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Fashion United
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Pitti Uomo: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake embraces Italian spirit
Homme Plissé Issey Miyake presented its collection at the Italian menswear trade show Pitti Uomo, drawing inspiration from the country and its people. The menswear line from the eponymous Japanese designer used the opportunity, following its time at Paris Fashion Week, to embark on a new path, a spokesperson explained at the press conference on Wednesday before the show. 'Open Studio' is the new chapter for the label known for its pleated pieces. It was presented for the first time in Florence with an exhibition and catwalk show. Country and people Homme Plissé Issey Miyake exhibition showcased various objects and inspirations for SS26 Credits: Ole Spötter for FashionUnited For this, the design team left its Tokyo studio and travelled to Italy to capture the Italian lifestyle. The team studied the colours of various objects and surfaces in Italian cities; from a glass of red wine to an anchor to the wall of a house. Based on this, the designers created an extensive colour palette for the SS26 collection. Homme Plissé Issey Miyake SS26 Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The local communities, as well as the journey itself, also became part of the inspiration. Homme Plissé Issey Miyake showcased an asymmetric 'painter's' waistcoat, which, with its many compartments and pockets, was perfect for the team's brushes and paints on the trip. In addition, various voluminous jackets were part of the collection, which could be transformed into the piece's transport bag with a few hand movements. Homme Plissé Issey Miyake SS26 Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight 'Open Studio' will remain part of the Homme Plissé Issey Miyake concept in the coming seasons and will be an opportunity for the design team to explore new places and find inspiration. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
Hypebeast
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Children of the Discordance to Stage a Runway Show at Pitti Uomo 108
Global menswear designers, buyers, journalists, and aficionados are gearing up to gather at Florence's Fortezza da Basso for the 108th edition ofPitti Uomo, a massive biannual men's fashion fair for international brands to stage their newest ideas, trend forecasts, and collaborative projects. From June 17 to 20, the event will showcase the Spring/Summer 2026 collections of over 730 brands in a winding exhibition-like trade show, and it will host a series of runway presentations from several designers. Those will include the guest of honorHomme Plissé Issey Miyake, guest designersPAF(Post Archive Faction) and Niccolò Pasqualetti, and now,Children of the Discordance. In collaboration with the Japan Fashion Week Organization, Pitti Uomo has brought on theHideaki Shikama-led brand to host a 'Special Event' during the trade fair, which will include a runway show, on June 17. 'I've been part of the Pitti community since I won the Tokyo Fashion Award about eight years ago and I am very grateful to be able to come back and present my collection for the first time in five years, as this is the event that led to an increase in the number of my business partners,' said Shikama. 'My clothes are inspired by all the culture I experienced growing up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, and I try to incorporate the essence of the culture into each piece,' he added. 'The clothes that I make are committed to being unique, and I will continue to explore this on a daily basis.' Francesca Tacconi, special events coordinator at Pitti Immagine, added, 'Children of the Discordance is one of the brands we've been following most closely for several seasons ever since its debut at Pitti Uomo a few years ago, introduced through the Tokyo Fashion Award. We appreciate the independent thinking of its founder, Hideaki Shikama, and the calm confidence with which he blends archival references and the fast pace of street culture, all with a forward-looking design vision.' Stay tuned for Children of the Discordance's shwo at Pitti Uomo 108 on June 17.
