Children of the Discordance SS26 Sews Chaos at Pitti Uomo 108
The Japanese label’s new collection was presented at Florence’s iconic men’s trade fair, comprising a collage of remixed garments, warring patterns and graphics, and avante-garde tailoring.
Summary
- On June 17, Japanese label Children of the Discordance made a loud return to the Pitti Uomo stage for the fair’s 108th edition, showcasing an expressive collection of rough-edged reworked garments and clashing details inspired by urban subculture.
As previously announced, Children of the Discordance returned to Florence’s Pitti Uomo for its 108th edition today to join other Asian brands Post Archive Faction (PAF) and Homme Plisse Issey Miyake as special guests. Designer Hideaki Shikama did not hold back, bringing forth an expressive range of cut-up and meticulously reworked garments that reflect the chaotic energy of defiant youth cultures and urban life.
In an official statement, Shikama likened his and his peers’ early fashion to DJing — an appropriate analogy for the collection, defined by remixed, chopped-and-screwed sensibilities. “DJs avoid playing the same tracks,” he said. “That applies to the clothes we choose to wear. This local code lives on in everything I do.”
For structured skirts, jackets, trousers, and shorts, Shikama enlisted a close friend and London-trained pattern maker to incorporate fine tailoring. However, the label maintains its’ edgy sensibilities through further processes like patinated over-dye, deconstructed silhouettes, and asymmetrical compositions. Patchwork suiting combines tonal hues of solid black, navy, khaki, and gray fabrics in varied compositions, and elsewhere, dark fabric scraps are quilted into a horizontally striped textile used for blousons, trousers, and jackets.
The concept of “discordance” is materialized by halved garments sewn together down the middle, including a traditional Japanese souvenir jacket boasting animal motifs, over-dyed sweat pants, a graphic football jersey, and a matching tracksuit. Overlapping and clashing with one another, other key prints, trims, and details include paisley patterns, graffiti graphics, faded crests, technicolor jewel embellishments, and, of course, distressing galore.
Finally, Children of the Discordance closed its presentation with an unconventional bridal number composed of crumpled white and black t-shirts and finished with a bejeweled cross adorning a hood-veil hybrid.
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