Tokyo Girls Collection

The Tokyo Girls Collection (東京ガールズコレクション Tōkyō Gāruzu Korekushon), sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is a semiannual fashion festival launched in 2005. The fashion event showcases the seasons fashionable streetwear by domestic brands.

Most of those who walk in the TGC runway are muses for fashion brands, and many of them are not professional fashion models. Recently, as of 2012, actress Yumiko Shaku walked in the Spring-Summer TGC show as the muse for gyaru fashion brand "Rady" by Shizuka Mutoh, a model known for appearing in the Koakuma Ageha magazine.

The event is open not only to buyers and journalists, but also to the general public[1] and incorporates live concerts by well-known artists, charity auctions as well as the Miss TGC Contest.[2] The event is planned and sponsored by Branding Inc. (which runs girlswalker.com and fashionwalker.com) and the outfits donned by the models are made available for purchase on the spot through Fashionwalker's mobile site.[3]

Past venues

Event Date Venue Total Brands & Models Guest Performers
1st Tokyo Girls Collection
2005 Autumn/Winter		 August 7, 2005 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 25 brands
  • 30 models
 M-Flo (and Akiko Wada)
2nd Tokyo Girls Collection
2006 Spring/Summer		 March 11, 2006 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 23 brands
  • 45 models
 Yuna Ito, AI, Rihanna, DefTech
3rd Tokyo Girls Collection
2006 Autumn/Winter		 September 3, 2006 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 24 brands
  • 54 models
 Ayaka, Sowelu, BoA
4th Tokyo Girls Collection
2007 Spring/Summer		 March 3, 2007 Yokohama Arena
  • 24 brands
  • 72 models
 Tamia, DJ Ozma, Minmi, Shonan no Kaze
TGC in Beijing '07 March 26, 2007 China International Exhibition Center
  • 11 brands
  • 13 models
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5th Tokyo Girls Collection
2007 Autumn/Winter		 September 2, 2007 Saitama Super Arena
  • 21 brands
  • 61 models
 Leah Dizon, TVXQ, DJ Ozma, Go Hiromi
TGC in Beijing '08 March 8, 2008 China International Exhibition Center
  • 9 brands
  • 23 models
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6th Tokyo Girls Collection
2008 Spring/Summer		 March 15, 2008 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 20 brands
  • 60 models
 Chemistry, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
7th Tokyo Girls Collection
2008 Autumn/Winter		 September 6, 2008 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 21 brands
  • 70 models
 PUFFY, Kimaguren, Dohzi-T feat. BENI
8th Tokyo Girls Collection
2009 Spring/Summer		 March 7 - March 8, 20091 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • 26 brands
  • 60 models
 Kumi Koda, Juju (TGC)
Kreva, Miliyah Kato (SGC)
Tokyo Girls Collection
2013 Autum/Winter		 August 31, 2013[4] Saitama Super Arena Jin Akanishi, Flower

^Note 1 : To expand to a wider audience the Tokyo Girls Collection will team up with the Shibuya Girls Collection and extend to a two-day event. The first day will host the 8th Tokyo Girls Collection while the second day will host the 3rd Shibuya Girls Collection.[5]

Participating brands

'05 Autumn/Winter
'06 Spring/Summer
'06 Autumn/Winter
'07 Spring/Summer
'07 Autumn/Winter
'08 Spring/Summer
'08 Autumn/Winter
'09 Spring/Summer
'13 Autumn/Winter

References

  1. ↑ Tokyo Girls Collection: As cute as it gets Rebecca Milner. Retrieved August 19, 2008
  2. ↑ About the 6th Tokyo Girls Collection.girlswalker.com. Retrieved March 16, 2008
  3. ↑ "Real Clothes" Hit The Runway. Web Japan. Retrieved March 16, 2008
  4. ↑ http://girlswalker.com/tgc/13aw/
  5. ↑ Get Ready, Tokyo Girls Collection is Expanding to 2 Days Event. Fashionsnap. Retrieved December 5, 2008

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