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{{Infobox figure|name=Miho Matsuda|brand=[[cantwo]], [[Miho Matsuda]], [[GOLDSEAL]]}} | |||
Designer Miho Matsuda attended Kansai Women's Art Junior College and then graduated from Osaka Mode Gakuen's Design Department. She worked for Tokyo Style, and then became a designer for cantwo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://www.mihomatsuda.jp/history.html|url-status=live|website=Miho Matsuda}}</ref> | Designer Miho Matsuda attended Kansai Women's Art Junior College and then graduated from Osaka Mode Gakuen's Design Department. She worked for Tokyo Style, and then became a designer for cantwo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://www.mihomatsuda.jp/history.html|url-status=live|website=Miho Matsuda}}</ref> | ||
After leaving cantwo in Tokyo, she went back to Osaka and got a part time job as a designer in a shoe store in America Mura. Her unique shoes became huge hits. in 1997 she established her own brand, MIHO MATSUDA, to sell her shoes and opened a store in America Mura.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.goldseal.co.jp/profile.html|url-status=live|website=Gold Seal}}</ref> | After leaving cantwo in Tokyo, she went back to Osaka and got a part time job as a designer in a shoe store in America Mura. Her unique shoes became huge hits. in 1997 she established her own brand, MIHO MATSUDA, to sell her shoes and opened a store in America Mura.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.goldseal.co.jp/profile.html|url-status=live|website=Gold Seal}}</ref> | ||
Her thick soled shoes created a trend that pre-dated the one driven by Gal style's Namie Amuro. It's said that one out of five people waking in America Mura in Osaka were wearing shoes with thick soles.<ref name=":0" /> | Her thick soled shoes created a trend that pre-dated the one driven by Gal style's Namie Amuro. It's said that one out of five people waking in America Mura in Osaka were wearing shoes with thick soles.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Transition of Shoes With Thick Soles|publisher=SHOE, BAG Detectives}}</ref> | ||
In 1998 she opened stores Shibuya and Nagoya PARCO, bringing MIHO MATSUDA up to almost 10 directly managed stores, but in 1999, the business went bankrupt and closed.<ref name=":0" /><gallery> | In 1998 she opened stores Shibuya and Nagoya PARCO, bringing MIHO MATSUDA up to almost 10 directly managed stores, but in 1999, the business went bankrupt and closed.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
====Early Shoes==== | |||
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In 2009, she launched a second line under GOLDSEAL making and selling professional uniforms.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2009, she launched a second line under GOLDSEAL making and selling professional uniforms.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
[[File:Uniform head.jpg|thumb|GOLDSEAL Uniforms]] | [[File:Uniform head.jpg|thumb|GOLDSEAL Uniforms|none]] | ||
== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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* [https://store.tokyostyle.co.jp/ Tokyo Style] | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/cantwoPRESS cantwo Press] | *[https://store.tokyostyle.co.jp/ Tokyo Style] | ||
* [https://americamura.jp/ America Mura] | *[https://www.facebook.com/cantwoPRESS cantwo Press] | ||
*[https://americamura.jp/ America Mura] | |||
[[Category:Designers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 4 March 2022
| Associated Brand(s) | cantwo, Miho Matsuda, GOLDSEAL |
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Designer Miho Matsuda attended Kansai Women's Art Junior College and then graduated from Osaka Mode Gakuen's Design Department. She worked for Tokyo Style, and then became a designer for cantwo.[1]
After leaving cantwo in Tokyo, she went back to Osaka and got a part time job as a designer in a shoe store in America Mura. Her unique shoes became huge hits. in 1997 she established her own brand, MIHO MATSUDA, to sell her shoes and opened a store in America Mura.[2]
Her thick soled shoes created a trend that pre-dated the one driven by Gal style's Namie Amuro. It's said that one out of five people waking in America Mura in Osaka were wearing shoes with thick soles.[2][3]
In 1998 she opened stores Shibuya and Nagoya PARCO, bringing MIHO MATSUDA up to almost 10 directly managed stores, but in 1999, the business went bankrupt and closed.[2]
Early Shoes
She launched her website GOLDSEAL in 1999 after the closure of MIHO MATSUDA, and in 2001 she was able to relaunch MIHO MATSUDA with the sponsorship of Kobayashi & Co., Ltd. She opened 3 directly managed shops: Shinjuku Marui One, Vivre Okayama, Vivre Osaka. In 2003, she established GOLDSEAL CO., LTD. as it's own business.[2]
In 2007, she collaborated with CAPCOM for their Devil May Cry series, and the collaboration products were shown at Tokyo Game Show.[2]
In 2009, she launched a second line under GOLDSEAL making and selling professional uniforms.[2]
