Misha Janette
Misha Janette | |
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Born |
Michelle Janette Fleming 1983 Spokane, Washington |
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | American |
Education | Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo in 2007 |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Known for | edgy, avant-garde fashion |
Label(s) | Plumb (wigs) |
Website | Tokyo Fashion Diaries |
Misha Janette (born 1983) is an American fashion journalist, fashion director and fashion blogger, based in Tokyo. She is best known for her unique personal style, that has made her a fashion personality in Japan.
Early life and education
She was born Michelle Janette Fleming in Spokane, Washington.[1]
Janette graduated from Bunka Fashion College[1] in Tokyo in 2007. "I was apprehensive about going to New York because it actually seemed so... stereotypical. If I was going to be working from the dirt on up anyway, I decided I might as well start somewhere really left-field and make it interesting."[2]
Career
Journalism career
She started her career as a fashion journalist after graduation, working for The Japan Times as lead fashion writer.[3] She has also contributed to Kyodo News, Numéro Tokyo, Vogue Girl Japan, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wallpaper, CNN Travel, and covers Tokyo Fashion Week for style.com.[4]
Fashion career
She is known for her highly particular taste in edgy, avant-garde fashion.[5] This has led to her working as a stylist for celebrities including actress and musician Nicki Minaj, actress Rinko Kikuchi, and philosopher Shimoda Kageki.[4] She has hosted the television show Kawaii International on the NHK World network since 2012.[1] In 2012, she owns and designs a wig brand called Plumb.[6]
Since 2013, she has written a monthly column, "Life in the 2.5 Dimension" in the Japanese fashion magazine Soen.[7] She is also asked to DJ at fashion events and clubs, such as the Opening Ceremony third-anniversary event in Tokyo.[8] She has collaborated with Furla on the #candycool project, making a bag and documentary video.[9]
Online career
Janette started a blog Tokyo Fashion Diaries, in 2011 following the Great Hanshin earthquake; the blog is written in English, Japanese, and Chinese. It is a platform for her artistic fashion photo shoots she styles as a fashion director, and as a journalist, she follows both Japanese and Western fashion with a leaning towards avant-garde runways and independent designers.
At the beginning, I was thinking about creating a blog to introduce Japanese fashion to people outside Japan. But the information on young designers that I write about in my blog are often not covered by Japanese magazines, and I wanted Japanese people to know about them too, so I decided to make my blog bilingual.[10] She has since risen to become one of the most prominent fashion bloggers in Japan.
Blog accolades
- 2012 - She was chosen as one of the "power people" from Tokyo for Seibu Shibuya department store campaign, along with Patricia Field. Shot by celebrity photographer Leslie Kee.[11]
- 2012 – Janette collaborated with Coach on a custom "legacy" bag as a fashion influencer and auctioned for charity.[12]
- 2012 – She was the only blogger flown from Japan to attend the 12-13 AW Milan Fashion Week as a guest of Gucci with a trip to its factory in Florence.[13]
- 2012 – Janette was invited as a top global blogger to the Prada Tokyo show with Rumi Neely, Bryanboy, Susie Bubble, and Dane Pernet. The photo report was featured on Prada.com (2012).[14]
- 2013 – She was chosen as the Japan representative blogger for the Furla #CandyCool project, with a documentary and custom bag that was to be released in February 2014 during Milan Fashion Week.[15]
- 2013 – Janette was flown to the Elle Bangkok Fashion Week 2013 as a power influencer from Japan.[16]
Her blog was chosen in 2011 as one of Tokyo's top-ten fashion blogs by Vogue Japan and she was awarded with a window display at Isetan department store.[17]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "ABOUT "KAWAII INTERNATIONAL"". NHK World. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ . Dazed.
- ↑ "For Misha Janette's latest contributions to The Japan Times,". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Misha Janette Official Portfolio Site". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121116123050/http://tokyo-mbfashionweek.com/en/feature/interview/mishajanet.php. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2013. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "PLUMB World". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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- ↑ "WISHING OPENING CEREMONY TOKYO A HAPPY 3rd ANNIVERSARY BY HORSIN' AROUND IN ULTRA DELUXE STYLE". September 5, 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ . Furla.
- ↑ . Archived November 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Misha Janette. "LESLIE KEE'S "POWER PEOPLE" EXHIBIT at SEIBU SHIBUYA. I'VE BEEN LESLIE-FIED!!!". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ . Archived July 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ .
- ↑ . Prada.
- ↑ Marta Casadei (April 10, 2013). "Furla launches #candycool". Vogue. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Misha Janette. "BANGIN' BANGKOK! ELLE FASHION WEEK AND BIFF IN THAILAND 2013 SS PART 2". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Lo, Danica (April 8, 2011). "Isetan's Newly Unveiled Window Display Features Racked's Tokyo Correspondent Misha Janette". Racked. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
External links
- BLOG Tokyo Fashion Diaries
- Facebook Misha Janette
- Twitter @Fashion Tubuyaki
- Instagram @mishajanette
- Zoom Project