Takahiro Miyashita - Number (N)ine, The Soloist

[Nouveau Pauvre]

I'd like a dedicated thread for Takahiro Miyashita, in wake of the exciting news that he's starting a new label called "The Soloist, Ltd." I have a lot of respect for Miyashita due to successfully transferring from streetwear to high fashion. So many brands have failed here. I'd honestly take Myashita's world of rock'n'roll romance over Slimane's. I rate him up there with any Japanese contemporary designer like Horikawa of Julius or Junya Watanabe. Just below the trinity of Miyake, Yamamoto and Kawakubo. Plus he is personally stylish as ****.

 

[KitAkira]

Isn't this old news?

 

[brad-t]

Been browsing lots of n(n) stuff on YJ, all very cool.

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

This isn't a news thread, just a dedicated threat for all things Miyashita since we didn't have one. Feel free to go to the J. Crew thread if it's not your speed. Looks from the (unfairly IMHO) maligned "My Own Private Portland" Collection

 

[toothsomesound]

Interesting, I don't remember seeing these looks. Paging Uncontrol...

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

Originally Posted by AndrewRyanWallace

Interesting, I don't remember seeing these looks. Paging Uncontrol...

He's shown a ton of range from the Americana collection I posted above to his most recent decadent/ romantic collection (the best as far as I'm concerned). S/S09 is the only truly bad one, and at least it's bad in an interesting way. You can also see it as the groundwork for his incredible final collection under the N(N) aegis.

 

[robin]

He's also been doing some collaborative work with several companies.

 

[bows1]

Whoa first time I've ever liked a cowboy hat in a fit. I like a lot of the N(n) stuff even though I've never held or owned any

. Hopefully now that Im workin I can pick up some Soloist stuff. What did he design before N(n)

 

[driveslowk]

I really dig n(n)

 

[ctrlaltelite]

Originally Posted by bows1

What did he design before N(n)

i believe he worked for nepenthes for a time.

 

[Fallen Angels]

yeah he originally started at Nepenthes. miyashita is the man. he also did some work with kazuki kuraishi recently for a Levi collection called Lefty Jean.

 

[snake]

Some solid looks there, seems very promising.

 

[volatile]

I hate to resurrect a zombie thread but do any of you cognoscenti know anywhere online that will be stocking Takahiro Miyashita's new eyewear collaboration with Oliver Peoples?

 

[Lane]

Even though I love the Soloist collection, I don't like the new direction hes gone cuz it doesn't fit as well with my current aesthetic as much as SS08/SS07 would. I'm still dying to get pieces from those collections, but I'm not good at distinguishing real/fake **** for NN yet...

 

[sipang]

yes we can; **** camo chinos