Replete with sexually graphic illustrations, flashing lights and more colors than Joseph’s amazing technicolor dreamcoat, the work of Dr. Maaya was a sight to behold on the runway at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
And the “Dr.” in the Japanese fashion designer’s name is no gimmick: When she isn’t working on her designs, Maaya Orii is a fully licensed and practicing neurosurgeon.
“Perhaps I am the only person in the world working as a neurosurgeon and fashion designer,” Orii says.