Following Chitose Abe‘s Sacai FW25 runway presentation in Paris, the eclectic Japanese label has introduced a brand new collaborative capsule with Tetsu Nishiyama‘s WTAPS. Returning for the primary time since their 2023 capsule, the brand new items proceed exploring related navy themes with a extra sartorial edge.
For males, a grey double-breasted two-piece swimsuit is given Sacai’s reworked therapy, whereas WTAPS’ tactical sensibilities are current via patch pockets on the jacket breasts and the trousers. The ladies’s geared look feels much more according to WTAPS visible language, taking the type of a cropped work jacket and shorts, lined with various-sized cargo pockets. Along with the grey colorways depicted within the photos, the companions will launch restricted khaki colorways of the items.
The brand new assortment includes 5 males’s and 5 ladies’s items that fuse kinds from each manufacturers, accompanied by unisex hoodies, t-shirts, and co-branded caps, which can be unveiled on the discharge date. Each bit can be embroidered with a particular element solely discovered on WTAPS’ MIL line.
Sacai and WTAPS’s newest mission is a extra advanced evolution from their first collaboration, which centered on a military inexperienced bomber-esque shirt and six-pocket trousers. Whereas tying collectively Sacai’s collaged aesthetic with WTAPS’ tactical components, the brand new two-piece swimsuit places its stamp on the rise of fusion workplace apparel and “corpcore.”
The most recent collaborative assortment from Sacai and WTAPS can be launched on-line and in-store on February 7.
