Tokyo Fashion Week FW26 · Presentation Co-ed
Mikio Sakabe
31 looks, shown 21 March 2026 in Tokyo. Known this season for pleated skirt, platforms, bold lip.
The show
The collection, look by look
AW26 · FW26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
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Ruched blush satin jacquard blouse over pale mint satin maxi skirt
Bridal satin turned uncanny: a deconstructed, ruched blush blouse with lace peeking from its hem sits over a voluminous mint satin skirt, staged in a dim bedroom for a haunted, doll-like romanticism.
What set Mikio Sakabe apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Charcoal31%
- Navy27%
- Sky / powder blue14%
- Denim blue14%
- Black4%
- Burgundy / oxblood3%
Share of garment area across 31 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 31 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 31 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →4 of Mikio Sakabe's 31 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Japan.
- Sailor fuku school uniform · Japan · East AsiaLook 29
Home tradition
“Black middy top with square sailor collar and white piping at collar and cuffs over a dark knife-pleated skirt, the classic Japanese seifuku combination, layered over a longer skirt.”
- Haori · Japan · East AsiaLook 23
Home tradition
“Boxy grey wool jacket with very wide, deep, squared hanging sleeves and a straight, open-front body, worn over a crossed-collar underlayer, recalling haori proportions.”
- Sailor-style school uniform (seifuku) · Japan · East AsiaLook 31
Home tradition
“Square sailor collar with white piping and white-striped cuffs on a dark top, paired with a long pleated skirt, recalling the Japanese schoolgirl uniform.”
- Seifuku sailor school uniform · Japan · East AsiaLook 12
Home tradition
“Detached sailor-collar panel with white stripe trim, pleated skirt, white short-sleeve blouse, knee socks and loafers echo Japanese seifuku; similar uniforms exist in Korea and Taiwan.”
The character of the clothes
Mikio Sakabe's clothes were darker, cooler, smoother, more casual, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterdarker than 77% of collections
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmercooler than 98% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 93% of collections
- CasualFormalmore casual than 82% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore daring than 84% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 84% of collections
Mikio Sakabe against every other house measured so far
Also in Tokyo, Fall/Winter 2026
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Mikio Sakabe, in context
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