The absence of many top prize winners from Tokyo who moved their runway shows to Paris Fashion Week this year was felt heavily at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo exhibitions. But Japan is known for its cutting edge, ahead-of-the-pack designs even though it was generally reviewed as “lo-fi” this year. Techy outdoor materials, survival and military inspirations were artistically incorporated via pieces that were patched, washed, or in some cases remade. Throughout the show, denim showed up again and again along with chunky knits and multiple mixed fabrics, which added to the more “street-casual” feel of almost every runway show.
Of course, some of the best, most entertaining and inspiring looks that happen during any fashion week happens on the street! Here’s our favorite looks worn by attendees to this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Tokyo: Fall/Winter 2016presentations:
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