Yang Li's SAMIZDAT Line Explores Musical Transcendence in Its "JAPANOISE" Collection
When graphics and music are in sync.
Designer Yang Li‘s diffusion line SAMIZDAT is out for its second season. This time, the fictional music-band-meets-fashion-label teams up with musician and visual artist Keiichi Ohta of the avant-garde ’80s Japanese band Guernica. Titled “JAPANOISE,” a reference to the genre of Japanese noise music, the capsule collection features haunting graphics and a predominantly black color scheme that taps into “the dark, unconscious recesses of the human mind.”
A range of basic garments such as T-shirts, hoodies and bombers is accompanied with merch goods including pins, stickers, hats and skate decks. The “JAPANOISE” collection ranges from $18 – $419 USD and is available now at retailers such as /017.
For something more cut and sew, check out Yang Li’s Crime & Punishment-inspired Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
