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 showNext to every runway we track, Ryunosuke Okazaki's looks are darker, less tonal, more colour-blocked and more textured.
Colours
- Black25%
- Charcoal13%
- Silver · 2.0× the average11%
- Chocolate brown · 1.8× the average10%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 3.2× the average9%
- Tan5%
- Denim blue · 1.5× the average4%
- Pink · 1.6× the average3%
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.
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.
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