45 Years of Yaccomaricard

In 1977 Yaccomaricard was formed in a Tokyo district known as the beating heart of youth fashion by self-confessed hippies from design backgrounds. Active in the local art scene Mariko...

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A Q+A with Yaccomaricard design team member Akiko Kiura

Based at our head office in Tokyo, Akiko Kiura (Ako) has been a designer with the company for over 20 years.Here, she gives an insight...

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In conversation with Kazumi Umezawa - Yaccomaricard Planning Director

We spoke to Kazumi Umezawa, Yaccomaricard Planning Director. Kazumi San tell us more about spring summer 23, new techniques, theme and colours we can find in...

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In conversation with Ayumi Yaemori Yaccomaricard's Head Pattern Maker

Pattern making is an art form, the unsung hero of the design process, as the pattern maker realises the design team's vision, bringing it to...

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In Conversation With Yaccomaricard's designer Tomoko Tanikawa

We spoke to Tomoko Tanikawa; one of our Tokyo based design team who specialises in technical development. Drawing from her 23 years experience with Yaccomaricard,...

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International Women's day: Founder Mariko Watanabe.

Fashion and retail is an industry powered by women but led by men, so on this International Women's day, we talked with Yaccomaricard founder Mariko...

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An introduction to our spring/summer collection by Managing Director Sei Watanabe

 Sei Watanabe at Yaccomaricard Tokyo's head office.   The theme for our spring and summer collection is Power of the Earth. We felt a sense of...

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In Conversation With Yaccomaricard's Planning Director Kazumi Umezawa

With a long career in fashion spanning visual merchandising, new label launches and brand overhauls Kazumi’s current role is to help guide the aesthetic vision...

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This week we spent the afternoon with London based ceramicist Noriko Nagaoka

Nestled within the characteristic cobbles of Lower Marsh, London, is Clay Habitat - a ceramic gallery and shop that showcases the work of a collective of...

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