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<France 24 #073> After Kenzo and Miyake, Japanese fashion is entering a new era - le 18 octobre 2022

   Today's article is about the modern fashion industry in Japan from France 24 dated October 18, 2022.

 

French Original

Après Kenzo et Miyake, la mode japonaise amorce une nouvelle ère

 

A l'école de mode Bunka de Tokyo, dans un silence entrecoupé de bruits de ciseaux et de machines à coudre, des étudiants rêvent de Paris et de la renommée mondiale qu'ont connue leurs glorieux aînés aujourd'hui vieillissants ou disparus.

 

English Translation

After Kenzo and Miyake, Japanese fashion is entering a new era

 

At the Bunka fashion school in Tokyo, in a silence interspersed with the sound of scissors and sewing machines, students dream of Paris and the world fame enjoyed by their glorious elders who are now aging or have passed away.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

aîné: elder, older

amorce > amorcer: to beging, start

après: after

aujourd'hui: today

<B>

bruit: noise, sound

<C>

ciseaux: scissors

connue: well-known

coudre: to sew

<D>

disparus > disparaître: to dissapear

<E>

école: school

entrecoupé > entrecouper: to intersperse

ère: era

<G>

glorieux: glorious

<J>

japonaise > japonais: Japanese

<M>

mode: fashion

mondial: world

<R>

renommée > renommé: fame

rêvent > rêver: to dream

<S>

silence: silence

<V>

vieillissants > vieillir: to grow old