Welcome to Khoki’s house. Anonymous designers live in Tokyo, always holding a huge fabric door on the entrance to its showroom installations, but this year a full -fledged house was developed in the middle of the room. It was a representative of the brand’s values: craft, familiarity, serious, and most importantly, the most important. The group doubled its staff from three to six people in the last year, which recovered some fresh ideas (Khoki is a collective democracy, where every advice is considered equally).
The most interesting ideas have come from a new member: a set of metal cutlery-wrapped in the sides of a knife, fork and spoon-spoonfuls, and a small sewing cut leather card was sealed. A potential nightmare to protect the airport, but cool to see. “I think something like this can only be created by acting as a team, because it won’t come from my own mind,” said Cookie Abe, who is collective data. “I think it’s a good way to work, I want to move forward like this.”
Abe explained that although there were more roots in a solid story last season, this collection took a free style. “This is a season that includes updating previous products and new ideas,” he said. Shibori, a historic Japanese tie -dining technique, was central to the collection, which created colorful circular patterns that were printed across the finished pants, matte t -shirts and sleek leather jackets, so that they resemble the shadow. Blue de Travel Jackets were re -imagined in soft button -up sweaters. Warily tailoring, military jackets, and cargo pants were faded with art or sprinkled together. While the delicate white lace and the broderry Angle patch the torn knees of blue denim jeans.
Designers were also looking for how vintage references and comfortable style should be brought into high fashion, luxury context. Abe said, “Whether it’s clothes with clothes, or clothes that feel right for the moment, we are looking for combinations and processing methods that can be worn in a bit more formal settings.” “One of our mission is to use our pattern making skills and provide new things together to provide fun.”
In fact, Khoki’s feeling of entertainment is always there. The gallimfree of team references is sometimes at risk of getting out on the class project with many pumpkins, but Abe is always able to guide his staff to a place that feels compatible and comfortable. Not a house, but a house.
