Founded in 2019, the Japanese brand KHOKI has recently been selected for Fashion Asia’s 10 Asian Designers to Keep an Eye On. Although the brand is now six years old, we have never truly seen the face of its founder. Even when they were nominated for the LVMH Prize last year, it wasn’t until the competition required it that the founder’s name, Koki Abe, was officially revealed. However, the photographs from the competition still featured a masked representation that wasn’t the true founder. Prior to the LVMH Prize, the brand had never participated in any interviews, and even now, there\u2019s very little detailed background information or interviews available about the brand. We were lucky enough to have an email interview with founder Koki Abe, who shared insights about the brand’s background and offered some advice for young designers.<\/p>\n\n\n