Satoshi Kondo, 36, Issey Miyake
WHO: Kondo is no stranger to the Japanese fashion house. The Ueda College of Fashion graduate first joined its ranks in 2007, working directly with founder Miyake himself as a member of the Pleats Please Issey Miyake design team, and eventually became the brand’s designer.
In 2016, he was announced as the designer of Homme Plisse Issey Miyake, the menswear arm, and was involved in a well-received collaboration with graphic designer Ikko Tanaka. Last September, he took over as creative director from previous head Yoshiyuki Miyamae.
WHY: With his years of experience, Kondo is undoubtedly in-tune with the Issey Miyake DNA, but we love how he went all experimental in his second collection for FW ’20. Titled “Making Speaking, Speaking Making”, it centres on childhood…