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In Pictures: 'Embracing Japanese Beauty Fashion Show'

By James Wray Nov 5, 2009, 23:13 GMT

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara (L) models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara (L) models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty' fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Japanese fashion models present the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

Leading Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara models the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty" fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty' fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her Embracing Japanese Beauty fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

A Japanese fashion model presents the latest kimono designs by legendary kimono fashion designer Kyoko Koizumi during her 'Embracing Japanese Beauty' fashion show in Tokyo, Japan, 05 November 2009. Koizumi has been designing innovative kimono for over sixty years. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN

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