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Tokyo'south biannual style week moves ahead, with days 3 and four bringing everything from cute kimonos in modern prints to androgynous, oversized outerwear, and even some very cut-edge menswear for the most stylish of guys. Read on for more than recaps of the height collections from the past 2 days.

DressedUndressed

DressedUndressed designers Takeshi Kitazawa and Emiko Sato launched their edgy, cool and minimalistic make in 2009. The characterization is a staple amongst Tokyo's fashion-forward women and men, and draws in style followers from around the globe.

Nineties vibes kicked off the fall show, with knee-length skid dresses, distressed hair and ribbon chokers. Lace bralettes were styled with wide legged trousers, and another look featured the dainty lace slice over a well-baked push-up. Oversized outerwear partnered with lingerie was the overall theme of the testify. Extended sleeves and lengths were seen on most of the overcoats and jackets, reminiscent of a man'due south borrowed jacket on date dark. The entirety of the drove was separates in neutral colors, apart from a cover-up shirt dress and a few pieces with quotes from Sigmund Freud. Men's sweaters sported holes, and suspenders were used as a common accessory. The overall collection evoked a rather dismal nevertheless sexual consciousness, bringing a toned-down  gothic look back on tendency. –Chanyn Kirtman

Anne Sofie Madsen

Anne Sofie Madsen, who was trained under John Galliano and worked as a inferior designer for Alexander McQueen,was this flavor'south DHL Exported designer, following in Henry Holland's footsteps. Madsen presented her fall collection called "Heaven or Las Vegas" in Tokyo on Wednesday afterward an before showing in Paris.Inspired past the "simple idea," as she called it,that Elvis Presley was a twin whose brother was stillborn and Elvis, therefore, suffered throughout his lifetime.

The partially overwhelming collection was built on contrasts and ambivalence, featuring street article of clothing and ladylike, boyish and feminine elements in an abstract way at the same fourth dimension. The result? Designs that straddle fantasy and a complexity of detail. Leather, feather embroidery, ruffles, lace, denim, pinstripes, ropes and fur messed up, in sometimes weird juxtapositions, combining stone and glamour. Madsen'south passion for gathering and reassembling scraps of contrasting fabrics into garments that escape conventional silhouettes ran like a golden thread through the drove. –Linda Haberberger

Jotaro Saito

It's difficult to believe that there is a front end row in the style universe where nigh all of the audience wears the same type of outfit. In Nippon it truly exists, at the prove of legendary kimono designer Jotaro Saito, the but one whose collections are regularly featured on the rail and hailed by a huge post-obit. Saito is giving the traditional Japanese style of dressing a modern makeover past constantly challenging the status quo, equally was the intention of his fall drove that aimed to "Get Across."

The show displayed an irrefutable mastery of craftsmanship, starting off in a waft of mist to the German song "Der Berg" from Unheilig every bit flashing lights and prismatic colors illuminated the runway, setting the tone for a non-traditional and bohemian spectacle. The show was further accompanied by pulsing techno beats, contrasting the gracefully mincing models in their elegant attire. In a variety of 42 kimono and yukata styles, a stunning range of beautiful traditional and modernistic motifs in a sea of colors was presented. Romantic florals, geometric designs, oriental ornaments, collywobbles, peacock feathers, tropical and rock patterns were all unexpectedly mixed together but yet harmoniously combined. Contemporary elements such as denim, ophidian-leather handbags and a diversity of accessories added a dash of something new. Fashionable oversized egg-shaped coats with geometrical prints that could as well exist spotted in a street style gallery confirmed Saito'southward passionate dedication to bring kimonos in our everyday wardrobe staples.–Linda Haberberger

Mr. Admirer

Menswear in Japan is at the forefront of global fashion trends, and Mr. Gentleman plays a part in establishing the unique style that makes this category and so cutting edge. Established in 2012 by Takeshi Osumi and Yuichi Yoshi, Mr. Gentleman is known for fusing men's street vesture with dapper fabrications and polishes.

The fall collection boasted a variety of rich texture, tailored outerwear and creative plays on sportswear. A blue velvet suit styled with white suspenders, gainsay boots and knitwear was the opening look for the show. Basics were given an athleisure flair with absurd trimmings such as hooded trench coats with varsity jacket edges, motto jackets with denim hoods and bottoms, and plaid fleece bombers. Immaculate styling tied together the unique alloy of fabrics, such every bit a big fur jacket worn over a hooded sweatshirt and tweed pants. This serial was designed for the cool kid with a sensibility for dressing smart. –Chanyn Kirtman

Theatre Products

Theatre Products designers Akira Takeuchi and Emiko Sato aim to create their collections nether the concept, "Wear makes the earth a theatre." Spatial elements, colors, and texture are big players in their thespian inspired designs.

It appeared that animals had the leading office for their fall collection. Large fur trimmed capes, loud zebra prints and ferret stoles were distinct in the lineup, while lace details made pieces a little more than harmonious. Jumpsuits and dresses came in all kind of characters, from a sequined long dress with a plunging neckline, a metallic boxed framed silhouette, and a white clothes with a lace superlative and what resembled a quilted puffer jacket on the bottom. Using texture and loud prints, the otherwise basic designs were feminine just leaned toward the gaudy side. –Chanyn Kirtman

In-Process by Hall Ohara

Designer duo Yurika Ohara and Steven Hall did not endeavor to reinvent the wheel for fall, instead sticking to their core value of capturing the aureola of a garment through their expressive prints and textile designs.

Models circled a geometrical dome on a foursquare catwalk, presenting a collection that was inspired past High german artist Jadranko Rebec, who "simplifies the sense of motility through contrast between bold, architectural and organic." Unconventional fabric ensembles gave the collection a visceral texture, such every bit the combination of random piano accordion pleats, printed jacquard and pique that made an appearance in several calf- and ankle-length dresses and skirts. Rich materials such as lace and jacquard were used decoratively, giving the outfits a rather outdated touch on. A monochromatic masculine oxford cotton fiber dress with knife pleated satin in combination with a giant fur stole, was a surprising, yet not progressive limerick in a collection of wild mixed geometric and floral patterns. While the usage of texture and patterns was excessive, silhouettes were kept minimalistic in the form of direct dresses, MA-ane bomber jackets, and shaggy, loose plumbing fixtures alpaca coats.–Linda Haberberger

Yoshio Kubo

Yoshio Kubo is one of the few high-contour designers who sticks to his origins and still shows his collections in Tokyo while others exhibit off schedule or have followed the big names to Paris and Milan. In collaboration with accessory brand Heavy & Co. Blacksmith, Kubo impressed with a colorful lineup that was sophisticated and edgy at the same time, complemented by rough accessories such as metal bracelets and dangling zippers. Known for his use of striking graphics and his creativity in reworking wardrobe basics, this flavor Kubo ventured into new shapes and accessories that added a progressive dynamism to the collection. Inspiration was borrowed from S American tribes, borrowing their unique spicy color palette, powerful patterns and relaxed silhouettes. Models with stiff Mohawk headpieces walked down the rail in colorful, Aztec patterned ponchos, long pullovers with skirt-like swinging fringes, and embroidered sweatshirts. Amid the neat and street-fix collection, a monochromatic tailored suit in rusty aurora cherry-red with tonal fringes at the breast pockets, and a long vest, half printed vibrantly in tribal patterns, half monochrome in black, had every telephone in the venue snapping double-time. Towards the end of the show the designs became more subtle with white paint splatters on black suits, or on denim pants and jackets, which topped a show total of a Native American vibe, providing scores of refreshing looks for the urban street dandies.–Linda Haberberger

Don't forget to check out our coverage from earlier in the week besides! For recaps from the get-go two days, click here.

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