Founder and designer, RequaL≡
Tetsuya Doi
Japanese
Tetsuya Doi founded the Tokyo label RequaL≡ in 2016. He received the Special Jury Prize in the fashion category at the 34th Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. The brand has shown at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo, including a collaboration presentation with docomo.
Houses
Their runway, measured
33 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Tetsuya Doi's looks are less tonal, more colour-blocked, more textured and shinier.
Colours
- Grey · 3.0× the average17%
- Black16%
- Silver · 2.4× the average13%
- Charcoal11%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 2.3× the average6%
- Red · 2.5× the average5%
- Beige / camel4%
- Chocolate brown4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness40/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation13.5about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals62%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues75%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks6%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 53more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture9.72more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.150shinier · 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.
- Upcycled / deadstock (visible)38.6×Material
- Patchwork print14.3×Pattern
- Exposed seams / deconstruction11.8×Detail
- Distressing8.4×Detail
- Subversive8.3×Mood
- Mary janes7.9×Footwear
- Deconstructed7.8×Style
- Punk / grunge7.5×Style
Silhouettes
- Oversized 88%3.1×
- Asymmetric 48%3.1×
- Tiered / layered volume 36%5.4×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 15%
- Balloon / bubble 15%2.6×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 70%2.2×
- Upcycled / deadstock (visible) 33%38.6×
- Jersey 33%2.2×
- Denim 27%3.3×
- Silk / satin 18%
Details
- Exposed seams / deconstruction 61%11.8×
- Lacing / ties 52%3.1×
- Raw / frayed hems 52%5.3×
- Patchwork 42%7.5×
- Padding / sculpted volume 27%1.9×
Patterns
- Patchwork print 27%14.3×
- Colour-block 18%3.3×
- Tie-dye 12%18.0×
- Paisley 9%8.0×
- Stripes 9%
Mood
- Subversive 94%8.3×
- Edgy 52%3.3×
- Whimsical 48%5.3×
- Playful 39%2.2×
- Dark 21%1.6×
Era references
- 1990s 15%2.0×
- Victorian 3%
From the AI tags on 33 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.
