Milan Fashion Week: Best looks from Onitsuka Tiger show

This collection was defined by details that turn the simplest garments into design objects. All pieces of apparel were made in Japan, with a flowing silhouette, strong in its active heritage, and attention to detail, starting with the embroidered logo with a zigzag stitch, as well as decorative seams on the hems. The body shape was the focus of the creative development and is redesigned with constructions borrowed from Japanese culture. The long drawstrings, for example, transform oversize georgette t-shirts into embossed tops or sculpt skirts of Japanese nylon with pleats that recall the hakama worn by kyūdō archers. The kimono also appeared here and there: among the cuts of the long, wide, fluttering sleeves of blouses, or more clearly in the draperies of a logoed beach towel assembled onto a tank top.

The knitwear had sweeping lines, and the brand's iconic jumpsuit came in a wide-curved, ultra-baggy version. Still, the urban elements appeared in the details of the collection: the light safari nylon dresses can be shortened thanks to the hidden zippers, and the miniskirts, as short as hiking pants, reshape the silhouette with large patch pockets.

For the color palette, black and white were the narrative, but interrupted by the signature yellow and shiso green, inspired by the bright color of Japanese basil leaves.