On March 19th (Mon) at the Garden Hall in Ebisu, HIROKO KOSHINO  revealed her 2012-13 Autumn/Winter collection. The source of  inspiration for this collection was off-season Sicily, where the designer visited last　Autumn and received lots of ideas by feeling　erstwhile relic in the fantastical misty town. Adding traditional Japanese essence, fort of HIROKO KOSHINO's, the collection was greatly appreciated by bountiful of audience for its highly developed designs.

After the show, an NHK-organized event on the drama "Carnation" was  held. Actresses playing the heroin and her three daughters appeared  on the runway, and the real daughters Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko  joined them, which was a surprise for the audiences. Thank you very  much for coming to our show.

HIROKO KOSHINO 2012 Spring/Summer Collection was shown on Thursday, October 6th, at Ebisu Garden Hall. Inspired by abundance of colors Hiroko imbibed in Mexico, the collection included vivid colors which reminds bright sunshine reflection, befit for bright spring and summer collection. Indigenous students from Taiwan Shih Chien University offered their ethnic chorus for the show BGM, and two members sang live at the finale of the show, which received extensive applause from the audience. Thank you very much for coming to our show and sending us gorgeous flowers.

HIROKO KOSHINO 2011-12 Autumn/Winter haute couture collection was   held on Wednesday, June 25th, and Thursday, 26th, at the Westin  Tokyo. This exclusive floor show is an annual event for the customers  to see items closely, try them on, and put orders at site. The  collection will  also be shown at the Imperial Hotel Osaka on Thursday, June 2nd, and Friday, 3rd, and at the Hotel Nikko Fukuoka  on Monday, July 25th, and Tuesday, 26th.

HIROKO KOSHINO 2011-12 Fall/Winter Collection was shown on Monday, May 23rd, at the Garden Hall in Tokyo. It was postponed because of the March 11th earthquake, but the designer finally acquired the chance to present her works which were inspired by circulation of nature. This collection were supported by professionalism of numerous people. Hiroko called for a continuous support for the afflicted area, and donated 121,979 yen from the show attendee were transferred to the Japanese Red Cross Society on May 24th. We deeply appreciate for your assistance.

HIROKO KOSHINO showed its 2011 spring/summer collection in Beijing, China, on Friday, October 22nd. Invited by the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, the show was the final event of the institute's two-days international conference. On 21st, Hiroko Koshino was given the title of honorary professor from the institute, and  made a speech in front of some hundreds of audience.

Hiroko Koshino Spring/ Summer Tokyo Collection were shown at Tokyo Midtown on October 19th, 2010.
Theme being "Colors of Light and Wing", exclusive 65 bodies were displayed at the runway.
Some of the textiles were reproduced by the designer's original monochromatic ink paintings, which consequently express different colores araising from the monochromic world.
All together, the collection were much about appreciation of multipule of colors,  from black and white gradation to glisten spring summer sunshine color, which lead to big appaluse from full audiance.
We sincerely appreciate for your coming to the collection.

For three days starting from Wednesday, September 29th, through Friday, October 1st, HIROKO KOSHINO 2011 Spring/Summer collection were shown at the CITE DE L'ARCHITECTURE ET DU PATRIMOINE.  The textiles for this collection were produced from Hiroko's drawings. All of designer's original drawings and textiles were displayed together with the season collection, and some 1000 visitors explored the designer`s world by observing the art works, textile designs, and the collection works thoroughly, and offered great applause to the designer.
The reception held in the evening of September 30th attracted more than 400 press.

Hiroko Koshino will have an exhibition in Paris to show her 2011 spring/summer collection and other art works. It will open to public at the Pavillon d'About - Cathédrale of Cite de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine from September 29th to October 1st. We welcome you to come and explore Hiroko's world.

Date and Time: from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 29th, and Thursday, September 30th. From 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Friday, October 1st
Place: Cite de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Pavillon d'About - Cathédrale
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HIROKO KOSHINO 2010-11 Autumn/Winter haute couture collection was  held on Thursday, June 27th, and Friday, 28th, at the Westin Tokyo.  This exclusive floor show is an annual event for the customers to see items closely, try them on, and put orders on site. We welcomed some  200 visitors to the fair. The collection will be shown in Osaka as  well, on Thursday, June 10th, and Friday, 11th, at the Imperial Hotel  Osaka.

HIROKO KOSHINO 2010-11 Autumn/Winter collection was held on Tuesday, March 23rd, at Tokyo Midtown. Along the theme of "Modernism as Traditionalism," 71 styles inspired by old Japanese style from snowy regions, and traditional fabrics from Uzbekistan were revealed. Asiatic, traditional, yet modern collection earned great applause from full audiences. We are grateful for prodigious visitors to our collection, and sincere apology for all the visitors who could not enter the hall due to limitation of capacity.

Hiroko Koshino 2010-11 Autumn/Winter collection was held on Thursday, March 4th, at Le Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The designer showed total of 45 collections inspired by Uzbek traditional fabrics and old-time farmers' clothing from snowy district of Japan, by exhibition and mini show format. More than 500~600 audiences visited the site and gave her great applause.

Hiroko Koshino 2010 spring/summer collection was held on Thursday, October 1st, at Le Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. The designer showed her 48 collections titled "Micro-univers surréaliste (surrealistic small world)," being inspired by small insects and butterflies, and received great applause from the jam-packed hall with more than 400 audiences.

Hiroko Koshino made her second debut in Paris Pret-a-Porter Collection last season after 17-years of absence. On October 1st, the designer is going back to Paris to show her 2010 spring/summer collection.

Date and Time: Thursday, October 1st, from 12:00 p.m.
Place: Le Carrousel du Louvre--Salle Soufflot
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Hiroko Koshino was invited to "Taipei in Style" held in Taipei, Taiwan, from June 2nd to the 4th.
Shiatzy Chen, the most successful fashion designer in Taiwan, and Hiroko participated the International Designers Forum on the 2nd for public discussion. Hiroko, as a designer who returned to the Paris Pret-a-Porter Collection after 17 years of absence, talked about the Paris Collection in which Ms. Chen has started to participate recently. The discussion extended to the meaning of being Asian fashion designers in this globalized age, to the significance of keeping Asian identities.
They presented their collection separately at the Taipei Arena and attracted audiences from fashion, business, politics and entertainment fields.