refomed • S/S ’25
March 6, 2026
refomed and head designer Yoshiki Ando returns for S/S ’25 with another collection that leans heavily into a post-rural, utilitarian vibe with modern streetwear sensibilities…
xs. s. m. l. • S/S ’25
March 6, 2026
Launched this year by ex-N.Hoolywood pattern-maker Hikaru Watanabe, @xs.s.m.l_official presents its inaugural collection for S/S ’25…
KIJIMA TAKAYUKI • A/W ’24
March 6, 2026
Coming off their contract work for doublet, Undercover, and BED j.w. FORD, Kijima and team deliver their A/W collection to stores…
I’M HERE • A/W ’24
March 6, 2026
I originally covered designer Takaaki Shimase when he worked alone on his brand tac:tac. Now, he’s teamed up with pattern maker Kota Shimamura and repositioned his…
SYUMAN • A/W ’24
March 6, 2026
Launching his brand in 2015, designer SYU set out to create a “double-edged” menswear brand that could cater to a youthful identity and another for the slightly more…
KANEMASA PHIL • A/W ’24
March 6, 2026
Originating from a circular knitting company established in 1964—Kanemasa Knitting Co. in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan’s largest producer of knitted fabrics…
CCU • A/W ’24
December 6, 2023
CCU and designer Tsubasa Kaneko present their leather-clad creations for A/W ’24. With a blend of minimalist and oversized silhouettes, the styling focuses on muted tones…
TAIGA TAKAHASHI • A/W ’24
November 6, 2023
Designer Taiga Takahashi launched his namesake label in NYC in 2017. Before that, Takahashi attended the London International School of Art and Design, eventually…
INNAT • A/W ’24
October 6, 2023
Designed by Ryona Tani, INNAT launched in 2021, gaining experience in planning departments and then as a freelance designer in 2020. With an emphasis on…
RICE NINE TEN • A/W ’24
September 6, 2023
Shohei Kimura launched RICE NINE TEN in 2017. Before that, he gained initial fashion experience working as an assistant for the now defunct—but one of the…
CHILDREN OF THE DISCORDANCE • A/W ’24
August 6, 2023
Hideaki Shikama gained initial fashion recognition while designing a few one-off pieces for BEAMS in Tokyo. He and his then-atelier partner…
MAHITO MOTOYOSHI • A/W ’24
August 6, 2023
After graduating from Bunka Fashion College and then gaining working knowledge as a pattern-maker at Comme des Garçons for three years, designer Mahito-san incorporated…
PARATRAIT • A/W ’24
August 5, 2023
Designed by Shunta Sakai, who, before recently incorporating paratrait, studied at Bunka Fashion College and then moved to the UK to complete a master’s degree at…
REFOMED • S/S ’24
July 5, 2023
Designed by Yoshiki Ando, refomed incorporated in 2020 after the designer graduated from Vantan Design Institute in…
gim context • S/S ’24
July 5, 2023
gim context is a relatively new brand, and from what I can find online, it has been a knitting manufacturer in Harajuku since 1965. Then…
RYU • A/W ’23
January 10, 2023
Designer Ryuka Kimura gained most of his design experience internationally, working for Anne-Sophie Back in the U.K. after living in Russia for a short time. Then, in…
SOALRIS & CO. • A/W ’23
January 4, 2023
Established in 2016, hatmakers Solaris & Co. present their A/W ’23 collection with a casual RTW offering to go along with…
MATSUFUJI • A/W ’23
December 24, 2022
Tsutom Matsufuji incorporated his namesake label in 2020 with a planning, production, and sales background. According to Tsutom-san, the brand takes the simplistic elements from…
benine9 • A/W ’23
December 14, 2022
Launched in 2019, @benine9_jp and its designer, Fumio Sakai, have made steady strides despite launching during the pandemic’s beginning…
ULTERIOR • A/W ’23
December 4, 2022
Daisuke Maki began testing his fashion designing prowess after graduating from fashion school in Tokyo. Initially, buying for a small…
Nest Robe / Confect • S/S ’23
November 24, 2022
Nest Robe / Confect, who’ve been operating an apparel sewing factory since 1950, faced a challenging scenario in 2005. The apparel industry was experiencing…
SSSTEIN • S/S ’23
November 14, 2022
With a background in retail management, Stein designer Kiichiro Asakawa began his independent career with the inception of a quaint boutique in…
WAROBE • A/W ’22
November 4, 2022
WAROBE, the sister label of TROVE, presents its latest offerings for AW22. Its ultra-modern outlook distinguishes WAROBE from very conventional outfitting by…
SASQUATCHFABRIX • S/S ’23
October 24, 2022
Over the past 17 years, the always elusive Wonder Worker Guerilla Band (WWGB), led by ringleader Daisuke Yokoyama, have been…
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