Founder and designer, Yuima Nakazato
Yuima Nakazato
Japanese, born 1985
Yuima Nakazato was born in Tokyo in 1985 and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in 2008. He launched his label in Tokyo in 2009 and became a guest member of Paris Haute Couture Week in 2016. His couture work uses digital fabrication and biosynthetic materials, including fibres developed with Spiber, and he shows in Paris.
Houses
Their runway, measured
20 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Yuima Nakazato's looks are lighter, more muted, more neutral and warmer.
Colours
- Ivory / cream · 4.4× the average25%
- Grey · 3.7× the average22%
- Beige / camel · 2.3× the average12%
- White · 2.3× the average11%
- Charcoal11%
- Khaki / olive · 3.4× the average8%
- Chocolate brown3%
- Tan2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness59/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation7.8more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals70%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues97%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks5%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 45more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture13.64more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.091shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Column 90%4.5×
- Sculptural / architectural 65%6.5×
- Asymmetric 45%2.8×
- Draped 40%3.3×
- Straight / tubular 15%62% less
Materials
- Metallic / lame 60%16.5×
- Silk / satin 40%1.7×
- Crochet 35%17.9×
- Paper / non-textile 30%92.0×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 25%2.0×
Details
- Appliques / 3D flowers 70%11.6×
- Padding / sculpted volume 45%3.2×
- Draping 40%2.9×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 35%2.3×
- Lacing / ties 30%1.8×
Patterns
- Abstract print 20%4.2×
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 15%8.5×
- Stripes 15%2.1×
- Ombre / gradient 5%2.3×
Mood
- Dramatic 95%7.1×
- Serene 70%3.3×
- Elegant 40%
- Romantic 30%1.9×
- Subversive 25%2.2×
Style
- Avant-garde 95%3.8×
- Craft / artisanal 75%4.6×
- Eveningwear / red carpet 70%3.5×
- Romantic 25%
- Genderless 20%2.1×
From the AI tags on 20 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.
