Soen (magazine)

Soen (装苑) is a Japanese monthly women's magazine with a special focus on fashion. The magazine is based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1936, it is the first fashion magazine in the country.[1] It is also the oldest Japanese fashion magazine still in publication.[2][3]

Soen
CategoriesWomen's fashion magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherBunka Publishing Bureau
FounderBunka Fashion College
Year founded1936
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteSoen

History and profile

Soen was established by Bunka Fukusou Gakuin (meaning Bunka Fashion College in English) in 1936.[4][5] The magazine is published by Bunka Publishing Bureau on a monthly basis.[5] It has a sister publication, High Fashion.[4] Soen targets women.[5]

In the 1950s Soen featured articles on Paris fashion week.[2] In addition, the magazine also covered new look style of Dior between 1948 and 1950.[6] It awards the Soen Prize, which was formed in 1956.[2][7] Some of the Japanese fashion designers won the prize include Junko Koshino, Yohji Yamamoto, Kenzo Takada, Kansai Yamamoto, Tokio Kumagai, Kensho Abe, and Yusuke Takahashi.[2]

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References
  1. "History". Bunka Fashion College. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. Darryl Wee (10 July 2013). "Soen and Soen Fashion Award Exhibition at Bunka Gakuen". Blouinartinfo. Tokyo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. Misha Janette; Samuel Thomas (8 July 2013). "This month's genuine pearls of fashion wisdom". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Bunka Fashion College". Fashion Spyder. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. "Soen. The fashion journal for people who love fashion". Japanese Streets. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. Kyoko Koma (2011). "Acculturation of French fashion in Japan after World War II: Fashion as a device constructing identity". Acta Orientalia Vilnensia. 12 (1): 63–77. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. "The History of Soen and the Soen Prize. DRESSCAMP, Somarta, Issey Miyake and Others". Fashion Headline Japan. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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