Numero Tokyo, the French international fashion magazine, will hold a talk show titled "What Fashion Communicates" on March 2nd to commemorate the release of its April 2015 issue. The event will be held at the IMA CONCEPT STORE in Roppongi, Tokyo.

Participating from Numero Tokyo will be editor-in-chief Kyoko Tanaka and Ayumi Gunji. After working in magazines and advertising in Milan, Tanaka worked as a contract stylist for Ryuko Tsushin and ELLE JAPON. She joined the editorial staff of Vogue Japan from its launch and became editor-in-chief of Numero Tokyo in 2005. In 2013, she published her own visual fashion book, AKO'S FASHION BOOK.

Gunji Ayumi is the editorial director of Numero Tokyo. While attending university, she was involved in the production of Recruit's free papers and magazines, and after graduating, she worked as a fashion writer in the editorial department of ViVi. She then helped launch Glamourous and served as acting editor-in-chief of GQ Japan. She launched Vogue Girl in 2011 and has been involved in the production of Numero Tokyo since July 2014.

Meanwhile, Chihara Tetsuya, president of the design office Lemon Life, is a designer active in a variety of fields, including advertising, book design, fashion branding, and the web. She is also active in a wide range of fields, collaborating with apparel brands, publishing photo books as a photographer, running her own brand Lemon Life Shop, and working as a radio personality.

On the day, in addition to the latest issue of "Numero Tokyo," back issues of the French edition of "Numero" will also be on sale. Applications to participate are being accepted on the official website (http://imaconceptstore.jp/ud/event/54ed3c2eb31ac90604000001).

[Event Information]
What Fashion Communicates
Venue: IMA Concept Store
Address: 3F AXIS Building, 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date: March 2nd (reservations accepted until March 1st)
Time: From 8:00 p.m.
Admission: 1,200 yen for general admission, 1,000 yen for "IMA" magazine subscription members
Capacity: 50 people