Bright-pink full-skirted dress
Jun Ashida · Summer 2017
Japan
Jun Ashida
- Couture-informed ready-to-wear
- Refined construction
Jun Ashida developed elegant, practical ready-to-wear using haute couture techniques and carefully selected materials. His namesake brand began in 1964, and a fiftieth-anniversary exhibition at Tokyo’s National Art Center examined its contribution to postwar Japanese fashion.
Jun Ashida. Portrait published by Senken Shimbun.
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Bright-pink full-skirted dress
Summer 2017
A historical campaign still documents Ashida’s elegant silhouette before later house successors.
Jun Ashida / PR Times
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Gold full-length dress
Summer 2017
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
Jun Ashida / PR Times
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Multicoloured flowing dress
Summer 2017
Soft folds shape the silhouette and suggest movement around the body.
Jun Ashida / PR Times
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Brown zip-front dress with tan shoulder panels
Jun Ashida Autumn/Winter 2014–2015
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
fashion-press.net; photographer not identified on retrieved page
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Blue single-breasted coat with curved collar
Jun Ashida Autumn/Winter 2014–2015
This outer layer documents the designer’s approach to proportion and structure.
fashion-press.net; photographer not identified on retrieved pageCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSummer 2017
1 piece
About Jun Ashida
His approach united comfort with refined construction, treating the beauty of a garment’s form as a central design concern.