Founder and designer, pillings
Ryota Murakami
Japanese
Ryota Murakami founded his knitwear label in 2014 under the name RYOTAMURAKAMI and renamed it PILLINGS in 2020. The brand is built around knitwear made with handcraft techniques. It won the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2021, was an LVMH Prize semi-finalist, and shows at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
Houses
Their runway, measured
40 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Ryota Murakami's looks are lighter, more muted, more neutral and more tonal.
Colours
- White · 7.6× the average37%
- Ivory / cream · 3.4× the average19%
- Silver · 2.4× the average13%
- Black9%
- Grey5%
- Lilac / lavender · 5.8× the average3%
- Pink3%
- Sky / powder blue · 2.5× the average3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness71/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation7.2more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals76%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues71%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks65%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 15less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture2.92smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.008more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Mary janes36.3×Footwear
- Slip dress11.1×Garment
- Ombre / gradient10.1×Pattern
- Balletcore9.6×Style
- Cardigan6.4×Garment
- Crumpled / creased5.7×Surface
- Whimsical5.2×Mood
- Serene4.3×Mood
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 75%1.9×
- Draped 33%2.7×
- Asymmetric 30%1.9×
- Boxy 15%
- Balloon / bubble 13%2.2×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 55%1.7×
- Silk / satin 38%1.6×
- Knit 28%1.4×
- Jersey 25%1.7×
- Lace 25%3.6×
Details
- Gathering 40%2.8×
- Draping 40%2.9×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 40%2.6×
- Lacing / ties 35%2.1×
- Raw / frayed hems 33%3.3×
Patterns
- Ombre / gradient 23%10.1×
- Tie-dye 8%11.1×
- Floral 8%
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 3%1.4×
- Patchwork print 3%1.3×
Mood
- Serene 90%4.3×
- Romantic 60%3.7×
- Whimsical 48%5.2×
- Relaxed 30%
- Nostalgic 23%1.5×
Era references
- 1990s 13%1.7×
- Edwardian 3%8.4×
- 1930s 3%2.1×
- 1920s 3%1.9×
- 1950s 3%
From the AI tags on 40 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
Among designers
Ryota Murakami against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measureSandy Liang · Ellen Hodakova Larsson · Ana Luisa Fernandes · Stella McCartney
