Kunihiko Morinaga: Moments of Change in Fashion, Technology for Evolution

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Our clothing and body environments are rapidly changing due to technological advancements and environmental changes. In today's context, what does it mean to "create," "wear," and "deliver" fashion? As a commemorative feature for the renewal of Fashion Tech News, we will explore the transformations in the technical and social contexts surrounding clothing and the body, as well as the future vision that emerges from these changes, by interviewing five individuals.

PROFILE

Kunihiko Morinaga

Fashion designer. Graduated from Waseda University's School of Social Sciences. While in university, he attended Vantan Design Institute and began making clothes. In 2003, he started his activities as "ANREALAGE." ANREALAGE stands for A REAL- everyday, UN REAL- extraordinary, AGE- era. After continuing to present at Tokyo Collection, he entered Paris Collection in 2014. He currently continues to present at Paris Collection. In 2019, he was selected as a finalist for the French "LVMH PRIZE." In 2019, he received the 37th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prize. In 2020, he announced a collaboration with Italian brand FENDI at Milan Collection. In 2021, he was responsible for designing the official uniforms for the Dubai Expo.

Today's Fashion Culture & the Surrounding Environment for Clothing & the Body

What Was Lost During the Pandemic

Our approach to making things changed during the pandemic. We couldn't go to Paris to present, nor could we directly interact with manufacturers, so everything had to be done remotely. Typically, we would create toiles and conduct fittings, but all this transitioned to 3D, which in a way reduced the distance and allowed for new methods of communication that did not exist before.