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Tomoko Ogura

Friday February 15th, 2013

Barneys Fashion Director Tomoko Ogura Shares Her Fashion Week Diary With Us
Fashion Week

Barneys Fashion Director Tomoko Ogura Shares Her Fashion Week Diary With Us

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After Amanda Brooks stepped down as Barneys’ fashion director last May, 29-year-old-Tomoko Ogura (yes, she’s only 29!) quietly filled her spot. Ogura had previously served as the fashion director for Barneys CO-OP, and having started working at Barneys in 2005, she’s one of the few staffers to have carried over from the pre-Mark Lee days.

And now she’s starting to come into the spotlight a bit. So we asked her to chronicle her New York fashion week for us. Here’s what she saw.

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Published at 4:00 PM

Wednesday February 6th, 2013

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
The Business

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now

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To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.

So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.

Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.

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Published at 12:40 PM

Thursday May 17th, 2012