Kaneko Isao
| Birth | July 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Associated Brand(s) | Pink House, Wonderful World |
Kaneko Isao (金子功) was born July 15, 1939. He is best known as the founder of Pink House and Wonderful World.
In 1958 Kaneko Isao enrolled in Bunka Fashion College. Some of his classmates included Kenzō Takada (高田賢三) the founder of Kenzo, Masami Aramaki (Taro) (荒牧政美 (太郎)), Mitsuhiro Matsuda (松田光弘) the founder of NICOLE, and Junko Koshino (コシノジュンコ). This was followed by Setsu Mode Seminar.[1]
In 1961 he joined the Ad Center (formerly Japan Textile Publishing Co., Ltd). in 1964 a new weekly men's fashion magazine called Heibon Punch was launched targeting young men. Inside that magazine, the men's fashion page "PUNCH MEN'S MODE" was planned by the Ad Center with Kaneko Isao as the designer and fashion director of “PUNCH MEN'S MODE” for volumes 1-4.[1]
in 1970, Heibon Publishing, the publisher of Heibon Punch launched a new magazine called An An with Kaneko Isao as the designer and fashion director for the first 49 issues. In 1972, Kaneko Isao left An An and established his own brand: Pink House.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kaneko data from the 1960s". Wonderful House.
