The Paris Fashion Week Women's Collection takes place in Paris, France, from Monday, March 3, to Tuesday, March 11, 2025. ANREALAGE’s show, held on March 5, unfolded in a stunning runway setting within the American Cathedral, a gothic basilica built in the late 19th century and designated as a historical landmark. Situated along rue Georges Cinq, the venue bridges the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, placing it at the heart of Paris. The mesmerizing music of French electronic duo and former Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter, combined with Morinaga's innovative collection of prints and lights, was a huge hit. Mr. Morinaga’s creations transformed the space, seamlessly blending fashion, art, and historic architecture into an unforgettable experience for all in attendance.
Textured fabrics, such as jacquard, were used in this collaboration, with FOREARTH's printing technology highly praised for its ability to manage the fabric's uneven surface while ensuring vibrant color reproduction. Enhancing this innovation, FOREARTH's water-independent, location-free printing enables equipment to be installed near design and production sites, allowing for greater flexibility in creative workflows with minimal lead time.
Comment from Kunihiko Morinaga
The collaboration between ANREALAGE and Kyocera has now entered its third phase, and for this collection, we explored a new form of expression under the theme of “SCREEN,” where garments themselves become mediums that project light. Leveraging FOREARTH’s eight-color ink printing technology, we achieved vibrant color expression that goes beyond the limitations of conventional CMYK four-color printing, successfully capturing the brilliance of RGB (Red/Green/Blue) – the three primary colors of light. This enabled us to create visual effects that give the impression of illumination without compromising the integrity of the fabric. Additionally, the pigment ink adhered seamlessly to textured materials such as jacquard and velvet, preserving their natural feel while expanding the possibilities of textile expression.
In this collection, we challenged the idea of projecting multiple designs onto black screen-textile garments printed by FOREARTH, allowing a single piece to embody diverse visual expressions. By breaking free from static design constraints and redefining fashion as a more dynamic and fluid medium, our vision aligned deeply with FOREARTH’s concept of “Creative Free.” Through these three collaborations, I have come to realize even more strongly the potential of advanced printing technology to expand the boundaries of fashion expression.
Inkjet Textile Printer "FOREARTH" (More information can be found here.)
Traditionally, the textile and apparel industry uses large amounts of water for processes such as steam and washing when dyeing fabrics, and water pollution caused by waste water from these processes has become a global problem. In addition, the problem of large amounts of waste due to overstocking is also attracting attention, and an immediate response is needed. Kyocera has developed FOREARTH with the following three features to help solve these problems.
1) Water Free Concept
FOREARTH can reduce water consumption to as little as zero* when printing fabrics, eliminating the need for large pre- and post-processing machines, steamers, and other equipment required for conventional textile printing. This also contributes to a significant reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
2) Creative Free
The soft hand feel of fabrics, which is important in the textile and apparel industry, is achieved, and high-definition printing on a wide variety of fabrics, including cotton, silk, polyester, nylon, and blends, is possible.
3) Location Free
Water-independent textile printing, which can be installed in any location, contributes to reductions in distribution costs and inventories through production in the right location and in the right quantity.
*FOREARTH has a two-step printing and drying process. No water is used in the printing process based on the concept of "WATER FREE". Kyocera
focuses on reducing water usage not only for the printing process but also for the maintenance process. FOREARTH also recycles cleaning water used for the conveyor belt with filters resulting in water consumption per 1kg of fabric reduced to 0.02L (Based on Kyocera research, in 2022).
