Soen (magazine)

Soen
CategoriesWomen's fashion magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherBunka Publishing Bureau
FounderBunka Fashion College
Founded1936
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese
WebsiteSoen

Soen (装苑, Sōen) is a Japanese monthly women's magazine with a special focus on fashion. The magazine is based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1936, it is the first fashion magazine in the country.[1] It is also the oldest Japanese fashion magazine still in publication.[2][3]

  1. ^ "History". Bunka Fashion College. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ Darryl Wee (10 July 2013). "Soen and Soen Fashion Award Exhibition at Bunka Gakuen". Blouinartinfo. Tokyo. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ Misha Janette; Samuel Thomas (8 July 2013). "This month's genuine pearls of fashion wisdom". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.