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TADASHI FEATURED ON THE 2006 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT

Once again, internationally renowned women’s fashion label, TADASHI, was selected as the Official Designer of the Miss Universe Pageant, which was seen LIVE on July 23rd in more than 170 countries around the world!! In the United States, it ranked #1 in ratings for the night!

This is the third consecutive year that TADASHI has been featured as part of Donald Trump’s Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions. As Official Fashion Designer for the Miss Universe Organization, Tadashi has played a vital role in bringing chic fashion and cutting-edge style to an event with so much recognition and prestige.

DALLAS—October 28, 2006—Dallas Market Center, the world's largest wholesale merchandise resource, presented internationally celebrated designer Tadashi Shoji with the award for Best Designer in the “After 5” category at the 31st Annual Dallas Fashion Awards. Among the approximately 500 attendees were a wide range of fashion designers, retail executives, manufacturer representatives, celebrities and fashion press from across the country.

Head Designer and Owner of the TADASHI and T by Tadashi brands, Shoji has been at the forefront of the fashion world since his start in the industry nearly 25 years ago. While the TADASHI collection features luxurious gowns and dresses in silk, chiffon and lace, T by Tadashi offers the TADASHI customer a line of ready-to-wear pieces, including modern separates and stretch denim.

“Receiving this prestigious award is a tremendous honor and I thank everyone involved for the recognition,” said designer Tadashi Shoji, whose collections can be found at more than 3,000 department and specialty stores worldwide. “The key in this business is never to focus on receiving acclaim, but to concentrate on designing for your core consumer, who, for me, is the sophisticated, intelligent woman.”

The TADASHI evening collection and T by Tadashi are available in the United States, Europe and Asia; major department stores include Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s. Sizes range from 0-16. Tadashi boutiques are located in South Coast Plaza (3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, California 92626; 877.TADASHI) and in the Forum Shops at Caesars (3500 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109; 877.2TADASHI), online at www.tadashicollection.com.

The Dallas Fashion Awards, now in its 31st year, is the oldest retailer-chosen awards program in the country. The Awards recognize “superior design innovation, quality workmanship and retail performance.” The 24 finalists in 8 categories are nominated by a committee comprised of fashion press and industry experts. During the August Apparel Market retailers voted for their choice in each category. Winners were announced during the Dallas Fashion Awards gala on October 28, and proceeds from the evening will benefit the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) and the Fashion Group International Scholarship Fund.

On December 2nd-3rd, international designer Tadashi Shoji opened his 1954 home in the Pasadena Hills for the 39th Annual Holiday Look-in Tour benefitting The Pasadena Symphony. The beautiful Pasadena home was one of the four houses chosen by the Women's Committee to be decorated by prestigious florists in the Pasadena area. Shoji's home was recently designated as a landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission and the City Council! There were over 3,000 guests who toured the Shoji residence on the 1st day!! Needless to say, the event was a big success, all for a good cause.

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By Marc Malkin
Posted on E! Online Planet Gossip

Let the invasion begin: The Miss USA 2007 contestants are descending on L.A. They hit Hollywood last week for the start of a two-week publicity campaign leading up to the live pageant telecast from the Kodak Theater on Mar. 23.

Planet Gossip caught up with the beauty queens during a meet and greet on Saturday at the Pasadena home of Tadashi, the one-name fashion designer creating all the dresses for the show's opening number.

Moët & Chandon champagne sponsored the schmoozefest, but the recently rehabbed reigning Miss USA, Tara Conner, steered clear of the bubbly.

Sort of.

Each delegate posed for photos while autographing bottles of Chandon. However, shutterbugs weren't able to get a shot of Conner—pageant wranglers insisted Conner sign hers in private behind closed doors, because they didn't want her to be pictured with a bottle of booze, reports Planet Gossip's Matt Donnelly.

Even though the delegates were on their best behavior, most agreed that Conner's party girl controversy wasn't that bad.

"I think she's a great girl," said Miss Kansas, Cara Renee Gorges. "You got to see that no one is perfect. I think the second chance really saved her and made her more relatable."

And in a public display of much confusion, some of the delegates didn't exactly understand what they were supposed to do with their gold glitter pens—a number of them actually attempted to autograph the party's ice sculpture centerpiece.

Talk about a brain freeze!

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Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith wowed the audience in the lime green mesh rouched gown by Tadashi.

Miss USA 2006 Tara Connor in the fashion segment of the pageant in a stunning gold halter layered tulle gown by Tadashi.

Mr. Donald Trump and Tadashi backstage with Miss USA delegates.

Tadashi with the latest Miss USA Rachel Smith

In the upcoming Summer issue of Bride & Bloom magazine Tadashi Shoji has been featured in his own article titled "The Modern Artisan" See the complete article here.

Tadashi visited Mexico for the Miss Universe pageant to view his dresses in action and to personally congratulate the lovely new Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori of Japan.

A wonderful article and photos has been included in the 8th issue of the French American magazine Savoir. Please click on the image to read the artical in english.

In the August issue of LA Direct Tadashi reveals his secrets for remaining original over all these years.

The Fall issue of the Los Angeles Confidential magazine has some interesting photos from the Ivy Hotel opening. The first photo is of everyone's favorite John Mayer and the Ivy Hotel owner, Michael Kelly, with his girlfriend, Nicole Dahm, who happens to be wearing Tadashi. Below them on the left hand side is Tadashi himself with an Ivy Hotel butler wearing Tadashi's newest uniform creation.

Some more exciting photos from the Ivy Hotel opening party starting off with Tadashi himself followed by models wearing his designs.

Over the weekend the Los Angeles Times had a little article on the Ivy Hotel opening. Included among the photos of the important people was Tadashi. Please click on the image to see a larger version.

Yesterday was an exciting day here for us at Tadashi as our second Fashion Show took place. Once again the newest pieces from the TADASHI SHOJI line were successfully showcased during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Among those who attended the show were former Miss USA Tara Connor, Miss USA Rachel Smith, Miss Teen USA Hilary Cruz, Sheryl Lee, Alicia Witt, and Becky Southwick. Please stay tuned as we will be sure to post more infomation about the show here very soon.

After the Fashion show in New York Tadashi took a well deserved rest in Greece.

Tadashi, among with many designers, artists, collectors, and others from the cretive community attended the 2007 RxArt Ball. RxArt is a non-profit organization that purchases works of arts to place in hosptials throughout the US as a way to de-institutionalize sterile hospital settings and create a humanistic surrounding to relieve stress and promote spiritual well-being.

Tadashi with the RxArt President Diane Brown

Tadashi with Terry Richardson, the featured artist

Tadashi with designer Kate Spade

Tadashi with designer Cynthia Rowley next to him

Neiman Marcus recently had their 100th anniversary bash — a sparkly, black-tie gala night at the legendary luxury store's hometown headquarters in Texas. The six store floors eached offered their own party themes, menus, and exhibits as they welcomed guests from such walks of life as Texas high society, magazine editors, stars, and internationally known designers.

Tadashi Shoji, looking worldly regal in a vintage formal Chinese robe and scarf, recalled his first-time showing during New York fashion week last month. Was the Los Angeles-based designer nervous? "Maybe a little," he confessed. "But it was worth it."

The complete story can be found here:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/fashion/stories/MYSA101807.01P.neiman.106ea1c.html

Last night was a special Louis Vuitton Gala celebrating the Takashi Murakami Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Murakami is an internationally known Japanese pop culture artist who is responsible for the rainbow-colored Louis Vuitton bag design. Many celebrities were in attendance including Tadashi, who accompanied actress Ali Landry to the event. Ali Landry attended the gala wearing a crimson matte jersey with twist bodice cocktail dress from the Fall/Winter Tadashi Collection.

In the New Zealand magazine Lucire we have this nice little article on Tadashi. Please click on the image to get a better look.

The December issue of Coast magazine mentions Tadashi's South Coast Plaza Trunk Show and the personal appearance made by him. Please click on the image to read the article.

For the Holidays Tadashi decided to spend his time in beautiful Costa Rica. Below are some photos from the many adventures he had, including a pleasant surprise trip to a Costa Rican Tadashi carrying store.

In the January 31st issue of WWD Tadashi is featured in the Fall/Winter 2008 WWD/Pantone Survey. This survey will also be passed out at Bryant Park during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. In this article Tadashi discusses how color has impacted and influenced his creative process.

And just what does Tadashi have to say about folded material? This WWD
article from the February 2nd issue has the answer.

PageSix.com has posted this wonderful little clip featuring shots of the show and an interview with Tadashi himself.

The February-March issue of Audrey magazine is blooming with Tadashi starting with a highlight of a seafoam dip dyed crinkled silk chiffon knit dress with fringe detail from the Spring/Summer Tadashi Shoji line. Then we move on to an article with multiple images from the Spring/Summer Tadashi Shoji line as well as a brief moment with Mr. Shoji himself.

The Treasures of Los Angeles celebrates people and their efforts in making Los Angeles a world-class city. Tadashi was one selected to be honored this year among other such prestigious individuals and organizations as Bob Barker, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Cesar Millan, Michael Peter "Flea" Balzary, Melanie & Richard Lundquist, and the Los Angeles City and County Fire Department. Below Tadashi can be seen with both Bob Barker and Michael Peter "Flea" Balzary.

In the March issue of Inside Out magazine we have a nice article featuring Tadashi's home and some elegantly shot pictures which span 13 pages. To see the whole PDF article please click here.

Although Tadashi mostly worked during his visit to Dubai, he had manage to find some time to take in some of the sights while there.

Recently Tadashi was able to visit his home town of Sendai in Japan. Below are pictures Tadashi visiting his brother's home and with his brother, Hiroshi Shoji. In the third picture from left to right we have Hiroshi Shoji, Heiichi Isawa, Tadashi, and Martin and Kyoko Kuehnert.

The May-June issue of Russian Emirates magazine has a nice feature of Tadashi pictured along side three of his dresses from the Spring/Summer 2008 Tadashi Shoji line.

This four page article from the UAE magazine called Jumana goes into more detail on Tadashi and his recent trip to Dubai.

Queen Latifah shines on the front cover of the Personal Journal/Style section in today's issue of The Wall Street Journal. She illustrates how Tadashi understands that not all women are a size 2. On the back are special behind-the-scenes shots of Tadashi working with his queen size fit model.

Not only do we get two beautiful close up shots of Tadashi dresses in the Fall issue of Thirteen Minutes magazine, we also get a little Tadashi interview accompanied by photos from the Spring/Summer 2008 Tadashi Shoji Fashion Show. On the cover is a pearlescent lilac silk jersey cocktail dress with starburst draping and fresh water pearl accents from the Spring/Summer 2008 Tadashi Shoji line. Inside we have a paradise blue geometric print silk chiffon halter gown from the Spring/Summer 2008 Tadashi Collection.

Project Angel Food’s 16th Annual DIVINE DESIGN

Divine Design 2008 to Honor
JADA PINKETT SMITH as Woman of Style
DAVID FURNISH as Man of Style
TADASHI SHOJI as Divine Designer

The Holidays are around the corner, and so is DIVINE DESIGN – the West Coast’s premier shopping event offering a huge selection of designer fashion and home furnishings, décor and accessories all sold at deep discounts to benefit Project Angel Food. In the spirit of giving, shoppers can choose from incredible deals for everyone on their Holiday list and help feed those struggling with a life-threatening illness.

Divine Design kicks off Thursday December 4th in the heart of Beverly Hills with a special gala evening to be held at the Beverly Hilton featuring a runway show presented by Divine Designer, Tadashi Shoji and an awards presentation.

Internationally recognized fashion designer and Divine Designer 2008, Tadashi Shoji, has been designing special occasion dresses from women worldwide for the last 30 years. His dress lines, Tadashi and Tadashi Shoji, have sold in more than 4,000 department and specialty doors worldwide including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s. Tadashi Shoji has also had a long career of creating unforgettable red carpet designs for A-List Hollywood including Elton John, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Helen Mirren, Queen Latifah, Emmy Rossum and most recently Christina Hendricks of “Mad Men”. This year, Tadashi Shoji Spring 2009 Collection showed with rave reviews in New York Fashion Week and will be presented in a special runway show at Divine Design. Mr Shoji states, “I am so honored to be selected as this year’s Divine Designer and am an avid supporter of Project Angel Food and the valuable work they do everyday for the Los Angeles community.”

For more information including designers updates, ticket information and to purchase tickets, log on to www.divinedesign.org

Project Angel Food’s 16th Annual DIVINE DESIGN event began this year on December 4th with a grand gala and runway show featuring styles from the Spring/Summer 2009 Tadashi Shoji line. Tadashi was also honored as the 2008 Divine Designer and was presented with the award by singer, actress, and longtime fan Sheryl Lee Ralph, who attended the event in a black rosette silk organza strapless evening gown from the Fall/Winter 2008 Tadashi Shoji line. Numerous styles were available to purchase during the event at drastically reduced prices in order to raise money for Project Angel Food's meal-delivery program, which benefits those with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other debilitating illnesses.

The March issue of Los Angeles magazine features a shot of Tadashi back when he was named Divine Designer at Project Angel Food’s 16th Annual DIVINE DESIGN event. Pictured with him is singer, actress, and longtime fan Sheryl Lee Ralph, who attended the event in a black rosette silk organza strapless evening gown from the Fall/Winter 2008 Tadashi Shoji line.

The recent issue of Gap Press brings us more shots from the Fall 2009 Fashion Show as well as an interview from Tadashi himself.

The August issue of Arroyo magazine features an article on Tadashi's gift for designing styles for women of all body types.

SFGate.com, the online home of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, posted this nice little article today on the upcoming personal appearance of Tadashi at the Menlo School in Atherton and the Bloomingdale's at the Stanford Shopping Center.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/chronstyle/detail?&entry_id=58968