Bunka Fashion College

Namiki Dressmaking School, the predecessor of the present Bunka Fashion College, was founded in 1919 as a small dressmaking school for girls. In 1923, it became the first authorized vocational college of fashion. It contributed to popularizing western style garments among the Japanese through education and the publication of books on dressmaking and fashion. In 1936, the school changed its name to Bunka Fashion College and began to publishing "So-en", Japan's first fashion magazine.