Discordance

Hideaki Shikama uses Children of the Discordance as a magnifying lens into subcultures around the world. In the past, he’s imagined a post-conflict world, studied BMX and the aesthetics of the ’80s, and the ’90s street culture of the…

If there is one thing to say about Children of the Discordance, it is that every collection is a deeply personal study of the state of mind of its founder and creative director Hideaki Shikama. The common thread in Shikama’s work, past his…

There is always a slight air of nostalgia to Children of the Discordance. For spring, this was made apparent by Hideaki Shikama’s inspiration, the Japanese city of Yokohama where he was born and raised. “I spent the ’90s in this city, so I…

To get to the bottom of a Children of the Discordance collection, it helps to fully understand the term on which the brand bases its principles. Webster’s will tell you that discordance is a lack of harmony, but Hideaki Shikama’s definition…