Hana Tajima | |
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ハナ タジマ | |
Born | 1986 |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Fashion designer |
Hana Tajima-Simpson (1986) is a British–Japanese visual artist, blogger, model, and fashion designer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her frequent collaborations with the Japanese clothing store Uniqlo.
Hana Tajima was born in southwestern England in 1986 to an English mother and a Japanese father.[2][4] She was raised as an atheist.[5] As a teenager, Tajima read the Quran and converted to Islam at age 18, and adopted wearing the hijab.[6][7] She began selling clothing online in 2010.[2]
She later moved to upstate New York in the United States.[8]
Tajima has designed clothing for the Japanese casual wear chain Uniqlo, and is known for her modest clothing designs.[1]
In 2015, Tajima designed a line of hijabs and modest clothing for Uniqlo in Singapore.[9][10] These were the first hijabs sold by Uniqlo.[8] The line debuted in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, modelled by the Malaysian popstar, Yuna.[11][12] The line debuted in the United States and the United Kingdom in February 2016.[9][7]
A hijab designed by Tajima was featured in MoMa's 2017-2018 exhibition Items: Is Fashion Modern?.[4] Her work has been featured in Vogue Arabia, Refinery 29, Elle, and Nylon.[13][14][1][15]