Takahiro Miyashita

Born in Tokyo in 1973, Takahiro Miyashita worked at the Ura-Harajuku vintage store Nepenthes before founding Number (N)ine in 1996, named after a Beatles track. Across more than a decade he turned the label into one of the central voices of post-Undercover Tokyo menswear, weaving Hedi Slimane-era rock silhouettes with Americana, military and grunge references through collections such as Touch Me I'm Sick and Givin' it Away. He closed Number (N)ine in 2009 and relaunched in 2010 as TAKAHIROMIYASHITA TheSoloist, a more solitary, sculptural menswear practice that has since shown on the Paris men's calendar and earned cult status for its layered, narrative-driven runway shows.