BLACK & BLUE Fall/Winter 2013-14 Collection

BLACK & BLUE

Focus on coats made with original wool fabrics

A season to enjoy color variations

Launched in the Spring/Summer 2010 season, BLACK & BLUE is a menswear brand. For this season's lookbook shoot, designer Masato Fukuhara explains, "The styling emphasizes coordination and the looks showcase a range of colors."

Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)

Beyond your signature shirts, try our outerwear too

──What is the theme/concept for the 2013-14 Autumn/Winter collection?

We don't particularly set a theme for each collection.

──What is the key look (coordination) for this season?

It's not a specific coordination, but the indigo typewriter fabric is my favorite this season, and we've used it for the catalog cover.

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──What are the key items and key colors?

The indigo-dyed series, available in shirts, gowns, and pants. This season features many items with extensive dyeing, including not only indigo but also plant-dyed pieces in colors like orange, yellow, and charcoal black.

──What "materials" did you focus on this season?
Fabric made from cotton that has been plant-dyed and treated with silk protein.

──A message to your fans.

This season, we've particularly focused on coats made with our original wool fabric. Please try on our outerwear in addition to our shirts.

＜Main Retailers＞
And A (nationwide), STUDIOUS 2nd (Harajuku), 1LDK (various locations in Tokyo), ICONS (Sendai), EQUAL (Kanazawa), CLARK (Fukui), Tremolo (Aichi), FLORAISON (Osaka), CASANOVA&CO (Okayama), UNREAL REAL CLOTHES (Fukuoka)

Inquiries
WHITE LODGE
Tel. 03-6421-8084
http://blackandblue.jp