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Bringing Fashion Law Closer and Examining the Current State of Fashion with "fashionlaw.tokyo" (Miyuki Ebisawa)

2023.01.12

Currently, various social issues related to fashion are being highlighted in the news, often pointing out legal concerns.

However, people involved in fashion are not always well-versed in the law and may not understand the complexities of the fashion industry's current state. Amidst this, the term "fashion law," encompassing laws related to the fashion industry, has been attracting attention in recent years.

We recently spoke with Miyuki Ebisawa, a lawyer who has experience working as a stylist and founded "fashionlaw.tokyo" to bridge fashion and law, about the current state and future of fashion law.

PROFILE

Miyuki Ebisawa

Lawyer (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) / Fashion Editor
Mimura Komatsu Yamagata Law Firm

She is dedicated to dealing with legal issues related to fashion through "fashion law," running the legal consultation service for fashion professionals "fashionlaw.tokyo" and the specialized media "mag by fashionlaw.tokyo." She is a part-time lecturer at Bunka Fashion College and a researcher at the Fashion Law Institute Japan. She is a committee member for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Study Group on Fashion Futures" and the deputy chair for the "Fashion Law WG." Since 2022, she has also been an outside director at Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Miyuki has written extensively on fashion law and has given numerous interviews and lectures.

Threshold of Law and Media

Please tell us about the background of launching fashionlaw.tokyo.

While working as a fashion editor and stylist after being an editor of a fashion magazine, I learned that there are many legal issues unique to the fashion industry. For instance, issues related to the secondary use of pages, such as when they are used in posters, is one of them.

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