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Keiji Kaneko and Italy: A Look at the Country “Today” After 25 Years. Part 1: Italy, the Land of Fashion.
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Keiji Kaneko and Italy: A Look at the Country “Today,” 25 Years Later.
Part 1: Italy, the Land of Fashion.

Just how much do we really know about Italy? While fashion and cuisine are familiar to us, we’re surprisingly unaware of the culture that has flourished there, the daily lives people lead, and the moments that bring smiles to their faces. Speaking about this Italy, fashion director Keiji Kaneko says, “It’s the country I’m most interested in right now.” As the Japanese concept developer for the bag brand Felisi, let’s hear him talk at length about the “present” in Italy, which he visited for the first time in about 25 years. This is a five-part series. In Part 1, starting from his memories of “Pitti”—which he used to attend—he takes a fresh look at Italy today.

He's really trying to look cool, and there are things we can learn from that.

After two business trips—one last October and another this January—the Italian culture she encountered seemed to have completely captivated Ms. Kaneko. “I found myself wanting to learn so much more about this country,” she says with a laugh.

Kaneko:Compared to the past, there are surely quite a few things that have fallen by the wayside as times have changed, but even so, Italians’ sense of style was cool. I think that’s something that will never change. They really know how to look cool, and it comes so naturally to them. There’s so much we can learn from that, so through this series, I hope to share the charm of Italy with you all.

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