Dapper Japonism.

Admittedly, I’ve not given Japan Fashion Week the attention I’ve only v. recently discovered it deserves. A duo of menswear designers proved particularly eye-catching and convinced me that I won’t be letting this event slip under the radar any season soon.

Firstly, the luxe of two-tone blazers juxtaposed with the casual ease of graphic-patterned trousers or combined with plenty more edgy, tailored-wear – all courtesy of Heath by St. Martins’ grad Gentaro Noda. I’m yearning to wear the two-tone grey/black-lapels blazer with the two-tone trousers for two, captivating dimensions of colour.

Then @Izreel‘s (this label by Kanagawa native Kazuhiro Takakura) urban affairs infused with scholar-chic. Am enamoured of that grey knit and there are no words for this zig-zag cut with asymmetric panels apart from: thumbs up for yet more two-tone. Perhaps the styling was a little weak but the blazer (plus the addition of the perfectly placed skinny bowtie) itself more than redeems the look.