Founder and designer, Taakk
Takuya Morikawa
Takuya Morikawa spent eight years on the main collection team at Issey Miyake before founding the Tokyo menswear label TAAKK in 2013. He won the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2017, and the brand has shown at Paris Fashion Week since autumn/winter 2020. TAAKK is known for textile experiments such as its gradient fabrics, where one material shifts into another.
Houses
Their runway, measured
32 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Takuya Morikawa's looks are darker, more muted, more neutral and warmer.
Colours
- Black34%
- Charcoal · 1.4× the average17%
- Chocolate brown · 2.9× the average17%
- Grey · 1.6× the average9%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 1.6× the average4%
- Beige / camel4%
- Tan4%
- Ivory / cream3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness26/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation8.1more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals74%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues99%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks16%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 37about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.46about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.073about average · 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.
- Embossed / croc14.3×Surface
- Cable knit13.8×Surface
- Pinstripe7.7×Pattern
- Mohair / fuzzy knit7.4×Material
- Grunge-luxe7.3×Style
- Overcoat6.8×Garment
- Embroidery6.7×Detail
- Bomber6.2×Garment
Silhouettes
- Oversized 78%2.7×
- Straight / tubular 69%1.7×
- High-rise 34%1.9×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 31%1.7×
- Boxy 16%1.3×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 69%2.2×
- Knit 41%2.1×
- Leather 31%3.2×
- Faux fur / shearling 22%4.5×
- Mohair / fuzzy knit 19%7.4×
Details
- Embroidery 53%6.7×
- Pleats 34%2.1×
- Shoulder emphasis 28%1.5×
- Oversized collar 22%1.9×
- Belts 22%
Patterns
- Pinstripe 25%7.7×
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 9%5.3×
- Abstract print 9%2.0×
- Stripes 9%1.3×
- Tie-dye 3%4.6×
Mood
- Elegant 47%
- Relaxed 38%
- Powerful 38%2.5×
- Dark 38%2.9×
- Dramatic 31%2.3×
Era references
- 1970s 25%2.2×
- 1990s 13%1.7×
- 2000s / y2k 3%1.6×
- 1940s 3%2.4×
- 1980s 3%45% less
From the AI tags on 32 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.
