The , sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is a semiannual fashion festival launched in 2005. The fashion event showcases the seasons fashionable streetwear

Streetwear

Street wear is a distinctive style of fashion not to be confused with hip hop fashion. Its roots are in skateboarding and the "skatewear" of the 1980s. It was later adopted as an urban fashion in Japan before growing to an international business...

 by domestic brands, and are usually modeled by popular celebrities from various entertainment scenes not by professional models. The event is open not only to buyers and journalists, but also to the general public

General Public

General Public were a band formed by The Beat vocalists, Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, and which included former members of Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials and The Clash...

 and incorporates live concerts by well-known artists, charity auctions as well as the Miss TGC Contest. The event is planned and sponsored by Branding Inc. (which runs girlswalker.com and fashionwalker.com) and the outfits donned by the models are made available for purchase on the spot through Fashionwalker's mobile site.

Past venues

Event	Date	Venue	Total Brands & Models	Guest Performers
1st Tokyo Girls Collection 2005 Autumn/Winter	August 7, 2005	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	25 brands 30 models	M-Flo M-flo is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...  (and Akiko Wada Akiko Wada is a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon... )
2nd Tokyo Girls Collection 2006 Spring/Summer	March 11, 2006	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	23 brands 45 models	Yuna Ito Yuna Ito is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress who is active in Japan.She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film,... , AI AI (singer) Ai , born November 2, 1981 as , is a Japanese R&B singer and rapper. She is currently under EMI Music Japan.-Early life:... , Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers... , DefTech
3rd Tokyo Girls Collection 2006 Autumn/Winter	September 3, 2006	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	24 brands 54 models	Ayaka Ayaka is a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:... , Sowelu Sowelu better known by her stage name, Sowelu, is a Japanese pop/R&B singer signed onto Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone.- History :Her career started in 2002 with the release of her first single Beautiful Dreamer, a soft love ballad which did very well in the charts, and was later featured on the Relaxin’... , BoA BoA Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
4th Tokyo Girls Collection 2007 Spring/Summer	March 3, 2007	Yokohama Arena Yokohama Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...	24 brands 72 models	Tamia Tamia Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003... , DJ Ozma DJ Ozma DJ OZMA, born as on April 26 in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as , is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist. He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of... , Minmi Minmi is a Japanese hip-hop, soca, and reggae musician, as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to , a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze.... , Shonan no Kaze Shōnan no Kaze is a Japanese four member reggae band. They are best known for their 2006 hit song , which was one of the top songs of 2006.- Biography :The band's roots were first formed when Red Rice and Han-kun first performed together in Shōnan in central coastal Japan...
TGC in Beijing '07	March 26, 2007	China International Exhibition Center	11 brands 13 models	---
5th Tokyo Girls Collection 2007 Autumn/Winter	September 2, 2007	Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and...	21 brands 61 models	Leah Dizon Leah Dizon Leah Dizon is an American-born former gaijin tarento, singer, and model in Japan. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue a career in entertainment... , TVXQ TVXQ TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone... , DJ Ozma DJ Ozma DJ OZMA, born as on April 26 in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as , is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist. He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of... , Go Hiromi
TGC in Beijing '08	March 8, 2008	China International Exhibition Center	9 brands 23 models	---
6th Tokyo Girls Collection 2008 Spring/Summer	March 15, 2008	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	20 brands 60 models	Chemistry Chemistry (band) is a Japanese Pop/R&B duo, composed of and . They were the winners of the Asayan audition in 2000 organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.... , FUNKY MONKEY BABYS Funky monkey babys is a Japanese band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets...
7th Tokyo Girls Collection 2008 Autumn/Winter	September 6, 2008	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	21 brands 70 models	PUFFY Puffy AmiYumi or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan... , Kimaguren, Dohzi-T Dohzi-T , real name , is a Japanese rapper, who has been active since 1989.-Biography:Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band "Zingi", formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single "Shōnen A" on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shota Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Go...  feat. BENI Beni Arashiro Beni Daniels , is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label under the name...
8th Tokyo Girls Collection 2009 Spring/Summer	March 7 - March 8, 2009	Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...	26 brands 60 models	Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game... , Juju Juju (singer) is a Japanese jazz singer. She is represented by Sony Music Associated Records Inc.-Biography:She currently resides in New York City. She dreamed of being a jazz singer while growing up in Kyoto, and participated in all sorts of music-related activities. At age 18, she left for the US alone...  (TGC) Kreva Kreva Kreva is a township in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus.-History:The Kreva Castle, constructed of brick, was built by the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania at the borderland of Lithuanian ethnic lands. After his death in 1341, Kreva became the patrimony of his son and successor, Algirdas... , Miliyah Kato (SGC)

: To expand to a wider audience the Tokyo Girls Collection will team up with the Shibuya Girls Collection and extend to a two-day event. The first day will host the 8th Tokyo Girls Collection while the second day will host the 3rd Shibuya Girls Collection.

Participating brands

'05 Autumn/Winter:

• moussy, SWORD FISH, CECIL McBEE, MARS, me　Jane, BaraK, Snatch, SLY, GRAN EGOIST, MERCURY DUO, e.vil, Smacky Glam, LXY＆PPC, Blue 2, ASH&DIAMONDS, genderbias, Private Label, Clistea coeru, C.C.CROSS, Bestlip, Apuweiser-riche, Prideglide, Vigny, Joias

'06 Spring/Summer:

• Apuweiser-riche, Joias, Supremacy, C.C.CROSS, Private Label, glasieux, CECIL McBEE, SWORD FISH, Spiral Girl, LIP SERVICE, MATERIAL GIRL, rosebullet, DOUBLE STANDARD CLOTHING, gMALOUSE, HbG, Bunny Doll, deicy, rich, Ravijour, LA Celeb, ANTIK DENIM, ECSTATIC, Silver JEANS

'06 Autumn/Winter:

• CECIL McBEE, Joias, rienda, MAISON GILFY, HbG, gMALOUSE, Chesty, ROYAL PARTY, LIP SERVICE, RADEESSE, C.C.CROSS, Ravijour, SWORD FISH, Apuweiser-riche, Praivate Label, JAYRO, Kai Lani, DOUBLE STANDARD CLOTHING, Jolly Bouique, UNIVERVAL MUSE, Jet Lag Drive, GLOWGENIC, ALBA ROSA JAPAN

'07 Spring/Summer:

• MAISON GILFY, CECIL McBEE, SWORD FISH, LIP SERVICE, DELYLE, RADEESSE, LITIRA, Ravijour, Apuweiser-riche, L'EST ROSE, JAYRO, VIERGE, UNIVERVAL MUSE, Private Label, alicias, gMALOUSE, Jolly Boutique, DOUBLE STANDARD CLOTHING, Kai Lani, ALBA ROSA, Rich, Joias, HbG, rienda, Noble Birth

'07 Autumn/Winter:

• BE RADIANCE, Baby Beat, INIDIVI, L’EST ROSE, VICKY, VIERGE, JAYRO, LITIRA, CECIL McBEE, MIZELVA, SmackyGlam, MAISON GILFY, ALBA ROSA, Ravijour, charlotte ronson, rebecca taylor, rich, DOUBLE STANDARD CLOTHING, Language, Jolly Boutique

'08 Spring/Summer:

• ALBA ROSA, blondy, Cecil Linc, CECIL McBEE, deicy, DOUBLE STANDARD CLOTHING, Fabulous CECIL McBEE, HbG, Jolly Boutique, kitson, LITIRA, Luv.Ronde, MARS, Me, Palms&Labskie, Ravijour, Smork by Language, snidel, Spiral Girl, swanky, SWORD FISH, titty & Co., VIVAYOU

'08 Autumn/Winter:

• Aglaia, ALBA ROSA, Another Edition, capesmile, CECIL McBEE, DOUBLE STANDARD COLTHING, FREE'S SHOP, Jamey, JILL by JILLSTUART, Lamiela, Laymee, LIP SERVICE, LIZ LISA, MAISON GILFY, MILKFED., MOROKO BAR, OZOC, Ravijour, rich, Spiral Girl, SWORD FISH

'09 Spring/Summer:

• ALBA ROSA, Another Edition, Apuweiser-riche, Backs, BEAMS, CECIL McBEE, ef-de, FREE'S SHOP, JAYRO, JILL by JILLSTUART, JILL STUART, Joias, Jolly Boutique, kitson, LAISSE PASSE, LIP SERVICE, LIZ LISA, MILKFED., MURUA, Pinky Girls, Ravijour, rich, snidel, Spiral Girl, theory, 31 Sons de mode

External links

• Tokyo Girls Collection - Official website
• Females, Fashion, Phones and Fun - J@pan.Inc article