KIDILL SPRING/SUMMER 2026

KIDILL SPRING/SUMMER 2026
SPIRITUAL BLOOM - “Rebellion Refined, Subculture Reimagined”

For Spring/Summer 2026, KIDILL made a striking return to Paris Men’s Fashion Week with a collection charged with quiet defiance and raw, visceral energy. Presented within the intimacy of a verdant garden, the show unfolded as a study in contrasts—where heritage brushed against futurism, rebellion softened into refinement, and Tokyo’s evolving visual language was reimagined through a lens of contemplative transformation.

Designer Hiroaki Sueyasu continues to approach fashion as something far beyond expression. It becomes a sanctuary — an intricate space where identity, tension, and belonging coexist. This season, his narrative shifted from the playful vibrance of Harajuku to the electric undercurrent of Akihabara—a realm steeped in retro nostalgia, otaku culture, and the kinetic clash of subcultures. Fragmented memories and aesthetic codes fused as Sueyasu wove together emblematic symbols of Japanese identity, crafting a renewed visual dialogue in which punk intensity merged with hyperreal textures.

Silhouettes echoed the sculptural rhythm of Godzilla’s scales, while rubberised finishes evoked the tactility of collectible figurines—an homage to what Sueyasu describes as a distinctly Japanese tactile sensibility. Accessories extended this transformation: floral-patterned, armoured nekomimi (cat-ear) headpieces and bold acrylic resin body armour—created in collaboration with Chuocho Tactical Crafts (CTCTYO) — invited wearers to transcend reality and embody living figurines within a dreamlike narrative.

Elevating the collection’s cultural depth, one-of-a-kind pieces developed in partnership with Tatsunoko Production—the legendary anime studio behind cult classics such as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and Mach GoGoGo—wove iconic elements of Japanese pop culture into KIDILL’s evolving fabric.

The show, rooted in quiet ritual, paid tribute to omotenashi—the enduring spirit of Japanese hospitality. In a refined collaboration with LES TROIS CHOCOLATS, guests were treated to a sensory pairing of artisanal chocolate and traditional tea, a poetic gesture of ceremony reimagined through a futuristic lens.

At its core, KIDILL continues to thrive in the delicate space between extremes: punk energy softened by florals, destruction met with innocence, the kawaii colliding with the uncanny. Here, subculture becomes not just aesthetic but a statement. Resistance is reshaped into beauty. And creativity once confined to the margins takes centre stage with conviction.

In reaffirming KIDILL’s place at the intersection of rebellion and refinement, Hiroaki Sueyasu offers a powerful reminder: fashion can be both fierce and fragile, both nostalgic and next. A vessel for contradiction, a manifesto for identity, and—above all—a quiet revolution in the language of style.