NFDT 2026
Announcement of First Screening Results
Free Category
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Bunka Fashion College
青木 真那・木佐貫 綾乃・山本 奈々
Work Title：Sky Soccer
Concept
"Haute Couture in Everyday Life"
Haute couture techniques and Japanese craftsmanship blend seamlessly with authentic street style. We propose clothing that makes ordinary outfits feel just a little more special.Features
- Soccer uniform for Amor (Cupid), the god of love, designed for the 2026 Olympus World Cup.
- His signature feather wings are represented in the sleeve silhouette, while the choice of fabric expresses his unique personality.
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ESMOD Tokyo
今泉 雛乃
Work Title：Commuting to work
Concept
Deplorable father
Features
- I experimented with garment construction by applying a medium to the reverse side of the fabric, using only the outer and lining fabrics without any interfacing.
- The details of the scarf and necktie capture the melancholic mood and situation of a father on his way to work.
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ESMOD Tokyo
大西 洋太朗
Work Title：Scenes Inside the Train
Concept
Reflecting the mood of our times, the air inside trains has become heavy and subdued. By viewing this through the lens of fashion, we aim to reclaim energy and vibrancy in our everyday lives.
Features
- This piece captures fleeting moments inside a train, transforming that dense atmosphere into fashion.
- The clothing design incorporates and accentuates shapes drawn from daily life.
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Bunka Fashion College
小倉 拓海
Work Title：Groom of the Future – Le Marié du Futur
Concept
Inspired by my own experiences and traditional Hungarian men’s wedding attire, this piece proposes a new vision of masculinity: “the groom of the future.”
Drawing on feminine accessories, it aims to broaden the horizons of men’s fashion.Features
- By layering discarded fabrics with newly selected ones using a punching technique, the textile embodies the intersection of “past” and “present” while looking toward the “future.”
- This piece explores the potential for wedding garments that can be worn for a long time in everyday life.
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ESMOD Tokyo
香月 匠馬
Work Title：Forms Emerging in the In-Between
Concept
An extraordinary beauty found in asymmetry and imbalance.
This work explores the idea of embracing imperfection, seeking beauty in what is incomplete.
Thinking of a unique form of beauty that emerges from moving from opposing poles to the middle, I incorporated two creative approaches.Features
- I sketched the draped shapes without looking at my hand, then translated those abstracted forms into design. From concrete to abstract.
- I tore paper and molded it on a dress form, layering those structures to develop the design. From abstract to concrete.
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Bunka Fashion College
今野 奏
Work Title：Thread of Time –Garment Connecting the Past and Present-
Concept
Knitwear begins as a single strand of yarn and can return to that same strand.
Interpreting this structure as "an act of traveling through time," I aimed to create a spatial garment that connects the past and present.Features
- I reused and reconstructed materials and details from clothes I wore as a child, creating a connection between my past and present.
- The silhouette expresses the way clothing initially appears oversized on a child and gradually becomes smaller as they grow, tracing the passage of time.
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Bunka Fashion College
榊原 叶真
Work Title：Liberation Through Restriction
Concept
By taking the inherently constrained shape of the necktie as a starting point, this work explores new possibilities in garment construction.
Features
- While unifying the piece in black, a variety of materials are used to highlight the distinct textures of each individual tie.
- The diagonal construction introduces movement to the overall look, and the incorporation of necktie tips for collars and hems creates new contours.
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Bunka Gakuen University
高橋 生樹
Work Title：Reinterpreting Oversize
Concept
Clothing can be used as a means to embrace one’s complexes and express individuality.
The sense of freedom that comes from not being constrained by the body supports both the inner and outer selves of the wearer, offering a timeless value that enables clothes to be loved across generations.Features
- The oversized design creates “space” between body and garment, producing a fluid silhouette that further draws out the wearer’s unique personality.
- Strategically placed pockets guide the eye around the body, pursuing comfort that is seamlessly integrated into everyday life.
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Sugino Fashion College
髙橋 紅梅
Work Title：Swipe up
Concept
There are people I want to talk to, countries I want to visit.
Yet the day ends with me swiping through my smartphone.
This is clothing for modern people who function as long as their index finger is free.Features
- Instead of armholes, this piece has finger holes, allowing the index finger to move freely.
- It’s battle wear for facing vertical videos head-on on those unmotivated mornings.
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ESMOD Tokyo
髙橋 拓馬
Work Title：uncontrol
Concept
"Wearable uncontrolled emotions."
Drawing from my experience with panic disorder, I sought to express emotional fluctuations through felting and compression, aiming to affirm emotional instability through fashion.Features
- A compressed, distorted silhouette and fabrics intertwined in an unstable manner are used to visualize emotions rooted in panic disorder.
- The "fluctuations" within uncontrollable emotions are made visible in this garment through unevenness and fabric compression.
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Bunka Fashion College
中村 虹輝
Work Title：The Comfort of Ambiguity
Concept
Our modern world is streamlined and constantly demands correctness. This piece reexamines the value of “ambiguity” through fashion, finding softness, freedom, and comfort in being vague or unfinished.
Features
- Redefines the value of “ambiguity.” Created textiles freely using handmade paper, expressing the enjoyment of fashion through the design.
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Bunka Fashion College
堀江 優花
Work Title：NO PRESS 8:29
Concept
This work focuses on the rising demand for clothing that combines comfort with style. By blending elements of loungewear with suits, this piece blurs the boundaries, adding wrinkles ("no pressing") and a relaxed feel ("no pressure").
Features
- A washable suit made with strongly felted fabric.
The uneven shrinking process creates natural wrinkles and undulations, eliminating the need for ironing. - Seamless relaxation.
The design and its features embody the busy realities of morning routines and the human element, all while concealing the item's origins and meaning.
- A washable suit made with strongly felted fabric.
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ESMOD Tokyo
水野 まい
Work Title：Sway with me
Concept
Whether on joyful days or days when I feel down, wearing clothes helps to bring balance to my heart.
The piece aims to gently support the wearer’s emotions and bring small moments of brightness into everyday life.Features
- I wanted the clothing to gently sway in response to emotions, becoming something that can lift spirits even on low days.
- In addition to the overall silhouette, layers of sheer fabrics create a soft, floating movement with every step.
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Bunka Fashion College
皆川 空也
Work Title：Resonance of Intention in Traces
Concept
Picking up traces buried and forgotten in daily consumption, this piece revives them as clothing. By capturing the process of being overlooked and discarded, the work becomes a quiet antithesis to our disposable society, reexamining the value of existence.
Features
- Focus on thermal paper receipts. The unique discoloration that occurs once receipts have fulfilled their original purpose is reimagined and reconstructed as a charming aspect of clothing’s aging over time.
- The silhouette is inspired by the zoot suit, a symbol of silent resistance. Rather than completion, it affirms all the traces leading up to it.
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ESMOD Tokyo
安田 航太朗
Work Title：Contours of Existence
Concept
Starting from the scenery of the sea at night, wave-like contours are engraved onto the garment in Morse code, visualizing the feeling of “being here now.”
Features
- A poem about the night sea is expressed directly in Morse code on wool.
- Capturing and recording formless existence in the form of clothing, the piece explores new ways of connecting with others.