MASAKI MATSUHIMA, now famous as an eyewear brand, was also a highly acclaimed designer known for creating unique clothing through experimental material development. The piece features a layered design that combines a knit fabric with a rugged texture—created by blending cotton and metallic fibers on the surface—with a jersey fabric on the reverse side that has a very soft, gauze-like feel against the skin. Compared to the layered knit designs that define this season’s AUGUST BALON and LII, the textile sensibility evident in this piece—which those brands lack—is reminiscent of ISSEY MIYAKE in the early 1980s, embodying the experimental and primitive textures characteristic of Japanese designers of that era. This piece is brimming with that unique and intriguing design philosophy that you simply won’t find anywhere else.
