Outline
The Bunka Fashion College has published their Fashion Course textbooks in English! I ran into Kinokuniya last week on my way to lunch. I try to hit it up every month or two - now that I've learned to steel myself against the display of adorable craft books - just to keep my finger on the pulse of the Japanese crafting world.
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum is affiliated with Bunka Gakuen Educational Foundation and is a specialized garment museum of which there are few in Japan. Bunka Gakuen was established in 1923 and comprises of Bunka Gakuen University, Bunka Fashion College, Bunka Fashion Graduate University, Bunka Fashion Research Institute, a library, museum, and publishing bureau. As a general fashion education institution it is central to fashion education in Japan and produces a large number of graduates for the fashion industry. When Bunka Gakuen was established there was a plan to create a specialist apparel museum for research and education purposes based on original, high quality items. Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum was opened in 1979 and in commemoration of Bunka Gakuen’s 80th anniversary in 2003 it moved to its present location in the Shinjuku Quint Building which is located along Koshu main road. Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum is a specialist university-affiliated museum that specializes in clothing – a fundamental element of everyday life.
It is our hope that the museum’s garments which have been collected for academic purposes will be made available to the general public and contribute towards the promotion of knowledge.
It is our hope that the museum’s garments which have been collected for academic purposes will be made available to the general public and contribute towards the promotion of knowledge.
Operating Principles
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum holds four exhibitions each year on the theme: “Understanding the Culture of the World and Japan through Clothing”. Each exhibition displays a variety of cultures through garments in an easy to understand manner. The museum continues to improve its garment collection and exhibitions and also strives to deepen people’s understanding through gallery talks, lectures and exhibition pamphlets. The museum conducts research and exhibitions with other museums and art galleries in Japan and abroad, and also provides information which can be of use to the wider society.
The Collection
The collection at Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum consists of items that were obtained by its affiliate organization – Bunka Gakuen (established in 1923) – with the intention of enriching education on the westernization of clothing. Initially, the collection mainly consisted of European dresses, early Japanese western style clothing, and kimonos. After the Second World War, the museum received garments from East and South East Asia which were obtained before the war by an organization affiliated with the Japanese army. This formed the basis of the museum’s traditional ethnic clothing collection. From 1970s-1990s the museum actively sought to expand its collection to include garments from a variety of different regions.
Today, the museum seeks to create a comprehensive and systematic collection which includes garments from a variety of regions including Japan, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
Today, the museum seeks to create a comprehensive and systematic collection which includes garments from a variety of regions including Japan, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
Japan
Europe
Asia, Africa, South and Central America
Other Crafts
Europe
Asia, Africa, South and Central America
Other Crafts
Visitor Information
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Enter by 4:00 p.m.)
Closed: Sundays, National Holidays, Year End & New Year, Holidays, Summer Holidays, Occasionally for changing displays.
Closed: Sundays, National Holidays, Year End & New Year, Holidays, Summer Holidays, Occasionally for changing displays.
Admission
Adults ¥500 (400)
University, College & High School Students ¥300 (200)
Elementary & Junior High School Students ¥200 (100)
* ( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more.
* Handicapped visitors and one person accompanying them are free of charge.
University, College & High School Students ¥300 (200)
Elementary & Junior High School Students ¥200 (100)
* ( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more.
* Handicapped visitors and one person accompanying them are free of charge.
Map and Transportation
7 minute walk from Shinjuku Station South Exit (JR, Odakyu, and Keio Lines) .
4 minute walk from Shinjuku Station No.6 Exit (Toei Shinjuku and Oedo Lines) .
Next to the underground passage “One day Street” O-1 Exit.
4 minute walk from Shinjuku Station No.6 Exit (Toei Shinjuku and Oedo Lines) .
Next to the underground passage “One day Street” O-1 Exit.
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg., 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8529, Japan TEL (+81)03-3299-2387
- Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
Bunka Fashion College (文化服装学院Bunka Fukuso Gakuin) is a Japanesevocational school specializing in fashion design and related disciplines. It is headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and has more than 70 branches throughout Japan.
Main building of the Bunka Fashion College campus.
History
The College was founded in 1919 by Isaburo Namiki as a small dressmaking school for girls called Namiki Dressmaking School, at a time when European-style clothing for women was still considered modern and was only available for affluent families.[1] In 1936, the name of the school became Bunka Fashion College, and it began publishing So-en, Japan's first fashion magazine.
The Bunka Fashion College went through three major eras: First it taught people and families and to make clothes; then in the 1960s, designers from the school such as Kenzo Takada (who enrolled in 1958[2]) and Yohji Yamamoto emerged on the international fashion scene and drove the rise of modern Japanese fashion; Since the 2000s, the school aims to develop a more global and sustainable fashion industry.[3]
Alumni
Alumni of the school include (fashion designers unless otherwise stated):
- Tsumori Chisato[3]
- Misha Janette (blogger)
- Asami Kiyokawa (embroidery designer)
- Mariko Mori (artist)
- Naomi Nishida (actress)
- Peeco (fashion critic)
- Sebastiano Serafini (singer/songwriter)
- Yohji Yamamoto[4]
- Hiromichi Ochiai[3]
- Soshi Otsuki[3]
- Shingo Sato[5]
Academics
Bunka has programs focusing on Fashion Design, Fashion Technology, Fashion Marketing and Distribution, Fashion Accessories and Textiles.[6] In 2012, Bunka Gakuen University, the neighboring institute of higher education linked with the college, opened a Masters level course in Fashion Studies aimed at foreign students. This course is called the Global Fashion Concentration and is taught completely in English.[7]
Every year, new mannequins are created that reflect the average measurements of the students of that year, in an effort to work on realistic physical figures. All students are required to study the human body shape and how human bodies move.[3]
The Bunka school values the Satori and the Kaizen in its education. One Master program is held in English.[3] Students must pass a Japanese language proficiency test, and part-time jobs are not allowed.[8]
Main Campus
Bunka has over 70 branches around Japan, but its main campus is in the western part of Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood.[3] The main building is 21 stories tall, and includes facilities such as a library, costume museum, and a resource center. The main campus is about an 8-minute walk from JRShinjuku Station and about a 3-minute walk from the #6 exit of the ToeiShinjuku subway station.
Awards
- #2 Best Fashion School of 2015 by Business of Fashion[9]
- 2013: #7 in top 50 fashion schools in the world according to Fashionista[10]
References
- ^Shoji, Kaori. 'Turning out the vanguard of Japan design,'International Herald-Tribune. August 2, 2005. Archived October 26, 2008.
- ^Kenzo Takada (8 October 2017). 'Kenzo Takada (7) A poor student's struggle with the sewing machine'. Nikkei.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ abcdefgKati Chitrakorin (19 October 2015). 'The Bunka Method'. Businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^'Yoji Yamamoto,'Women's Wear Daily.
- ^'Japanese fashion innovator conducts first workshop in Manila'. Inquirer.net. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^'Bunka Fashion College'. Fashionista. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^'Master's Program in Clothing Science Studies'. Bunka Gakuen University. Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^'Bunka Fashion College'. Fashionista.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^Grace O'Neill (25 August 2015). 'The best fashion schools of 2015'. Harpersbazaar.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^'The top 50 fashion schools in the world'. Fashionista.com. 10 June 2013.
External links
- Official website(in English)
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Other collaborations involved Levi's, Hervier Productions, Seil Marschall, Carhartt, Nike, Merz b. Schwanen, The North Face, ArkAir etc.
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List of fashion education programsThis is a list of fashion education programs at colleges and universities around the world.
There are a number of specialized art schools and design schools worldwide that offer degrees in fashion design and fashion design technology. Some colleges also offer Masters of Fashion courses.
Design schools include:
Argentina
University of Palermo, Buenos Aires
Australia
RMIT University, Melbourne
Sydney Institute of TAFE
Whitehouse Institute of Design, Melbourne and Sydney
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTex), Dhaka
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Dhaka
BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BUFT), Dhaka
Belgium
La Cambre
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
Canada
George Brown College
Toronto Film School
Denmark
Copenhagen Academy
France
IFM Paris (Institut Français de la Mode)
Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne
ESMOD
Studio Berçot
Georgia
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Germany
AMD Academy of Fashion and Design
Berlin University of the Arts
HTW Berlin
University of the Arts Bremen
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Giebichenstein Castle Academy of Arts in Halle
Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg
Design Hochschule Schwerin & Leipzig
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ireland
Limerick School of Art and Design
National College of Art and Design
India
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Amity University, Noida
Pearl Academy of Fashion
Apeejay Institute of Design
National Institute of Design
Raffles Design International
Italy
Istituto Marangoni
Politecnico of Milan
Istituto Europeo di Design
University Iuav of Venice
Istituto di Moda Burgo
Israel
Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
Japan
Bunka Fashion College
Sugino Fashion College
Netherlands
**[[Amsterdam Fashion Institute]]
Malaysia
ESMOD Kuala Lumpur
LimKokWing University
Raffles College Kuala Lumpur
Pakistan
Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design
Romania
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Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
George Enescu University of Arts of Iași
Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca
West University of Timișoara - Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Turkey
İzmir University of Economics
Tunisia
ESMOD Tunis
United Kingdom
England
London
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design
Royal College of Art
Kingston University
Middlesex University<
London College of Fashion<
University of Westminster
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
University of Brighton
De Montfort University
Richmond University
Bradford College
University for the Creative Arts (Rochester & Epsom)
Birmingham City University
Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
Scotland
Heriot-Watt School of Textiles and Design, Edinburgh
The Glasgow School of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
United States
The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, New York
Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, New York
Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia
Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pratt Institute in New York City, New York
NC State University Wilson College of Textiles in Raleigh, North Carolina
Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island
Kent State University in Kent, Ohio
Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, California
California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California
Philadelphia University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Irvine, California
School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio
Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
El Centro College in Dallas, Texas
Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
O'More College of Design in Franklin, Tennessee
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia
Woodbury University in Burbank, California
Lasell College in Newton, MassachusettsElsewhere in the world, Shih Chien University and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan and the Asian University chain, Raffles College of Design and Commerce, all offer fashion design courses.
There are many universities that offer fashion design throughout the United States, usually within the context of a general liberal arts degree. The major concentration incorporating fashion design may have alternative names like Apparel and Textiles or Apparel and Textile Design, and may be housed in departments such as Art and Art History, or Family and Consumer Studies. Some schools, such as Parsons, offer a major in Fashion Management, combining fashion education with business courses.
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