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Kazu Huggler (* 1969 in Tokyo) is a swiss-japanese fashion designer and founder of the fashion label KAZU.[1]

Life and career

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Origin and education

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Kazu Huggler was born in Tokyo as the daughter of a Japanese mother and a Swiss father and thus became acquainted with the cultures of both countries as a child.[2] After graduating high school in Zurich, she studied Japanese art history und aesthetics at Keio University in Tokyo.

Early professional career

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Huggler gained her first professional experience in marketing at the Zurich silk house Fabric Frontline.[3] uring this time, she decided to launch her own fashion line. She attended the Zurich School of Design, eventually going on to do a PhD in London at Central Saint Martins. During her studies, she was an intern at Vivienne Westwood.[4]

KAZU

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Founded in 2003, the KAZU fashion label is strongly influenced by historical Japanese textile design and the nature of traditional Japanese clothing.[5] They are made in Switzerland, in KAZU's own atelier in Zurich.

Kazu Huggler presents her couture creations in art museums. She celebrated the 10th anniversary of her label with a fashion show at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo.[6] To mark the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland, a fashion talk and fashion show was held at the residence of the Swiss ambassador in Tokyo.[7] The Imperial Highness Empress Michiko was among the guests.[8] In Zurich, Kazu Huggler's creations were presented at Museum Bellerive (2013),[9] Haus Konstruktiv (2015),[10] Museum Rietberg (2016)[11] and as part of the Zürcher Festspiele im Kunsthaus Zürich (2018)[12]

After the great earthquake in northern Japan in 2011 Huggler founded the NPO Three Cranes Association.[13] Through collaborative sewing projects with residents in Rikuzentakata, the Three Cranes Association supports and promotes local reconstruction. It also supported other projects, such as the Tohoku Grandmothers.[14]

Personal life

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Kazu Huggler lives with her husband and their children in Zurich.

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Einzelnachweise

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  1. ^ "https://www.kazu.swiss/". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Pendlerin zwischen Ost und West" (in German). 2014-11-09.
  3. ^ ""Gespräche, Spaziergänge und Japan-Reisen inspirieren mich» | NZZ" (in German).
  4. ^ Gabi Schwegler (2017-01-16). "Kazu Huggler designt von Frau zu Frau: «Ewig Schönes gibt es nicht"".
  5. ^ "Mode Suisse 2013 – Kazu Huggler" (in German).
  6. ^ "Kazu Huggler 10th Anniversary Couture Collection – Nezu Museum Tokyo | Tokyo Telephone – Your Direct Line to Real Japanese Fashion".
  7. ^ "DIE SONNENGÖTTIN". Kati's World (in Swiss High German). 2019-05-30.
  8. ^ Katja Richard (2019-04-29). "Schweizer Designerin Kazu Huggler und die Kaiserin".
  9. ^ "Kazu – Japanese Fashion & European Couture at Museum Bellerive". NewinZurich – Your Guide to Living in Zurich. 2013-10-18.
  10. ^ "Präsentation – Feeling Fashion – von Kazu Huggler" (in Swiss High German).
  11. ^ "Meisterhafte Schnitttechniken » Boleromagazin".
  12. ^ www textilrevue ch textilrevue. "Kazu Huggler am Seidensymposium im Kunsthaus Zürich" (in German).
  13. ^ "DIE BLUMEN DES WIEDERAUFBAUS". Ladies Drive (in Swiss High German). 2013-12-03.
  14. ^ "BERNINA und Kazu Huggler setzen Engagement in Japan fort" (in German).

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