kiryuyrik is a fashion brand launched in Japan in 2002 by designer Masakatsu Takayanagi. After graduating from Bunka Fashion College, Takayanagi spent seven years working in patternmaking and planning at Yohji Yamamoto before designing for the brand. The brand began with womenswear and expanded into menswear in 2003. Centered on a fusion of formalwear and streetwear, it presents garments that combine functional beauty with complex patternmaking techniques, and presented a collection in Paris for Fall/Winter 2004. It continues to be available at select shops in Japan and abroad.
Concept
Garments that go beyond surface-level style to elevate the functionality that clothing should inherently possess into its most beautiful form—true “functional beauty.”