NON took to the runway as a special guest at the 32nd “Fashion Cantata from KYOTO.”
NON appeared on the runway as a special guest at the 32nd “Fashion Cantata from KYOTO.”
“Fashion Cantata from KYOTO” is a fashion event designed to promote the exchange and fusion of Kyoto’s elegant and refined traditional Japanese attire—a cherished part of Japan’s rich heritage—with cutting-edge Western fashion and artistic culture, with the aim of sharing this vision with the world from Kyoto.
The theme for this year was “DESIRE.”
Based on the concept that the “DESIRE” to create something new is always at the root of designers’ craft, the stage spotlighted designers who, while seeking their own evolution, strongly aspire to continue creating new worlds.
NON presented three looks: Y’s clothing and kimonos created specifically for this show.
She wore a special wax-resist dyed kimono featuring lilies—a motif she requested—whose colors were coordinated with the stage design.
In the costume segment of Y's, she appeared at the beginning and the end.
In the traditional Japanese attire segment, she took the stage as the grand finale of Tange’s collection, bringing the show to a spectacular close.
A scene from the grand finale.
photo：mitograph
■Event Overview
Title: The 32nd Fashion Cantata from KYOTO
Date and Time: Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM / 2:00 PM / 4:00 PM
Venue: Kyoto Theatre
901 Higashishiokojicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8216 (Inside the Kyoto Station Building)
Special Guest: NON
Guest Artist: Avant-Garde
Musician: NABOWA
Music Director: Shuya Okino
Director: Yoshimasa Ishibashi
Exhibited Works: 25 Japanese-style outfits (Koichi Nakano, Masayuki Kono, Keiko Nishiyama, Yasumi Mouri, Koji Teramoto, Yusuke Tange) /
20 Western-style outfits by Y's
■What Is Fashion Cantata?
Organized by the Fashion Cantata Organizing Committee and the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fashion Cantata is a fashion event now in its 32nd year. Its concept is to promote the exchange and fusion of Kyoto’s elegant and refined traditional Japanese attire—a cherished part of Japan’s rich heritage—with cutting-edge Western fashion and the arts, and to disseminate this information widely from Kyoto.
