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Japanese Designer Shining in Paris: Miki Omori's Runway Debut & Passion for Education

2024.10.25

Miki Omori, a fashion designer living abroad for 24 years, moved to France after working as a faculty member at a fashion school. She has worked with prestigious brands such as Balenciaga, Lanvin, and Nina Ricci, and served as the Senior Design Director for COACH in New York, where she held various positions in the luxury fashion sector through job-based employment.

Currently, she is the Associate Director of the Master's program at Parsons Paris. On the fourth day of PARIS FASHION WEEK Spring/Summer 2025, she modeled in the show for Rick Owens, an appearances at the official Paris runway which has been a childhood dream of Omori's.

Immediately after the show, she had the opportunity for an interview. This time, we will discuss her experience on the runway and her activities as an educator.

PROFILE

Miki Omori

After graduating from the Apparel Design Department at Bunka Fashion College and experiencing a teaching career at a fashion school, she moved to France in 2000. She worked as a designer in design teams at several longstanding brands for 15 years in the French luxury industry. In 2015, she relocated to New York, serving as the Senior Design Director for Women's Wear at the American brand COACH. She returned to Paris in 2019 and has been sharing her knowledge of fashion design with students from around the world as the Associate Director of the Master's program at Parsons Paris (the Paris campus of NY's Parsons School of Design) since 2021, while continuously communicating to Japan through social media, lectures, and writing activities.
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53-Year-Old Japanese Woman Makes Her Modeling Debut at Rick Owens's Show

Walking the runway of Rick Owens’ Spring/Summer 2025 Women’s Show. Themed "Hollywood," the show was held at Palais de Tokyo in Paris © Jesse Brouns

When was your participation in the show confirmed?

It was officially decided the day before the show. Preparations for a fashion show usually begin about 4 or 5 days in advance. After that, the casting agency requested by the maison prepares candidates, and simultaneously styles the show together with stylists and consultants.

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