A signature label for fictional left-handed characters JOHN MASON SMITH and JANE SMITH.
JOHN MASON SMITH is a fashion brand launched in Japan in 2013 by designer Yuji Yoshida. Its signature model is a fictional left-handed man, and the brand develops contemporary everyday wear and accessories, with menswear at its core. It pursues high-quality craftsmanship that incorporates contemporary silhouettes and designs while carrying forward vintage, workwear, and military details, materials, and construction. The brand relaunched under its current name with the Fall/Winter 2016–17 collection and is distributed mainly through select shops in Japan, alongside its womenswear line, JANE SMITH.
Concept
The brand aims to create high-quality products that incorporate contemporary silhouettes and designs while carrying forward vintage, workwear, and military details, materials, and construction.
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A sister line serving as the group’s central womenswear line
A women’s sister line created to extend JOHN MASON SMITH’s predominantly menswear-oriented…
A women’s sister line created to extend JOHN MASON SMITH’s predominantly menswear-oriented worldview to women. With an imaginary left-handed woman as its signature, it carries forward details, materials, and construction derived from vintage, workwear, and military styles, while developing silhouettes and designs tailored to women’s bodies. While JOHN MASON SMITH focuses on contemporary everyday wear for men, JANESMITH proposes practical forms that do not lean too heavily toward femininity, grounded in classic fabrics and specifications derived from menswear. The designer is Taka Waida, and within the group, the line is positioned as its central womenswear line.
A sister line serving as the group’s central womenswear line
A women’s sister line created to extend JOHN MASON SMITH’s predominantly menswear-oriented…
A women’s sister line created to extend JOHN MASON SMITH’s predominantly menswear-oriented worldview to women. With an imaginary left-handed woman as its signature, it carries forward details, materials, and construction derived from vintage, workwear, and military styles, while developing silhouettes and designs tailored to women’s bodies. While JOHN MASON SMITH focuses on contemporary everyday wear for men, JANESMITH proposes practical forms that do not lean too heavily toward femininity, grounded in classic fabrics and specifications derived from menswear. The designer is Taka Waida, and within the group, the line is positioned as its central womenswear line.
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