Are you interested in Japanese fashion, especially kimono?
Then you should better read on!
Today I want to introduce a friend of mine.
Anji is an adorable fellow German who lives in Tokyo with her Japanese hubby.
So, without any further ado let’s start the interview!~
Zooming Japan: Hi, Anji. Please introduce yourself.
Anji: Hi Zooming, Thanks for having me!
I am a German woman in the mid-twenties, married to a Japanese and I’ve been living in Japan for four years now. Fashion and all kinds of creative things make me feel alive and I am working freelance on various projects.
Harajuku Fashion – SALZ Tokyo
Zooming Japan: You also create and sell your own fashion and vintage items, right?
Anji: Oh, well I haven’t been up to much recently, but I do! My brand is called “SALZ Tokyo“. I like to create accessories and clothing by myself and I’m also a huge fan of vintage clothing. I’m a style chameleon and create, collect and sell what I like.
Zooming Japan: I’ve met you a few times in Tokyo and I really like your style! You’ve even successfully sold a few of your items in stores in Harajuku. I’ve also seen that Arashi’s Jun Matsumoto wore one of your pieces on TV. Are there any other famous people who bought your fashion?
Anji: Yes, that was such a crazy surprise!! I thought I was dreaming. He totally rocked those shades. ^^
Apart from him, Yumi-chan from the girl group Juliet bought several veiled hats and leather wing earrings and my lace caps were featured in a magazine.
Zooming Japan: That’s really awesome! Congratulations! What are your future plans / projects?
Anji: Well, I hope I can do some creative work in the Tokyo fashion community from now on.
Also, I am addicted to kimonos at the moment and would like to encourage more people to wear them (in and outside of Japan). Soon I will offer more vintage kimonos and yukatas in my shop as well and am thinking of showing people how to wear them. We will see what the future brings.
Zooming Japan: You are always so creative. I’m sure we can expect a lot from you in the future. For now, I wish you all the best!
Find Anji and her projects in the WWW:
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Disclaimer: All the graphics and photos in this blog post were provided by Anji. Zooming Japan will not take any responsibility for them.
I love the attempt to promote kimonos outside Japan,
and I like modern western women dressing like traditional Japanese women, definitely!
And actually it seems like her behavior is close to Japanese women rather than western women!
I think once you’ve lived in Japan for several years, your behaviour naturally gets closer to a Japanese person.
It definitely happened to me as well. ^^;
I’ve worn a kimono only once. They’re really tight and I cannot dress up myself. I need help from others. (^-^;)
But I love kimono, they’re so beautiful! :D