Number(N)INE

Brand name

NUMBER (N)INE

 

Designer

Designer of NUMBER(N)INE is Takahiro MIYASHITA(born 1973 in Tokyo).

Miyashita doesn’t commute to the dressmaking school, and study buying and the dress by self-study while he does the work of project and press by “Nepenthes (NEPENTHES)” that is the select shop.

In 1996 he established KOOKS Ltd, and announced NUMBER(N)INE that is the brand that theme is “suitable for Tokyo”.

The flagship shop opened Omotesando, Tokyo in 1997, and moves by several places afterwards, and now exists in the residential area in Ebisu, Tokyo. NUMBER(N)INE enters not only men’s wear but also the ladies’ wear in full scale in 1998. In other countries, the shop was opened in New York in 2003.

He participates Tokyo collection from 2000-2001A/W season, and Paris Men’s Collection in 2004-2005A/W season.

After ending the 2002-2003A/W season, he was absent from the collection because he upset he’s health. After the one year rest, he returned collection in 2003S/S-A/W season.

During 2007, three new line “n(n)” that the basic line that centers on denim cut and sewn, “Classic” that the line that centers on a tailored jacket and the setup suit, and “9” that ladies line that brand concept is “fuse together girlish and womanhoods”is started. At “9”, Miyashita is not designer but director and supervisor. (Designer of “9” is Yumi SUZUKI)

Miyashita is taking charge of the vocal of the rock band “The High Streets” as well as designer.

 

About Brand

Number(N)INE is a brand with strong street color at the time of debuted, but now the the Number(N)INE style of rock taste is pushed out forward, consistently. Clothes to which designer’s favorite music is pushed out forward as understood from the naming of the origin of the brand name from “Revolution nine (Revolution #9)” that is the number of Beatles. (By the way, KOOKS that is the company name origins in “Kooks” that is number of David Bowie).

 

Past theme of collection

2000-2001 A/W：REDISUN

2001 S/S：TIME MIGRATION

2001-2002 A/W：STANDARD

2002 S/S：MODERN AGE

2002-2003 A/W：NOWHERE MAN

2003-2004 S/S-A/W：TOUCH ME I’M SICK～A NEW MORNING

2004 S/S：DREAM BABY DREAM

2004-2005 A/W：GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

2005 S/S：NIGHT CRAWLER

2005-2006 A/W：THE HIGH STREETS

2006 S/S：WELCOME TO THE SHADOW

2006-2007 A/W：NOIR

2007 S/S：ABOUT A BOY

2007-2008 A/W：LOVE GOD MURDER

2008 S/S：BIRDS

2008-2009 A/W：MY OWN PRIVATE PORTLAND

 

Comment

When a question comes in what is Japanese most favorite fashion brand? a great number of people will be answered “NUMBER(N)INE !”, because Tsuyoshi NOGUCHI who is Japanese famous stylist serves as the styling of the collection, and a lot of models and actor wear NUMBER(N)INE clothes with the magazine.

It might be appearance of confidence to their clothes and brand to put the flagship shop on the Suburbs in Ebisu to which the person doesn’t come so much.

Many of denims shirt and the jacket, etc are tight, on the other hand, kits is oversize and loose fitting.

Rough price range, from about US100 dollars to US150 dollars for T-shirt, from about US250 dollars to US300 dollars for denim, and from about US750 dollars to US1,000 dollars for jacket.

As for the color, a lot of blacks and monotone are felt.

It is enshrouded to the mystery so that Miyashita who is the designer may dislike going out to media the many. Moreover, delicate sheath, sadness, and the fragility mind is reflected in clothes.

However, the mistake is not found in the thing that NUMBER(N)INE is one of the brands that represent not only Tokyo but also Japan.

 

Shop Information

Number(N)INE NewYork

OPEN (11:30AM - 7:00PM) TUE Closed

431 WASHINGTON ST. NEWYORK NY

NUMBER(N)INE Tokyo

2-16-6 Ebisu Shibuya-ku Tokyo 

Official Web Site

http://www.numberniners.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_UTtcq2_yQ