TOKYO • Tokyo Fashion Week kicked off on Monday with a show by emerging Japanese designer Yohei Ohno.

The 30-year-old presented brightly coloured clothing made of fabrics such as mesh and metallics, said The Yomiuri Shimbun.

A total of 55 brands are expected to present their 2018 spring-summer collections through Saturday. Several of them are by young designers from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, said Kyodo News.

Special programmes will also spotlight items from brands by influential Japanese designers, including Sacai by Chitose Abe and Undercover by Jun Takahashi.