Japanese brand Children of the discordance unveils its Fall/Winter 2021 collection during Milan Fashion Week. The collection’s title dawn results from a feeling of struggle and defeat to embrace and communicate a strong sense of hope.
“I wanted to name this collection dawn, as I feel that bad things will eventually be over and that there will always be a morning after the night. I also feel this collection somehow represents a new beginning for Children of the discordance. The night is not never-ending. Night will always transition to a new morning” said the Japanese designer. “In the past months of the pandemic, I had the time to jog back my past memories and re-evaluate my perception of fashion in retrospect. I wanted to re-state what Children of the discordance is really about. I felt something was missing. That made me decide to add in more sportswear elements and to incorporate for the first time in my collection military-wear archives”.
Shikama Hideaki, Children of the discordance’s creative director.
The collection conveys a military and sportswear inspiration in the textile design and in the graphics design features. Fabrics include vintage 80’s & 90’s cotton, 80’s denim, hand dyeing nylon, and double-faced wool fabrics developed in a winter color palette combining black and white with khaki green, maroon, and teal.
