Perhaps that’s the reason why she’s been thrust into the spotlight. Being in this industry, I’ve been able to experiment with my style, meet and work with so many different characters, and learn that there isn’t a ‘right’ way to wear certain clothes.”ĭress belt earrings and bracelet, all from Louis Vuitton “I was afraid to wear clothing that was too different to what others were wearing, but that side of me is gone now. I attended a Japanese school, so my siblings always tell me that at times, I tend to be obedient.” According to her, “blending in” was favoured over “standing out” and so, as a child, the fashion maverick always tried to fit in. “I stayed in Japan when my siblings went to school in the United States. “I feel like I’m the most Japanese in my family,” Hikari confided. Born to an American mother Pamela and Japanese father Akira, Hikari’s world consists of two contrasting cultures, though she admits one certainly outweighs the other. I can be both energetic and powerful, but also shy and reserved, which most Japanese women can relate,” she confessed, crediting her multifaceted personality to her mixed heritage. Still, a quick scroll through her Instagram feed- 1.3 million followers and counting-would suggest a certain sense of duality, one that sees her frolicking on an Arabian desert in gilded flared trousers and a fringed crop top, and posing with Kate Moss in a zebra-print kimono. “I remember her getting mad at me, if ever I would bare too much skin, or dress a little tomboyish!” she recalled. “She taught me a lot about elegance,” Hikari noted, as we went into detail about her grandmother’s legacy. In 2018, Hikari was the first Japanese native to attend the prestigious Met Gala, and is currently a front-row regular at fashion weeks, on top of her red-carpet appearance at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Evidently, fashion runs deep in Hikari’s veins. Known for her signature butterfly prints, Hanae dressed influential women such as Nancy Reagan, Imelda Marcos, and Princess Grace of Monaco, and was awarded the Order of Légion d’Honneur by former French president François Mitterand in 1989. In case her last name isn’t enough of a hint, Hikari is the granddaughter of famed Japanese couturier Hanae Mori, the first Asian woman to be inducted into the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. I followed suit, because not only was it customary, but I was also bowing to fashion royalty.īomber jacket (worn inside): trousers and earrings, all from Louis Vuitton “Konnichiwa!” she chirped, bowing respectfully to the crew. Hikari was all smiles as she entered our Japanese tea house studio, in the heart of Tokyo’s Minato district. So when the temperatures dropped, who better than Hikari to liven up the room? Dressed in an effortless mix of A Bathing Ape fur bomber jacket, slogan Missoni tee, and billowing palazzo trousers, the statuesque beauty was reminiscent of a young Tina Chow, the ’80s pixie-haired socialite whose irreverent spirit made her a muse to designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani. Fun fact: there was a strange bout of an Indian summer the week before our shoot, with the Japanese capital reaching highs of 28☌ despite it being early in December. Such is the 26-year-old’s infectious charm her sunny disposition was also a welcome contrast to the sobering downpour that unexpectedly enshrouded Tokyo. “It’s actually pronounced dō itashimashite, but if you say it fast enough to an English speaker, it sounds like you’re telling someone not to touch your moustache!” Laughter ensued, and needless to say, I’ve been using that phrase ever since.
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She was merely teaching me how to say “you’re welcome” phonetically in her native Japanese. But before you jump to any conclusions, no, the Japanese supermodel doesn’t have a moustache-nor was I touching one.
“Don’t touch my moustache!” Hikari Mori exclaimed, as I was getting her dressed in an origami-esque ’80s cocktail dress by Louis Vuitton for Harper’s BAZAAR Malaysia’s February 2019 cover story.
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