Imitation Complex

2023-24 Autumn/Winter collection launches on 24th June.

「 I’m still tired.
Everything I see looks fake.
The imitations got disheveled in various contexts, and as they wore out, they lost their meaning.
While those that wore out were nothing special, unfortunately, I continue to try to remember what they used to look like.

The boundary between the real thing and a copy is slight and ambiguous as if they’ve lost reason.
Now, rather than something being the original or not, the ambiguous boundary itself is fragile and interesting. 」

2023-24 Autumn/Winter collection, titled “Imitation Complex.

The collection focuses on the puffer series.
The swelling created by inserting padding between the outer and lining material of the items projects the moment when stereotypes of authentic items that continue to be widely circulated around the globe as second-hand clothing collapse.

This season, all the real leather picked for the wear up until now was replaced with synthetic leather.

By applying “spray dyeing” that touches the essence of Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO to the synthetic leather, the series lines up items with expressions of the worn-out likeness of the “real thing.”

The 24 June launch will feature items incorporating dollar bills, the signature work of New York and Tokyo based jewelry designer KOTA OKUDA, as well as synthetic leather, velvet, and other items that already feel ahead of the fall and winter season.