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Monocle’s menswear picks from Tokyo
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At Zegna, creative director Alessandro Sartori aims for a quintessentially Italian look: relaxed silhouettes, dropped shoulders and artisanal quality, mastered at the company’s historic Piedmont factory.
Left: Suit and shirt byZegna, glasses byMykita.
Right: Jumper byBeams Plus,shirt and t-shirt byGraphpaper,shorts byHerno,sandals byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Free and breezy
Kyoto-based Graphpaper, is best known for its boxy supima cotton shirts, selvedge denim and relaxed tapered trousers. The latter look best when rolled up and paired with leather sandals on sunny days.
Left: Shirt byVisvim,t-shirt byEton, trousers byGraphpaper, sandals byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Right: Jacket byMoncler, shorts byLoro Piana, glasses byMykita
Science conviction
Polyploid is a Berlin-based label, founded by Isolde Auguste Richly, a designer known for the scientific precision with which he cuts patterns and sources fabric. The result is meticulously crafted wardrobe essentials, including shirts manufactured between Germany and Japan.
Left: Hoodie byVisvim,shirt and shorts byBodhi,t-shirt byComoli, glasses byMykita,SBGW301 watch byGrand Seiko
Right: Shirt byPolyploid, trousers byEmporio Armani, sandals byJM Weston, belt byHermès, glasses byMykita
Classics reimagined
Sans Limite is the brainchild of Comme des Garçons veteran Yusuke Monden. He started with a sharp edit of six shirts and has since continued to perfect his concept: wardrobe classics made well.
Left: Jacket and shorts byPrada, shirt bySans Limite, espadrilles byPolo Ralph Lauren,glasses byMykita
Right: Jacket byLoro Piana, shirt byGraphpaper, jumper byZanone,t-shirt byEton, trousers byBeams Plus,sandals byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Come rain, come shine
Herno is an authority in outerwear, having been created in 1948 in Lesa, Italy, to fulfil a growing demand for raincoats in the region. Today the family-owned business remains our go-to for waterproof essentials made with durable, innovative materials.
Left: Coat, shirt and trousers byBrioni, sandals byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Right: Coat byHerno,shirt by Polo Ralph Lauren,jumper byBeams Plus,thermalshirt byPolyploid,trousers byBlurhms,sandals byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Sight to behold
The appetite for refinement in fashion has returned – and with it, accessories such as hats, gloves and optical glasses are rising in popularity. Mykita remains our go-to for sleek, metal frames, made at the label’s high-end manufacturing facility in Berlin.
Left: Jacket byComoli, shirt byGlanshirt, trousers byEmporio Armani, boots byJM Weston,glasses byMykita
Right: Jacket byStone Island, thermal shirt byPolyploid,trousers byAton, sandals byHenderScheme,glasses byMykita
Left: Coat byHevò,jacket byPorter Classic,t-shirt byComoli, trousers byDevorè Incipit, sandals byHender Scheme,glasses byMykita
Right: Jacket byVisvim, jumper byComoli, polo shirt and trousers byPolo RalphLauren, BVLGARI BVLGARI watch byBulgari, glasses byMykita
Styling:Akio Hasegawa
Grooming:Kenichi Yaguchi
Producer:Shigeru Nakagawa
Model:Ikken Yamamoto
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