I’ve loved much of what The Soloist has put out since the brand first began 10 seasons ago. It’s clear now that the brand’s DNA is a significant evolution from Takahiro’s previous brand Number (N)ine. Unfortunately it’s always been a challenge to find the really great pieces from the collection outside of Japan. The … Read more
Nepenthes releases it’s second editorial of the season ‘Spirit of Place. Styled by Yohei Usami, the looks emphasize layering and colder weather dressing. Look include items by Needles, Engineered Garments, Sonic Lab,, The Soloist, and South2 West8 and more.
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Through his design career, Takahiro Miyashita has returned to Western motifs time and again. It seems he’s also simplified many of his designs to key silhouettes and patterns. Gone are some of the more ornate details of older Soloist collections and personally I feel they are a bit missed here. On the positive side, the selection of light outerwear, oversized shirting and denim found in the Spring/Summer collection should be easy to incorporate into your wardrobe.
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So you’ve seen the video and lookbook for The Soloist F/W 2013 collection ‘AMRCN DANDIES” . In this latest effort Style Zeitgeist magazine uses select pieces from the collection for an editorial from Issue 4 of the NY based publication. Modeled by Wataru Shimosato of An Unknown Quantity blog and styled by the founder of Style Zeitgeist Eugene Rabkin the images nicely juxtapose modern day New York Soho streets against tailored outerwear which draws inspiration from historical Americana influences.
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Photos by Rocky Li
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Oliver Peoples showroom in soho to check out their upcoming designs. What excited me the most was the forth collaboration between Takahiro Miyashita of The Soloist. Since the sub-lines intial launch, Oliver Peoples has been steadily cranking out beautiful eyeglasses that would be perfect to pair with clothes by the Soloist.
This time around the designs are simple but bold. The voluminous shape of the frames was created by shearing a pressed sheet of acetate to 12mm thick at the hinge, resulting in the frame front appearing to flow backward. The distinctive styles boast sharp-edged beveling of varied widths along the frame front and temples.
The icing on the cake is the special cleaning cloth that comes with each pair, which is designed with the Soloist paisley bandana pattern. All models should be available now at select Oliver Peoples retailers.
Special thanks to Jon Carlo for inviting me.
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We posted up the The Soloist Spring/Summer 2013 lookbook we earlier today, now comes the showroom pics that reveal some of the shirting, outerwear, and accessories from the collection. The collection is inspired by the style of actor John Cassavetes in his various roles. The outerwear in this collection is a bit more understated and less ornate than past soloist seasons. Miyashita puts his spin on trench coats, MA-1s, and even tartan gingham-check shirts for this spring range.
In the accesories department, once again The Soloist collaborates once again with Oliver Peoples on an eyewear range. As well there is a large line of jewelery including collaborations with jeweler Cody Sanderson. There are also several shoes in the line that are made in conjunction with AUTHENTIC SHOE & CO as well. Expect items to begin arriving in stores in late January 2013.
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Takahiro Miyashita presents his Spring/Summer 2013 collection for The Soloist, Symphony # 0007, with a lookbook comprised of subdued black&white film photography. The clothes themselves harken back to some of Takahiro’s earlier work with Number (N)ine.
The range reintrepts classic men’s staples such as gingham check shirts, trench coats, and parkas. The design is meant to marry functionality and design and the formal with casual. We’ll be focusing on specific items from the collection in an upcoming post.
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Number (N)ine White Leather Rider’s Jacket w/ Fringes Number (N)ine FW09 ‘A Closed Feeling’ White Fringed Shirt Number (N)ine Back Paneled Blazer Number (N)ine Single Monk Shoes and Creeper shoes Number (N)ine Floral Print & Charles Peterson Print Jazz Shoes Yesterday I met up with Izzy from The Dandy Project and shot his Style Profile. … Read more
FW2011 Knit T-shirt The Soloist by Takahiro Miyashita Rick Owens Trainers Supreme x WTAPS FW10 Reversible Varsity Heschung for Comme des Garcon Spring/Summer 2009 Dae’s shoe collection Jil Sander SS10 ‘ Foujita Print’ Shirt As promised part two of the style profile I did of Dae. You can see Part one HERE. Photography by Rocky … Read more