Kimberley Cheeseman
o'yoroi
THE NORMAL MILITARY COLOURS WILL BE BROKEN IN THIS AUTUMN/WINTER 2019 COLLECTION. O’YOROI WILL BIND MILITARY AND JAPENESE ARMOUR INTO ONE BY EXPLORING MILITARY UNIFORMS AND FEMALE MUNITION WORKERS AND EXTRACTING THE SILHOUTTES TO REINVENT THEM WITH THE COLOUR, DETAILS AND TECHNIQUES INSPIRED FROM JAPANESE ARMOUR. (INSPIRATION FOR THIS COLLECTION HAS BEEN BASED ON A TRIP TO THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM - LONDON AND THE ROYAL ARMOURIES - LEEDS) CONTAINING FLOOR LENGTH OVERSIZED JACKETS, OVERSIZED SHIRTS, STAND OUT COLLARS, STRAPING DETAILS, LEATHER & CHUNKY KNIT TECHNIQUES. IT WILL TAKE THE LEATHER DETAILS FROM WITHIN THE JAPANESE ARMOUR AND RECREATE IT BY THONGING THROUGH RAW EDGE HOLES. THIS COLLECTION WILL BE AIMED TOWARDS A EDGY,YOUNGER (20-35), WEALTHY, TARGET AUDIENCE. THE COLOURS INCLUDING A WARM MUSTARD, STRIKING TURQUOISE AND AUTUMNAL BURGUNDY WILL BRING A MODERN APPROACH ON MILITARY INSPIRED COLLECTIONS BY PUSHING AWAY FROM THE ‘NORM’. THIS WILL BE COMPLIMENTED BY THE INSPIRATION FROMJAPENESE ARMOUR CREATING BOLD LEATHER & KNIT TECHNIQUES COMBINED WITH, HOLING, AND METAL RINGS. THIS COLLECTION WILL SIT IN BETWEEN ALEXANDER WANG (UPPER CLASS) AND ACNE (LOWER UPPER CLASS).