date : 2009. October 18 SUN
opening / 15:30-　strat / 16:00-
venue : Tokyo Midtown Hall Hall A
Contact : The MODELS 2009 Office
e-mail : info@the-models.jp
url : http://www.the-models.jp
＊By invitations only.

At “The MODELS 2009”, you will discover models of the next generation. The next it-models will be gathered from all over Japan and Asia and the final audition will be held during the 9th JFW in Tokyo. “The MODELS 2009” aims to enhance interaction of models from Japan and Asia, and to inspire the fashion industry.

Cosponsored by : THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS, The MODELS 2009
Committee
Supported by : Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry / Japan Fashion Week Organization / Fashion Editors Club of Japan / China Professional Fashion Models / Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan Culture Section / Embassy of the Republic of Korea Tokyo, Japan Korean Cultural Center
Special cooperation : SHISEIDO CO., LTD. / All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Media cooperation : 25ans / ELLE Japon / sweet / spring / SO-EN / WWD FOR JAPAN / high fashion
Cooperation : HERMÈS JAPON CO., LTD. / Chanel K.K. / GIORGIO ARMANI JAPAN CO., LTD.
Production cooperation : Bunka Fashion College / acoustic,inc. / AD COLOR co.,ltd., / MGS Co, Ltd. / KANAI CO., LTD. / HEART-S CO., LTD. / SUN PRODUCE Co., Ltd.
Hair & Make-up：SABFA
Design and Production : SUN Design Institute
Selection Committee : Yasushi Akimoto（Lyricist）/ Toshikazu Iwaya（Designer）/ Kazuhiro Oide（Fashion Producer） / Miyako Okamoto（Top Beauty Specialist, SHISEIDO） / Tomoko Kataoka（Chief Editor, SO-EN） / Kazuyoshi Shimomura（Photographer）/ Hiromi Sogo（Chief Editor, 25ans) / Katsuto Tai（Chairman, Fashion Editors Club of Japan）/ Ai Tominaga（Model） / Hiromichi Nakano（Designer） / Shuichi Nishimura (General Manager, Tokyo Advertising Division , THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS) / Yumiko Haba（Chief editor, high fashion） / Toshio Mamiya（Director, Fashion Policy Office Textile and Clothing Division Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry） / Akiko Mori（Chief Editor, ELLE Japon）/ Yao Ge（Secretary‐General, China Fashion Association）/ Kazz Yamamuro（Chief Editor, WWD FOR JAPAN）/ Richard Collasse（Chairman of Selection Committee, JFW SHINMAI Creator's Project） / Leslie Kee（Photographer）and others
[ The order of the Japanese syllabary ]

＊Depending on circumstances, members could be changed.