Akane Utsunomiya is called the next sacai.

History of Akane Utsunomiya

After graduating from high school, designer Akane Hasui went to London to study abroad, attending Chelsea College Foundation Course for one year.
She then attended the BA Textiles Department at Central Saint Martins, which produced Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney, for three years, and the MA Fashion Knitwear Department at Central Saint Martins for one year.
He also spent one year in the MA Fashion Knitwear Department at Central Saint Martins, which produced Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney.
After returning to Japan, he joined ato, where he learned men’s fashion from the designer Mr. Matsumoto and a pattern maker from Yohji Yamamoto.
After that, he left ato after 2 years to focus on his own brand.
One year after starting the brand, he submitted his portfolio of past works created in London to the 2nd SHINMAI Creator’s Project held in 2010, and was selected as one of 37 applicants from 11 countries.
Akane Hasui was selected as one of four talented young designers out of 37 applicants from 11 countries.
The brand is sold at Isetan Shinjuku, Tamagawa Takashimaya, Hankyu Umeda in Osaka, and other major department stores.
The brand is increasingly being sold at major department stores such as Isetan Shinjuku, Tamagawa Takashimaya, Osaka’s Hankyu Umeda, as well as major select stores such as Ron Herman and Barneys New York.