Anything But Boring

The new guard of Japanese minimalism.

Issey Miyake, visvim, Beams Plus, Hender Scheme, you name it, there has been no shortage of Japanese fashion brands putting out pricey, desirable clothes rooted in extreme wearability and high-end fabrics. The emphasis on combining utility with the right bells and whistles and elevating items like denim jeans, trucker jackets, and tweed coats to grail levels is something many of the country’s independent labels excel at.