The King of Japanese Kawaii: Yuniya Kawamura and Sebastian Masuda
Thu 1 Oct, 17:30 · Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at West 27th Street · New York
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About this event
FIT professor Yuniya Kawamura talks with Sebastian Masuda, the leading figure of Japan's kawaii subculture, about cuteness as a nonviolent form of rebellion and self-expression in Japanese youth fashion. A signing of Kawamura's book on Masuda follows. Part of The Museum at FIT's Fashion Culture series.
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Harajuku street-style culture explained by its best-known creator, free in Chelsea.
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