TOKYO AI Fashion Week 2026 has launched from April 3, 2026, bringing together the latest in generative AI technology and fashion. Organized by OpenFashion, a company specializing in AI-driven services for the fashion industry, the event features a generative AI fashion design contest as its centerpiece, along with seminars and hands-on AI experience booths showcasing the current state of generative AI and fashion.
The Theme: Future Utility
This year's event theme is Future Utility, inviting participants to explore fashion that balances functionality and aesthetic sensibility — workwear, uniforms, utility wear, and garments designed for care and disaster preparedness. Japan has a long tradition of functional beauty cultivated through daily life, and the event challenges designers to pair that sensibility with generative AI as a new creative partner, proposing fresh fashion expressions suited to future lifestyles.
Official website: https://tokyoaifashionweek.com/
Fashion Design Contest: "TOKYO AI Fashion Week 2026 Contest"
A fashion design contest themed around "Future Utility" is being held as the event's flagship program. Participants are invited to develop a concept, create designs freely based on the theme, and submit their work as a collection of AI-generated images.
Entries will be judged through a combination of jury evaluation and public voting, with one Grand Prize and two Excellence Prize winners to be selected and announced.
Application Period: April 3 (Fri) – April 27 (Mon), 2026, 11:59 PM JST
Voting Period: Mid-May 2026
Judging Period: Early June 2026
Results Announcement: Late June 2026
Schedules are subject to change. Details for the voting period onward will be announced on May 1.
Eligibility: Open to applicants from Japan and overseas (see submission guidelines for details)
Entry Conditions:
- Works must be created using AI image generation
- Each submission must form a coherent collection with a consistent concept and visual expression
- Submit 5 works per collection
- Collections must feature one or more of the following categories: apparel, shoes, bags, fashion accessories, jewelry, hair and makeup, furniture
Prizes:
Grand Prize (1 work): ¥200,000
Excellence Prize (2 works): ¥50,000 each
For full submission guidelines: https://tokyoaifashionweek.com/pages/contest-2026
Seminar: "The Future of Generative AI and Fashion #6 — Exploring the Current State of Fashion AI with Practitioners"
The sixth installment of this seminar series will be held on April 16, 2026. Focusing on the theme of "generative AI × fashion," the session will feature OpenFashion CEO Tohru Ueda alongside guest speakers, discussing brand development in the AI era and the possibilities of generative AI in planning, design, and creative work.
Date: April 16 (Thu), 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho Building, 2F Event Space
Capacity: 100 (in-person seating)
Admission: Free (both online and in-person)
Format: Hybrid (simultaneous online and in-person)
Advance Registration: Required
Registration details will be announced on the TOKYO AI Fashion Week website from April 8 (Wed).
The seminar will also be available via online streaming.
Date and time are subject to change.
Hands-On AI Experience Corner
A hands-on corner will be set up at the venue where visitors can experience creating future fashion with generative AI. By entering text describing a desired item or image, attendees can instantly visualize clothing, materials, and styling ideas on the spot, getting a feel for the creative possibilities that generative AI opens up.
Co-Located Event: 3rd Tokyo Textile Scope 2027 Spring/Summer
Dates: April 15 (Wed) – April 17 (Fri), 2026, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (closing at 4:00 PM on the final day)
Organizer: Japan Fashion Week Organization
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho Building, 2F–5F
Admission: Free
