“Ne-Net, meanwhile, produced a show that paid special homage to Japanese tradition and spirituality. Models wore geta sandals, which they politely removed before stepping onto a specially designed polka-dot tatami runway (tatami is the famous local good of designer Kazuaki Takashima’s hometown, Yatsushiro, in Kumamoto Prefecture).”

For more information about Kazuaki Takashima and Ne-Net, see

http://ne-net.net/profile/index.html

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/10/25/style/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-tokyo-packing-punch/#.VEyATYeyu0w