Smile Down the Runway 20


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Ikuto, Mii, Kokoro, and Hanaoka have started their own brand. Ikuto wants to take part in Paris Collection as soon as possible, but his immediate goal right now is exhibiting at Tokyo Fashion Week. Since his brand is new and doesn’t have a track record, he’ll have to face a lot of obstacles. Without Aphro I Dite’s backing, even just promoting his brand is a challenge in itself. However, there’s a rumor that the legendary director Tsutomu Kitaya will be making a new movie, and this could be a great opportunity for Ikuto’s brand. Thus, Mii decides to enlist Chiyuki’s help for a high-stakes gamble! Can Ikuto rise to the challenge and ensure those two’s efforts won’t be wasted?!




Smile Down the Runway 15


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Terumi demanded that Ikuto must make a bag that can be carried in three ways, four ways, or more. This is a difficult task, but if Ikuto can do it, Terumi will use his bag for every outfit in TGC’s special collection! Not wanting to be outdone by Ikuto, Toh also started revising the outfit for his muse, the world-famous model Charlotte Carey. In order to take her modeling career to the next stage, Chiyuki will also be giving her all at TGC! TGC will be a big event for both Ikuto and Chiyuki, who have both worked hard to earn the right to take part in it! They’ll both give their all and have fun at the same time!




Smile Down the Runway 10


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Ikuto graduated from high school and became an intern at Aphro I Dite. He then got a promotion and became a full-time employee months later. However, what got him hired wasn’t his designing skills, but rather, his talent as a patternmaker. His new boss is very unmotivated, and he has to deal with co-workers who possess intense personalities, as well as the undisguised competitiveness at his workplace. And, what’s worse, he also has to face the bane of his existence: computers! Ikuto will have to fight and demonstrate his skills in this unforgiving environment! A new chapter in Ikuto’s story will begin as he resolves to make an impact at the company Toh Ayano works for!




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Smile Down the Runway 19


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Ikuto managed to seize the number one spot at the joint exhibition after two days of fierce competition. Having received high praise from his rival, Toh Ayano, Ikuto is now taking steps to go independent. However, despite his high motivation, everything isn’t going as smoothly as he had hoped. He might have a knack for designing, but he’s just not cut out for managing a business at all! In order to create a brand that can exhibit at Paris, he will need someone who can help him out with this, as well as patternmakers! A patternmaking contest will be held to decide who his patternmaker will be. Just who will be the first to join his brand?!




Smile Down the Runway, Volume 13


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Ikuto was chosen to work alongside Mii as a co-designer of Novice, a sub-brand of Aphro I Dite that is geared toward young people. After learning that Toh will also participate in the joint exhibition, Ikuto was determined to beat everyone and achieve the best sales performance. However, there was still some distance between Ikuto and Mii, who couldn’t speak honestly with him. Ikuto’s team just couldn’t decide on what concept to go with for their clothes. Ikuto also considered giving up on participating in TGC with Chiyuki. Meanwhile, Chiyuki managed to build a connection with someone who is very well-known in the fashion world…!! As important events like TGC and Tokyo Fashion Week draw near, Ikuto will have to rise to the challenge and lead his team to success!




Smile Down the Runway 22


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Ikuto decided to dedicate his first show at Tokyo Fashion Week, the biggest fashion festival in Japan, to Chiyuki. With the help of Mii, Hanaoka, and Kokoro, Ikuto created an unconventional fashion show using Chiyuki as the main model! However, the loss of Mille Neige has taken a heavy toll on Chiyuki, and she hasn’t been able to recover from it. Will Ikuto and Chiyuki be able to keep their promises? Will their show be able to usher the fashion world into a new era? Find out in the emotional finale to the fashion manga dedicated to all who are pursuing their dreams!




Smile Down the Runway, Volume 3


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Ikuto has been working under pro designer Hajime Yanagida, whose show was a hit at Tokyo Collection. In addition to that, Ikuto also takes some time to visit his mother, who was hospitalized due to overwork. One day, Yanagida asks Ikuto why he wants to be a fashion designer, and urges him to find an ambition that'll keep him going as a pro. Later on, Ikuto goes with Yanagida to a joint exhibition that his brand is participating in. The world around Ikuto continues to expand as he encounters all sorts of people at the exhibition, such as celebrities, top buyers, and designers from big-name brands!




Smile Down the Runway 14


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Mai entrusted Mii with the task of finding a way to sell the Novice brand’s products. However, Mii accidentally angered Terumi Kaji, a big-name stylist, during a video call. The Novice team is now facing the risk of losing the chance to take part in TGC, an event vital to their PR plans! Ikuto is also having trouble making his bag, and he might not finish it on time…! The modeling audition for TGC’s special collection is his only chance to present the bag to Terumi. The success of Ikuto’s first collection item all rests on one girl…!




Smile Down the Runway 21


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As Ikuto anxiously waited for the result of his Tokyo Fashion Week application, he learned from Toh that Mille Neige would soon be gone. Having no other option left, Chiyuki made the painful choice to persuade her father to bow to the inevitable and shut down Mille Neige. While she pretended that she was fine with it, she eventually broke down and cried in front of Ikuto. Seeing the girl who had always given him the push he needed cry, Ikuto decided to make a major revision to Egao’s plans!