[MIKIOSAKABE] 2024-2025 AW Collection at RAKUTEN FASHION WEEK TOKYO Report
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[MIKIOSAKABE] 2024-2025 AW Collection at RAKUTEN FASHION WEEK TOKYO Report

Hirofumi Kera, Shiseido Chief Artistic Director, served as Chief Makeup Artist.

  • Hirofumi Kera

Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo" was held from March 11, 2024 to March 16, 2024 for the fall/winter 2024 season, and Shiseido hair and makeup artists cooperated with various brands on hair and makeup design for this season.

Cooperating Brands
CINOH, DRESSEDUNDRESSED, tanakadaisuke, MIKIOSAKABE, MURRAL, Queen&Jack, MARIMEKKO, FUMIE=TANAKA, YUKI TORII, HEōS

This article covers the [MIKIOSAKABE] collection.

MIKIOSAKABE 2024-2025 Autumn/Winter Collection

Makeup led by Hirofumi Kera

“This season's collection was the largest ever, with approximately 4,000 people, including the general public, gathered at the Yoyogi Daiichi Gymnasium”.
“I got the impression that by holding the show at such a large venue, the designer Mikio Sakabe wanted the audience to get a sense of MIKIOSAKABE's fashion as a whole, as opposed to seeing each individual look up close and personal.”(Kera)

About Makeup Creation

Makeup led by Hirofumi Kera

“I was in charge of makeup for this season's collection, and the designer, Mr. Sakabe, told me at the preliminary meeting that he had two requests for the makeup, saying ‘I have something I want to do.’”
“One was to create a ‘sparkling, shiny, and beautiful makeup look’ that would make everyone’s face appear the same. The second was to ‘cover the entire face with sparkling, shiny glitter.’ This was quite a specific request.”

“Mr. Sakabe wanted the audience to be able to concentrate on the fashion styles and items by removing the individuality from the models’ faces. I created a sense of uniformity by giving the models symbolically bright-red lips and heavy bangs to hide their eyes."

●Sparkling Makeup

“In order to achieve a ‘sparkling beauty makeup look,’ I carefully applied white glitter that shone like diamonds all over the face, so that it sparkled from every angle.”

●Glitter Makeup

“As for the ‘sparkling, shiny glitter,’ from a technical point of view, I used Shiseido's latest technology to apply special makeup that covered the entire face in large glitter particles.”

“The finished look is quite intense and impactful. I think that this experimental collection will stir the imagination of the audience, surprising them and making them ask themselves ‘Why?’,” (Kera)

Used makeup products


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Fashion brand site:MIKIOSAKABE
Previous Season info:MIKIOSAKABE 2023-24 A/W Collection

計良 宏文 Hirofumi Kera

計良 宏文 - Hirofumi Kera

SHISEIDO CHIEF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

An artist who is constantly receiving offers from many top creators for his rich expressive ability and overwhelming level of perfection. The first hair&makeup artist to hold a solo exhibition at a public museum in Japan for his activities that revolutionize the concept of hair and makeup.