Tokyo James’ Spring/Summer 2019 Collection – “An Alien in Africa”

Menswear brand, Tokyo James recently  released the lookbook for its Spring/Summer 2019 collection which first debuted at South African Menswear Week earlier in the year.
In this interview with Elle, the Nigerian born designer shared that reuniting with his father and exploring his wardrobe was the main inspiration behind the collection An Alien in Africa.

 Interestingly ,  this collection is the infusion of snakeskin into the brand’s pieces, featuring carrier bags and tote bags emblazoned with the brand’s name and dangling tassels adding a little fun to the already one-tone bags.
 The emblazoned name on the snakeskin leather bags makes a strong case for the "logomania" trend which is currently huge on all the international shows this season. With each collection, Tokyo James seeks to reiterate its brand’s aesthetics while tending to the needs of fashion fanatics in dire need of his pieces.


SEE THE REST OF THE COLLECTION - HERE

Credits:
Photographer: Anika Molnar
Styling: Daniel Solomon
Creative direction: Tokyo James
Model: Dylan Wentzel

Right Now My dad Is the Alien in my Life-Tokyo James speaks

Celebrity designer and fashion enthusiast Tokyo James for the first time met his dad recently.

The designer opened up in his interview with Elle magazine South Africa after unveiling his Spring/Summer 2019 collection titled “Alien In Africa”.

The designer in the interview spoke on how meeting his father for the first time inspired the name and the collection itself.

To watch the interview click here

Tokyo James Makes Simplicity Meet Edge & Colour! In His Releases Autumn Winter 2018 Campaign

 

Menswear brand Tokyo James has released it’s Autumn Winter 2018 campaign.
The AW18 campaign is set in the suburbs of Capetown, South Africa, shot in front of a burger joint which has been in existence for over 4 decades.
Creative Director, Tokyo James tells us the diner serves as an integral part of the community which sets the backdrop for the brands SW3 collocation taken inspiration from the streets of Battersea & Kings Road two places where he grew up in the heart of London
Sticking to the classic Tokyo James esthetics, simplicity meets edge with a colour palette of pastel and black with an infusion of leather and elements of crepe and metal work the collection is for the classic man meets street disposition.

See lookbook below.

Photographer: @molnaranika