Hello.
I'm Noguchi from CASANOVA&CO.
Today, I'd like to talk about the upcoming event starting this weekend.
daisuke tanabe
season 04 preorder
2026.04.25 (SAT) - 2026.04.27 (MON)
Daisuke Tanabe debuted in the Fall/Winter 2024 season, and this Season 04 will be his fifth collection.
Mr. Tanabe creates collections that reflect current societal conditions, drawing inspiration from "works" in genres other than clothing, such as music, novels, films, photography, and architecture.
In my opinion, Daisuke Tanabe's collections have consistently maintained a world view with a decadent and dark mood since their debut.
A collection with a monochrome color palette, based on an apocalyptic scene described by the term "post-apocalypse."
Next, a collection accented with green, evoking the emergence of new life at the end of that world.
And in the previous 26SS collection "x", he depicted a sense of stagnation and deadlock in society as a whole, against the backdrop of ongoing wars even in a regenerated and highly developed modern society.
And this time, following that collection, is "atom".
Today, I will present my overview of season 04 "atom."
I hope you will also enjoy the season looks that I will be introducing.
Mr. Tanabe says that the genesis of this collection, "atom," was Tatsuro Yamashita's "Atom no Ko (Child of Atom)."
"Atom no Ko," included in the album "ARTISAN" released in 1991, is a tribute to Osamu Tezuka, who passed away in 1889, and it is said that Yamashita had a desire to carry on the spirit of Tezuka's "Atom."
The hope for the future that Osamu Tezuka entrusted to "Astro Boy."
Tatsuro Yamashita expressed these emotions in "Atom no Ko" with a thrilling beat created by his own playing and programming.
Mr. Tanabe describes the moment he unexpectedly heard "Atom no Ko" as follows:
A primitive force that bypasses the vague sense of crisis and anxiety I harbored, raising only my body temperature ahead of everything else.
It was an experience like a pleasant bug, where my body instinctively understood that another option, "self-affirmation," was possible, not just intellectually.
he says.
When I was a child, whenever my father drove, he would usually play Southern All Stars or Tatsuro Yamashita, and on Sundays at 2 PM, it would switch to the radio for "Tatsuro Yamashita's Sunday Songbook." So, hearing "Atom no Ko" automatically makes me feel "emo," but even without that, I think I can understand the passion of "Atom no Ko."
Mr. Tanabe shifted his focus from last season's "x," which attempted to raise questions about the pervasive sense of stagnation in society, to "atom," which embodies the honor of individuals living without losing hope in such a society, using this "pleasant bug" experienced through "Atom no Ko" as a turning point.
"Atom" refers to an atom.
It is a word that symbolizes the "individual," which cannot be further divided.
And it also refers to "Astro Boy," entrusted with hope.
Mr. Tanabe defined it as:
Hope is not a guarantee that the world will brighten, but a quiet choice to affirm one's present self.
This is how he defined it.
Season 04's "atom" was created to support each individual's quiet, inner, strong choice.
Mr. Tanabe states that the act of confronting the indivisible "individual," that is, posing the question "What am I?" and safeguarding hope through one's own choices—this existential philosophical background—was influenced by the film "Blade Runner 2049."
So, I watched "Blade Runner 2049" too.
On the Shinkansen ride back from a business trip.
Because of the viewing environment and my physical condition, I didn't understand it at all. (laughs)
Halfway through, I was watching "Blade Runner 2049" on my PC and checking Instagram on my phone.
Perhaps I am still an inhabitant of the world of "unnecessary concerns."
So, I might only be able to offer shallow insights, please bear with me.
I have seen the prequel to "Blade Runner 2049", "Blade Runner", and I feel a common theme is the question, "Who am I?"
To put it very simply, the story of Blade Runner is about "humans losing their emotions and artificial humans beginning to develop self-awareness, confronting each other while searching for 'who they are' in a ruined and polluted world."
This collection, "atom," supports this existentialism, that is, the act of "forging one's own essence."
The philosophy of Renée April, the costume designer for "Blade Runner 2049", who designed costumes as "uniforms for surviving a desolate world with self-awareness," was also expanded upon in Season 04 of daisuke tanabe.
British D. Lewis (now Lewis Leathers) developed "Aviakit" as aviation equipment during World War II.
At that time, Royal Air Force pilots, meaning British air force pilots, reportedly purchased this "Aviakit" with their own money to increase their survival rate in the harsh conditions of war.
Mr. Tanabe says that this was the moment when the history of clothing, which "represented the group to which one belonged," expanded to include the role of a shelter, a "protective shell for survival."
Based on this research, for "atom," designs were made with a focus on functionality for survival, just as the costumes for K in "Blade Runner 2049" and those of the former Royal Air Force were designed.
However, at the same time, what Mr. Tanabe aimed for in "atom" was not merely clothing as a "machine" for survival.
While Le Corbusier stated that "a house is a machine for living in," Eileen Gray criticized Corbusier, arguing that design should be a "shelter for the spirit."
Later, Corbusier became so fond of Eileen Gray's designed house that he spent all his time there, and in a fit of jealousy, he defaced the walls by drawing murals on them. This is an episode (perhaps related to his mental state?) illustrating the conflicting ideologies of the two, but I believe Mr. Tanabe thought that both were necessary for "atom."
The color palette of "atom" is said to be influenced by Eileen Gray's rug designs.
The balance between her signature geometric lines and warm colors, along with the feel of hand-woven textiles.
Mr. Tanabe reinterpreted this seemingly opposing balance as "the intelligence that seeks to organize chaos" and "the fundamental emotions necessary for human life," reflecting them in his collection.
The custom-developed fabrics, in particular, symbolize this.
Mr. Tanabe said something like this during the exhibition:
"I believe there are many people around the world who know the works that influenced me this time, but if you add the condition of 'consuming them simultaneously and in parallel,' I think it's only me."
He said.
This was a very striking remark to me.
Because, in reality, I believe everyone in the world should be like that.
They just haven't realized it yet.
The music I often listen to lately, the movie I saw the other day, the novel I recently read, what I did on my last day off.
When I put all of them side by side, there's probably no one else in the world who matches me completely.
The same goes for all of you.
That "unique environment based on your own choices" is what forms who you are.
Because he understands this, Mr. Tanabe creates his designs by carefully taking influences from various works, more so than anyone else.
However, the environment unique to oneself is not only given to "chosen people."
If you carefully unravel your origins and life, you will surely realize that you have an environment unique to yourself.
In Mr. Tanabe's case, he creates collections that sublimate these influences with tremendous effort, experience, and incredible talent. But doesn't everyone surely have their own environment, their own "atom"?
And Daisuke Tanabe created "atom," based on existentialism, as a collection that symbolizes hope for affirming that "individual."
Tatsuro Yamashita reread "Astro Boy" when he created "Atom no Ko."
While writing today's blog, I recalled Tatsuro Yamashita's "Atom no Ko" playing in my father's car.
Although these cannot be directly compared, I believe I reread and remembered them because I personally understood the fact that I was exposed to them and "influenced" by them in my childhood.
And this time for me, guided by the collection "atom," it turned out that way.
I look forward to "atom" serving as a catalyst for all of you to open up your own existence, and as an encouragement to that endeavor.
Finally, a brief guide to this pre-order.
・This event is a pre-order exhibition for the 26AW collection.
・The delivery period for ordered items will be from August to October. (Delivery times vary depending on the ordered product. Please ask our staff for details.)
・If you place an order, we ask for a 50% upfront payment of the product price.
That's all.
Although I've talked a lot about the collection theme, I haven't touched on the actual clothes, but I believe the exquisite product samples are currently flying over the Pacific Ocean, returning to Japan. (laughs)
If they arrive as scheduled, the samples will be in store on Friday.
I'm naturally worried about the extremely tight schedule, but I think Mr. Tanabe will manage it somehow, so I'll wait patiently until Friday.
We sincerely look forward to your visit with Mr. Tanabe starting on Saturday.