Tokyo Fall 2022

Tokyo’s fashion capital status is well-deserved but the metropolis isn’t Japan’s sole cultural hub. Three hundred and sixty-five kilometers away in Kyoto, Rainmaker’s Kohichi Watanabe and Ryutaro Kishi create inspiring clothes. Their…

At Ryunosuke Okazaki’s fall show in Tokyo, models walked out of the shadows toward a dazzling wall of light. The designer imagined them moving in the direction of a promising future. It cannot be overlooked, however, that all of Okazaki’s…

When Japanese artist Teiji Furuhashi completed his multimedia installation “Lovers” in 1994, he intended to make a statement. At the start of his career Furuhashi, the leader of performance art and media group, Dumb Type, kept his focus on…

One look in Shiho Kaneki’s latest collection sums up the season’s spirit: a green fuzzy coat over a navy short suit over khaki-colored pants with a neon green stripe over a ripped knit of some kind. Most of the outfits involve several days’…

Fashion will always prioritize aesthetics, but given the state of the world any designer alluding to a branch of the armed forces needs to tread carefully. When placed in a sartorial context, phrases like “military” can be reduced to…

Takayuki Chino may be too young to have lived through the carefree days of hippie culture, but Cinoh’s designer understands its appeal. For spring, he explored the era’s flower children and their outdoorsy pursuits, topics connected to the…

For each of his four collections, Yusuke Takahashi has used the term “knit-ware” as an inspiration for his designs. The first part of the portmanteau is self-explanatory: all of the Issey Miyake-alum’s clothes are 3D, computer developed…

Wataru Nakazono is a mission-based designer focused on preserving national textile crafts and honoring artisans through his work. “Within the context of its unique culture, Japan has a long history of refining its technology in tandem with…

Shinpei Yamagishi grew up in a small seaside village longing for Tokyo. “Every day, I searched for something that was not in this town,” he wrote via email. “Of course, I now love my hometown that has only the sea.” The designer returned…

Tomo Koizumi has shifted to an annual schedule, choosing to reveal a new batch of his confectionery dresses just once a year. This time around, Koizumi partnered with Rakuten and Tokyo Fashion Week, staging a live show at Tokyo’s Edition…