Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
For decades, award-winning American fashion designer Kevan Hall has dressed red carpet icons such as Michelle Obama, Charlize Theron, and Viola Davis. In 2025, however, he sought inspiration not in Hollywood, but in the quiet studios of Japanese master artisans.
In collaboration with Japan Airlines, Hall embarked on a journey to Tokyo, Kagawa, and Tokushima, where he experienced centuries-old traditions firsthand, including suminagashi marbling, kintsugi repair, and indigo dyeing—learning from families who have preserved these crafts across generations. Each garment in his Fall/Winter 2025 collection reflects the textures, colors, and stories he encountered along the way.
In this special conversation, fashion editor and author Booth Moore—whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Women’s Wear Daily, and Vogue Business—joins Hall along with Yuko Kaifu, President of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, to explore the intersection of heritage craft and contemporary fashion.
Learn more about the event here: japanhousela.com/events/kevan-hall-booth-moore-journey-to-japan-fashion-craft-cultural-dialogue-japan-airlines-films
00:00 Remarks by Minako Kent, Japan Airlines
02:09 Conversation with Kevan Hall and Booth Moore
08:35 Kintsugi repair
10:52 Suminagashi marbling
11:49 Aizome (indigo dyeing)
15:24 Norizome (paste resist dyeing)
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For decades, award-winning American fashion designer Kevan Hall has dressed red carpet icons such as Michelle Obama, Charlize Theron, and Viola Davis. In 2025, however, he sought inspiration not in Hollywood, but in the quiet studios of Japanese master artisans.
In collaboration with Japan Airlines, Hall embarked on a journey to Tokyo, Kagawa, and Tokushima, where he experienced centuries-old traditions firsthand, including suminagashi marbling, kintsugi repair, and indigo dyeing—learning from families who have preserved these crafts across generations. Each garment in his Fall/Winter 2025 collection reflects the textures, colors, and stories he encountered along the way.
In this special conversation, fashion editor and author Booth Moore—whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Women’s Wear Daily, and Vogue Business—joins Hall along with Yuko Kaifu, President of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, to explore the intersection of heritage craft and contemporary fashion.
Learn more about the event here: japanhousela.com/events/kevan-hall-booth-moore-journey-to-japan-fashion-craft-cultural-dialogue-japan-airlines-films
00:00 Remarks by Minako Kent, Japan Airlines
02:09 Conversation with Kevan Hall and Booth Moore
08:35 Kintsugi repair
10:52 Suminagashi marbling
11:49 Aizome (indigo dyeing)
15:24 Norizome (paste resist dyeing)
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● CONNECT WITH JAPAN HOUSE LOS ANGELES
JapanHouseLA.com | @JapanHouseLA
● SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
japanhousela.com/happenings/newsletter
