Threads and tea: new takes on Japanese tradition with Ichijiku and Ito En

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Apr 29, 202627:51Business

Founder Aaron Benjamin shares how his Tokyo-based luxury fashion brand Ichijiku grew out of a collection of gifted kimonos and has since evolved into what he describes as more of an art gallery than a traditional label....

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