Noir Kei Ninomiya

Conversationally, Kei Ninomiya tends to be amongst fashion design’s most taciturn protagonists. This can be frustrating when pumping him for intel post-show in Paris, but becomes a slight bonus when—as again this season—that show is in…

“For this collection, black is expressed through shadows,” said Kei Ninomiya in his notes. “I wanted to express the ephemeral strength and beauty of things that are present around us although we cannot see them clearly.” The show was held…