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Founder and designer, Ryunosukeokazaki

Ryunosuke Okazaki

Japanese, born 1995

Ryunosuke Okazaki was born in Hiroshima in 1995 and studied at Tokyo University of the Arts, earning a design MA in 2021. He launched his label in 2018 and held his first runway show in 2021. His sculptural, line-based dresses are held by the Met and the V&A. He was an LVMH Prize finalist in 2022 and is based in Tokyo.

Houses

Their runway, measured

30 looks in 1 show

Next to every runway we track, Ryunosuke Okazaki's looks are darker, less tonal, more colour-blocked and more textured.

Colours

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

  • Lightness35/100darker · all runways 39/100
  • Colour saturation14.0about average · all runways 12.6
  • Neutrals59%about average · all runways 60%
  • Warm hues74%about average · all runways 70%
  • Tonal looks20%less tonal · all runways 33%
  • Colour-blockingΔE 41more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
  • Surface texture7.84more textured · all runways 5.06
  • Sheen0.099shinier · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Leggings 15.1×Platforms 12.1×Velvet 11.1×Crop top 9.6×Sculptural / architectural 9.0×Dramatic 7.5×Padding / sculpted volume 6.6×Skirt 6.6×

Silhouettes

  • Sculptural / architectural 90%9.0×
  • Asymmetric 50%3.2×
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 23%
  • Fitted / bodycon 23%2.3×
  • Oversized 20%

Materials

  • Velvet 37%11.1×
  • Jersey 30%2.0×
  • Wool / tailoring cloth 20%35% less
  • Knit 17%
  • Cotton / poplin 13%58% less

Details

  • Padding / sculpted volume 93%6.6×
  • Cut-away / asymmetric hem 50%3.3×
  • Cut-outs 27%6.3×
  • Shoulder emphasis 27%1.4×
  • Draping 23%1.7×

Patterns

  • Floral 23%2.7×
  • Abstract print 10%2.1×
  • Animal print 10%6.0×
  • Pinstripe 3%
  • Check / plaid 3%39% less

Mood

  • Dramatic 100%7.5×
  • Whimsical 53%5.8×
  • Subversive 37%3.2×
  • Austere 23%
  • Edgy 20%

Era references

  • Futuristic 10%10.9×
  • 1930s 3%2.8×

From the AI tags on 30 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.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections