meanswhile • A/W ’23
Naohiro Fujisaki founded his brand meanswhile in 2014, won the Tokyo New Fashion Designer Award in 2016, the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2020, and expanded
Naohiro Fujisaki founded his brand meanswhile in 2014, won the Tokyo New Fashion Designer Award in 2016, the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2020, and expanded
designer: #yuihashimoto
photography: #yujifukuhara
styling: @sh0tar0y
hair: @mikioaiz
If you’re not familiar with Tomoaki-san, his primary brand The Virdi Anne should ring a bell…
brand profile: @needles_tokyo_official
photographer: Kento Mori @kentomori.insta
stylist: Masataka Hattori @masataka_hattori…
brand profile @nuterm_tokyo
photographer @kisshomaru
stylist @noriko_wtny…
Daisuke Maki began testing his fashion designing prowess after graduating from fashion school in Tokyo. Initially, buying for a small…
While I’m usually not the biggest fan of these “group” stores and brands—think Zozo or any large conglomerate that…
Nest Robe / Confect, who’ve been operating an apparel sewing factory since 1950, faced a challenging scenario in 2005. The apparel industry…
I originally covered designer Takaaki Shimase when he worked alone on his brand tac:tac. Now he’s teamed up with pattern maker…
N. HOOLYWOOD designer and founder Daisuke Obana gained his fashion knowledge while working at a vintage clothing shop in high school. He eventually worked his way up…
Daisuke Tanaka began his fashion journey while in the knitwear course at the Osaka Institute of Fashion, Fashion Creator Department. After graduating in 2015, he worked for…
With a background in retail management, stein designer Kiichiro Asakawa began his independent career with the inception of a quaint boutique in Tokyo. Out of this store…
WAROBE, the sister label of TROVE, presents its latest offerings for AW22. Its ultra-modern outlook distinguishes WAROBE from very conventional outfitting by the Japanese culture.
Over the past 17 years, the always elusive Wonder Worker Guerilla Band (WWGB), led by ringleader Daisuke Yokoyama, have been collaborating amongst themselves and developing some of the…
Yuumi Suzuki graduated from Bunka Fashion College in 2001 and subsequently worked as a pattern maker and design assistant. Then in 2008, she launched YuumiARIA with the…
When designer Takeshi Ohfuchi founded his brand in 1993, he already had a decade of experience wearing and collecting vintage work clothing dating back to the early…
No matter the season, URU is sure to provide a voluminous and gender-straddling collection. Designed by Masaharu Urushiyama over the past 13 years, the brand has grown…
Establishing his brand in 2006, designer Hachi sought to create a space and designs that would unilaterally embrace both sexes. His background includes fashion school in Tokyo…
POSTELEGANT presents another clean-cut, forward-thinking collection for A/W ’23. Designer Yuya Nakata spent years learning and…
Designed by Yoshiki Ando, refomed incorporated in 2020 after the designer graduated from Vantan Design Institute in Tokyo. Yoshiki-san’s goal is to develop collections that include various…
The team over at nonnative just began releasing their latest styles for autumn and spring, in-store at vendor and online at coverchord..
Established in 2005, Kelen returns for A/W ’22 and provides a deep range of tailored yet comfy fall styles.
yorozu expands on their successes in the past this A/W season, derived from the design of their simple yet contemporary shoulder bags and…
Hat brand arth returns this season with another endless supply of classic and new-age hat designs. This season’s assortment includes long, felt-brim hats with an