While watching a programme on NHK World called 'Tokyo Fashion Express', I came across some beautiful male clothing featured in Japan Fashion Week for Fall/Winter. All designers are Japanese and have created concepts that differ dramatically in terms of how a man can be presented through the clothes he wears. The three brands that I shall be discussing are:
FACTOTUM by Koji Udo:
This brand based this line of clothing on nature's colours. Blue's, beige's, grey's and whites. The show was displayed to an audience with a picture of the moon, a wooden cabin and the earth covered in snow. This gives the impression of a clothing line based on keeping one warm and the wilderness and looking good while keeping those two factors in mind. I adored the jumpers with wolfs printed on them like the picture above, or the techniques of layering which I found to be very helpful for the coming months. All in all, a wonderful line with comfy yet smart-ish looking clothing.
- Sise by Seishin Matsui
This collection to me was simplistic, and light on the eyes. The colours kept in the boundaries of white to grey to black which I found to be quite daring as I personally would have thought that the collection would have seemed to be quite boring. But boy was I wrong. I enjoyed watching this through my television screen as I saw thick scarfs, perfect for winter ( and ones that I definitely would like to get my hands on), shorts shocked me as I thought "winter?" But again, even being a woman, I still would buy them and add my own twist. I thought it to be a beautiful collection and I really hope to see something like this in the future of fashion.
- White Mountaineering by Yosuke Aizawa
This collection was inspired by an international terminal where different cultures walk through the airport dressed as if coming home from abroad or going away on holiday. To portray this, Aizawa used an array of models each from different parts of the world. He also made most, if not all of the models, carry bags in the form of luggage to imitate an international airport. Aizawa used prints and patterns of many kinds including aztec, stripes and plaid. This was a comfortable sort of collection that featured colours like browns, oranges, deep reds/burgundy's, beige's, whites and so on. For the finale, all the men walked out on the runway as shown in the last image.
Carla Creary, xo
Photo credit: TokyoFashion.com
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