# ANREALAGE

> ANREALAGE is a ready-to-wear label based in Tokyo, Japan, started in 2003. Behind the label: Kunihiko Morinaga. Known for concept-led clothes that combine handcraft with technology, such as laser-cut “low-resolution” fabric.

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- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Kunihiko Morinaga
- Based: Tokyo, Japan
- Since: 2003
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Womenswear, plus the anrealage homme line
- Trained: Social sciences at Waseda University; fashion design at Vantan Design Institute
- Official site: https://www.anrealage.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anrealage_official/

## Who is behind ANREALAGE?

Kunihiko Morinaga, born in Tokyo in 1980, studied social sciences at Waseda University while learning design at Vantan Design Institute, and launched ANREALAGE in 2003; the name is coined from “real”, “unreal” and “age”. Its collections combine handcraft, conceptual shaping and technology: the Kyoto Costume Institute holds an Autumn/Winter 2011 coat laser-cut into a pixel mosaic and assembled without needle or thread. The label won the Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix award for a new designer in 2011, moved its shows from Tokyo to Paris in 2014, and was an LVMH Prize finalist in 2019. ANREALAGE showed on the official Paris womenswear calendar every season from FW24 to SS27.

## Timeline

- 2003: Kunihiko Morinaga launches ANREALAGE. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/anrealage)
- 2011: Wins the Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix award for best new designer. (source: https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/anrealage)
- 2014: Starts showing collections in Paris. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/anrealage)
- 2019: Named a finalist for the LVMH Prize. (source: https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/editions/2019)
- 29 September 2026: Shows SS27 on the official Paris womenswear calendar. (source: https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions)

## Sources

- [FHCM — Anrealage house page](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/house/anrealage) — checked 2026-10-22
- [LVMH Prize — ANREALAGE, 2019 finalist](https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/anrealage) — checked 2026-10-22
- [LVMH Prize — 2019 edition](https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/editions/2019) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Kyoto Costume Institute — ANREALAGE coat, Autumn/Winter 2011](https://www.kci.or.jp/en/archives/digital_archives/2000s/KCI_362) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FHCM — official calendars, FW24 to SS27](https://www.fhcm.paris/en/upcoming-seasons-and-previous-editions) — checked 2026-10-22