Children of the Discordance to Stage a Runway Show at Pitti Uomo 108
As part of a collaboration with the Japanese Fashion Week Organization.
Global menswear designers, buyers, journalists, and aficionados are gearing up to gather at Florence’s Fortezza da Basso for the 108th edition of Pitti Uomo, a massive biannual men’s fashion fair for international brands to stage their newest ideas, trend forecasts, and collaborative projects.
From June 17 to 20, the event will showcase the Spring/Summer 2026 collections of over 730 brands in a winding exhibition-like trade show, and it will host a series of runway presentations from several designers. Those will include the guest of honor Homme Plissé Issey Miyake, guest designers PAF (Post Archive Faction) and Niccolò Pasqualetti, and now, Children of the Discordance.
In collaboration with the Japan Fashion Week Organization, Pitti Uomo has brought on the Hideaki Shikama-led brand to host a “Special Event” during the trade fair, which will include a runway show, on June 17.
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“I’ve been part of the Pitti community since I won the Tokyo Fashion Award about eight years ago and I am very grateful to be able to come back and present my collection for the first time in five years, as this is the event that led to an increase in the number of my business partners,” said Shikama.
“My clothes are inspired by all the culture I experienced growing up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, and I try to incorporate the essence of the culture into each piece,” he added. “The clothes that I make are committed to being unique, and I will continue to explore this on a daily basis.”
Francesca Tacconi, special events coordinator at Pitti Immagine, added, “Children of the Discordance is one of the brands we’ve been following most closely for several seasons ever since its debut at Pitti Uomo a few years ago, introduced through the Tokyo Fashion Award. We appreciate the independent thinking of its founder, Hideaki Shikama, and the calm confidence with which he blends archival references and the fast pace of street culture, all with a forward-looking design vision.”
Stay tuned for Children of the Discordance’s shwo at Pitti Uomo 108 on June 17.
