Overview
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. In 1936, the name of the school became Bunka Fashion College, and the school began publishing So-en, Japan's first fashion magazine.
In the 2007 fashion showcase, students created a collection worth 1.2 million dollars by sewing 1500 Austrian gold coins (on loan to the school) to create a gown and two jackets. The dress weighed 22 pounds and the jackets weighed 46 pounds total.
The college has produced a number of prominent fashion designers working internationally, among which are Kenzo Takada, Junya Watanabe and Yohji Yamamoto.
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