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-	'''Tatsushi 'Tabo' Kagaya''' (often just called Tabo) was a [[Japanese fashion]] [[designer]] and [[streetwear]] pioneer who spent much of his life in Hong Kong. He was born in [[Tokyo]] in [[1964]] and died in ~~Hong Kong~~ in [[2006]]. At the time of his death he was the co-founder, operations manager, and designer of the Hong Kong based streetwear brand [[Fiberops]].	+	'''Tatsushi 'Tabo' Kagaya''' (often just called Tabo) was a [[Japanese fashion]] [[designer]] and [[streetwear]] pioneer who spent much of his life in Hong Kong. He was born in [[Tokyo]] in [[1964]] and died in Japan in [[2006]]. At the time of his death he was the co-founder, operations manager, and designer of the Hong Kong based streetwear brand [[Fiberops]].

	== Tabo Kagaya History ==		== Tabo Kagaya History ==

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'''Tatsushi 'Tabo' Kagaya''' (often just called Tabo) was a [[Japanese fashion]] [[designer]] and [[streetwear]] pioneer who spent much of his life in Hong Kong. He was born in [[Tokyo]] in [[1964]] and died in Hong Kong in [[2006]]. At the time of his death he was the co-founder, operations manager, and designer of the Hong Kong based streetwear brand [[Fiberops]].

== Tabo Kagaya History ==
*Moved to Hong Kong from Tokyo, [[Japan]] as a teenager to work for his father's commercial diving company. Already fluent in his native [[Japanese language|Japanese]], Tabo taught himself English and Cantonese.

*1991 - Opens BFD, a skate and streetwear shop in Hong Kong. The shop is now considered by many to be one of early importers of streetwear brands into the Hong Kong scene.

*While running BFD, Tabo encouraged DJs to spin hip hop records in Hong Kong club. Also became a DJ himself, helping to popularize hip hop music in Hong Kong's early 1990's club scene.

*Tabo became the brand manager of [[Alphanumeric]] in Japan before starting his own fashion label, Fiberops.

*2002 - Launched Fiberops fashion brand with American designer Alyasha Owerka-Moore in Hong Kong. The brand immediately became popular in Hong Kong and Japan (where they had a shop in [[Harajuku]]) and began getting noticed in the U.S. and Europe as well.

*2005 - Tabo develops severe signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but continues with his work at the label.

*2006 - In December, Tabo passed away.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.evilmonito.com/019/Tabo/Kagaya.htm 2004 Tabo Kagaya Interview] (with pictures)
*[http://www.myspace.com/friendsoftabo Friends of Tabo at MySpace]
*[http://fiberopsbrand.com/ Fiberops Official Website] (English)

[[Category:Japanese fashion designers]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]

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