Independent for women
Small labels, sharp tailoring, and studio collections.
Dressing in independent designers means wearing clothes from small studios that focus on cut, proportion and distinct tailoring over mass trends.
Relaxed shapes define the look, bringing together wide leg pleated trousers and short jackets cut from crisp wool or dense cotton flannel. Black, cream, deep green and navy blue set a neutral base that lets precise seams stand out. Mitsuru Nishizaki set up UJOH in the late two thousands after seven years as a pattern cutter. Teppei Fujita, a graduate of Bunka Fashion College, founded Sulvam in the twenty tens and makes each piece himself, starting with the pattern.
Pairing a boxy coat over knitwear and loose denim creates a balanced silhouette for daily wear. Due West in Toronto brings most of this wall, including COOR leather jackets and coats and Sunflower shirts, jackets and jeans. WDLT117 in Toronto brings UJOH and Sulvam pants and jackets and Litkovska skirts, most of it made in Japan.
