Summary
- Takahiro Miyashita is exiting TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist., the label that he has led for the last 15 years.
- The designer has not yet confirmed his next move, though the brand stated that it’s “committed to nurturing its next chapter.”
Takahiro Miyashita has confirmed that he is leaving his brand TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. His final collection will be his upcoming Fall/Winter 2025 manifesto, “The Black-and-White Realism.”
In a statement on social media, the Japanese designer wrote that the “time has come for what has become a symphony, to close.” He added that the brand was built on “simply crafting well-made clothes” and that he looks back on every piece as a “musical note; both pure in simplicity yet intricate in their construction of only the very best tailorship and material.”
The Japanese designer founded the namesake brand 15 years ago, just after exiting his subversive label, (N)umber Nine, in 2009. Despite Miyashita’s exit, The Soloist has plans to continue the business.
TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. confirmed that it’s “committed to nurturing its next chapter” and that more information on the label’s future will be revealed at a later date. Miyashita’s next move is not yet known, but he hinted that his career as a fashion designer is not yet over.
He said, “Rock and Roll never dies, The music keeps on playing, louder and louder. Just on a different stage. A new band, a new noise, catch me.”
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