For Landlord’s seventh collection, Creative Director Ryohei Kawanishi went back to school. Kawanishi was initially exclusively focused on the Ivy League, but then one morning while walking his daughter to school, he realized it would be more interesting to look at student style from kindergarten to graduate school.
The Autumn/Winter 2019 Collection mixes adult academia with childlike creativity, using playful colors and shapes inspired by building blocks and playground toys. A formal meets informal style becomes this season’s uniform: coach jackets are made from striped school uniform fabric, sweatpants are made from wool suiting and blazer jackets mix panels of herringbone check with bright corduroy. The focal points of Autumn/Winter 2019 are the leather coats, exhibiting superior tanning craftsmanship in lively neon colors.
Landlord is a menswear brand founded in 2015 in New York, when Ryohei Kawanishi teamed up with a U.S. military-contracted factory owner to start a streetwear/fashion brand, rooted in utilitarian style. Autumn/Winter 2019 marks Landlord’s seventh season, and sixth consecutive season showing at New York Fashion Week: Men’s.
