OPENING CEREMONY EXPANDS TO THE EAST

Famous names both in the U.S. and Japan came out to celebrate the night before the official opening of the Opening Ceremony Tokyo flagship store.  

tokyo - japan was the place to be yesterday as celebrities like kirsten dunst and rinko kikuchi, models like erin wasson, and designers such as alexander wang showed their support for opening ceremony by celebrating the opening reception of its tokyo flagship store, which opens today in the fashion district, shibuya. (note to self: i have now overused the word "opening".) this marks the first venture outside the united states for opening ceremony with department stores located in new york city and los angeles. opening ceremony, however, isn't just like your typical department store; it "recreates a shopping excursion based on four different perspectives--established designer (designers that best exemplify the country), emerging designer, one of a kind vintage pieces and select items from the open-air markets." the tokyo flagship is no different with each floor featuring a different theme with the merchandising. alexander wang, nom de guerre, boy/band of outsiders, other music and the olsen twins' line the row are just some of the designers and vendors participating in the expansion. this is quite impressive for the department store's ceo carol lim and creative director humberto leon (seen above with mary-kate and ashley olsen), who have always wanted to open one up in japan since day one of their business planning. now moving on to the more important issue, what are those on the heads of the fashionable twins you ask? they are what you think they are--bunny ears and mouse ears--but not just any bunny ears and mouse ears. as a matter of fact they are the results of karl lagerfeld collaborating this season with the chanel-owned exclusive parisian hat brand, maison michel. i prefer the other hats from the collection but for toyko, japan i think mka picked the right ones to wear.

[story via nitrolicious.com/ images zimbio.com]        

Kristina Bustos

                    

  

 Creative Director  Humberto Leon, Actress Kirsten Dunst                                       Actor Jason Schwartzman and wife

 

                  Designer Alexander Wang, Model Erin Wasson                 Humberto Leon, Actress Rinko Kikuchi, CEO  Carol Lim

 

             Japanese Actress Masami Nagasawa                                                           Japanese Musician Nanase Aikawa   

  

  

                             Japanese Actor Kenji Kohashi                                                     Japanese Musician Verbal  of m-flo (right)