"I was teased when I was in elementary and junior high school because I looked foreign," Rina Fukushi recalled, in an interview with CNN.
"I was teased when I was in elementary and junior high school because I looked foreign," Rina Fukushi recalled, in an interview with CNN.
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The 18-year-old model has walked major international runways. Here, Rina poses for <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fi-d.vice.com%2Fjp" target="_blank" target="_blank">i-D Japan</a>.
The 18-year-old model has walked major international runways. Here, Rina poses for i-D Japan.
i-D Japan vol.4 Photo: Amy Troost
Hafu models like Rina Fukushi are increasingly popular. Here, she poses for <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspur.hpplus.jp%2Fmagazine%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">SPUR Magazine</a>.
Hafu models like Rina Fukushi are increasingly popular. Here, she poses for SPUR Magazine.
SPUR Magazine,February 2017,〝Diorskin Forever Perfect Cushion" Photo: Takahiro Igarashi〈SIGNO〉
"I guess Japan has changed," Fukushi said. "It might be because I'm doing this job, but people now say 'being mixed is cool.' I suppose the number of those who have confidence and their own style has increased." Here, Rina poses for <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vogue.co.jp%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Vogue Japan</a>.
"I guess Japan has changed," Fukushi said. "It might be because I'm doing this job, but people now say 'being mixed is cool.' I suppose the number of those who have confidence and their own style has increased." Here, Rina poses for Vogue Japan.
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Successful hafu models like Fukushi -- and contemporaries like <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Fstyle%2Farticle%2Fkiko-mizuhara-guide-to-model-travel%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Kiko Mizuhara</a> and Rola -- have become fashion week regulars, their faces regularly splashed onto international fashion campaigns and magazine covers. Here, Rina poses for <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vogue.co.jp%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Vogue Japan</a>.
Successful hafu models like Fukushi -- and contemporaries like Kiko Mizuhara and Rola -- have become fashion week regulars, their faces regularly splashed onto international fashion campaigns and magazine covers. Here, Rina poses for Vogue Japan.
VOGUE JAPAN July 2017 HAIR BOOK Photo: Angelo D'Agostino
Hafu models' chameleon looks have helped defy categorization -- and even national identity. Editorial director of <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnumero.jp%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Numéro Tokyo</a>, Sayumi Gunji, estimates that 30% to 40% of runway models in Japanese fashion shows now identify as hafu.
Hafu models' chameleon looks have helped defy categorization -- and even national identity. Editorial director of Numéro Tokyo, Sayumi Gunji, estimates that 30% to 40% of runway models in Japanese fashion shows now identify as hafu.
VOGUE JAPAN Oct.2017 "GUCCI" Photo: Fumi Kikuchi at Impress+
"Almost all top models in the their 20s are hafu, especially the top models of popular fashion magazines," Sayumi said in a phone interview.
"Almost all top models in the their 20s are hafu, especially the top models of popular fashion magazines," Sayumi said in a phone interview.
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