by craftworkers for all the dyeing processes originating from traditional Kyoto industry. They have refined it to a hand screen-printing level, leveraging their original technique to the full, which is ultimately highly acclaimed by overseas brands/maisons. On this occasion, they will showcase new fabrics; bonded fabric of two cloths, by melting just one side to retain diverse surfaces; lacy, jacquard-like or quilted-like textures. Equally appealing is their newly developed and unique ‘blurry printing’, that creates feathering and blurs on patterns.

The Premium Textile Japan (PTJ) was launched, targeting efforts to provide a business matching platform where top domestic and overseas buyers and suppliers converge. The fair has been widely acclaimed by buyers as an active, animated event, which has firmly established its presence. 

By enhancing the venue environment for the fashion business and creativity, JFW will feature the true value of Japanese products made with high sensibility and quality, based on our original JFW textile trend perspective and targeting domestic and overseas markets.

Show period

Tokyo International Forum / Hall E-1

Japan Fashion Week Organization

Buyers and invited visitors only < Admission free >

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