noir kei ninomiya

Before joining the prestigious COMME des GARÇONS family in 2008, Kei Ninomiya studied French literature in Japan, an unexpected choice when you know what happened next: the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, then the arrival at Comme des Garçons where he worked as a pattern maker before launching his own collection noir kei ninomiya in October 2012, under the impetus of Rei Kawakubo.

He only uses black and white, and occasionally a bit of gray, but does not imagine using other colors. Because before focusing on shades, he prefers to focus on shapes and creation as such. Laser cutting, metallic elements, refined pleating, experimental knits and other artisanally inspired processes transform tulle, leather, beads and jersey into bold embodiments of a design philosophy rooted in the creative process.