On July 5th, Yuima Nakazato, the brand created by Yuima Nakazato, held a show for his 2017-18 Fall/Winter Haute Couture collection in the hall of the Maison de la Culture du Japonica, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A short film showed the production process, and after each CG image showing the structure of each item, a model appeared to show the actual garment. This season's collection, titled "Freedom," combines laser-cut materials called "UNITS," each with its own serial number, using connecting parts created with a 3D printer. Yuima Nakazato has named it "3D UNIT CONSTRUCTED TEXTILE."
Video source: (YUIMANAKAZATO Official YouTube: https://youtu.be/I48JnlPdPzY)

Laser-cut materials can be altered in size and shape to suit the wearer. This makes it easy to change the silhouette and allows different materials to be combined freely, realizing the creative freedom that the collection title suggests.

In addition to simple items such as denim jackets, bare-shoulder lace-up long dresses, and leather rider jackets, the collection also showed a wide range of looks that mixed materials, such as a rider dress that combined leather and cotton and an asymmetrical jacket with a military feel.

The reason they presented denim items this season was because they aimed to make a material that is worn all over the world, regardless of gender, age or class, into something just for the wearer. The idea of using joined parts suggests a variety of possibilities, and we can look forward to future developments.