niko and ... will be selling its second collaboration with leading Japanese fashion designer Chisato Tsumori at niko and ... stores nationwide and the official online store [.st] from June 5, 2020.
Following the success of the first collaboration, this collaboration lineup combines Tsumori's rich ideas, creative use of color, and unique graphic perspective with the sensibility of niko and ..., which has been cultivated through successful collaborations with various brands and organizations.
The graphics used on the collaboration products are selected from designer Chisato Tsumori's archives. Items include shirts, dresses, and two-way bags featuring vibrant graphics perfect for the summer season. A new short-sleeved T-shirt featuring the signature motif of "Kira Neko" will also be released in four colours, so be sure to enjoy it.
■Collaboration Item Details
〇Women's Apparel 4 styles, 11 patterns
Collaboration Rayon Short Sleeve Shirt 6,900 yen each + tax
Textile: Paradise of animals
Season: 2018 pre-Spring
These humorous line drawings depict rare and extinct creatures that have evolved independently in New Zealand and Mauritius, where Chisato Tsumori travelled.
Textile: Together
Season: 2009 Spring / Summer
A sunflower chandelier, candles and butterflies, a little blue bird, a grasshopper band and many other characters come together in a colourful, nostalgic print. The delicately drawn flowers and insects are like a page from a picture book.
Textile: TC comic
Season: 2015-2016 Autumn / Winter
American comic-style print featuring Wonder Woman, flying UFOs, pizza and a laughing Earth. A powerful, courageous and happy world with phrases like "You can do it!" and "lucky".
Textile: Riding on a Balloon
Season: 2017 pre Spring
A print that expresses Tsumori Chisato's imagination of outer space. Colourful balloons, like Noah's Ark, with lots of cute animals riding on a large balloon.
Collaboration print dress ¥8,600 each + tax
Textile: Paradise of animals
Season: 2018 pre Spring
Tsumori Chisato travelled to New Zealand and Mauritius and these humorous line drawings depict rare creatures that have evolved independently and extinct animals.
Textile: Riding on a Balloon
Season: 2017 pre Spring
A print that expresses Tsumori Chisato's imagination of outer space. Colourful balloons, like Noah's Ark, with lots of cute animals riding on a large balloon.
Collaboration cotton short-sleeved shirts 6,900 yen each + tax
Textile: Frogs
Season: 2012 Spring / Summer
The vibrantly coloured frogs that Chisato Tsumori encountered during her visit to Costa Rica are arranged in a houndstooth pattern. The cute paws, big eyes and humorous expressions of each frog create a playful textile.
Textile: Drops
Season: 2016-2017 Autumn / Winter
TSUMORI CHISATO's iconic drop pattern features colorful drops that flow in swirling patterns.
Textile: Scallop
Season: 2014-2015 Autumn / Winter
The scallop pattern is an icon of TSUMORI CHISATO. Cute, hand-drawn ruffles reminiscent of trompe l'oeil.
Textile: Tori Tori Ribbon
Season: 2010 Spring / Summer
A happy blue bird and fluttering, flowing ruffled ribbons are placed against a sky painted in soft, fluffy watercolor colors.
Back print T-shirts 3,900 yen each + tax
Textile: Kiraneko T-shirt
The silhouette of a sparkling, jumping cat. This cat is an iconic symbol of Tsumori Chisato. Available in four colours: black, silver foil stamping, pink x silver foil stamping, and purple x pink.
Textile: lucky T
Season: 2010 Spring / Summer
Graphic printed on the back features a rock and powerful LUCKY logo, a winged balloon, a blue bird and large pink polka dots. A gold happy bird is printed on the front.
〇2WAY Bag
10 patterns, 11 colors, 2,900 yen each + tax
*The bags will be available from June 14th in stores other than the official online store [.st], ZOZOTOWN, TOKYO store, mozo Wonder City store, AEON Mall Asahikawa Nishi store, Kobe Harborland Umie store, LaLaport TOKYO-BAY store, Yokohama Bay Quarter store, and AEON Mall Shijonawate store.
From left: "Scallop," "Together," "Toritori Ribbon," "Frog," "Paradise of Animals," and "Shizuku."
"Riding on a Balloon," "Lucky," "TC Comic," "Kira Neko (Black Cat on White)," and "Kira Neko (White Cat on Black)."
■TSUMORI CHISATO
In 1976, he graduated from the Fashion Design Department of Bunka Fashion College. In 1977, he joined Issey Miyake International Inc., led by Issey Miyake, where he became the designer of "Issey Sports." In the 1990s, he launched the brand "TSUMORI CHISATO" in the fall/winter of 1990. He participated in the Tokyo Collection. In 1995, he opened his first store in Aoyama. He then opened shops in Paris, Daikanyama, Kobe, and other locations.
In the 2000s, he won the 20th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix in 2002. He later moved his collection presentation venue to Paris. In 2015, the brand celebrated its 25th anniversary. In 2017, he was in charge of costume design for the New York City Ballet's "2017 Fall GALA," and is active in a wide range of fields.
■About niko and ...
niko and ... is a "style editorial brand" that offers apparel, miscellaneous goods, furniture, and food and drink. The lineup is not only practical but also has a certain humorous quality, allowing you to "encounter" unexpected surprises and discoveries that will eventually "suit" your lifestyle. Based on this message, the brand is expanding its business to men and women in their 20s and 30s. It has 142 stores nationwide.
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