FUMITO GANRYU
FUMITO GANRYU is a Japanese designer menswear label launched in 2017 by Fumito Ganryu, a former Comme des Garçons designer. It makes functional, conceptual clothing that it describes as a new approach to luxury fashion.
| Launched | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Designer | Fumito Ganryu |
| Background | Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe |
| Paris debut | Autumn/winter 2019 |
| Website | fumitoganryu.jp |
What is Fumito Ganryu?
FUMITO GANRYU is the independent label of Japanese designer Fumito Ganryu. It describes itself as a new approach on luxury fashion, making functional, conceptual and comfortable menswear designed for 21st century life in both cities and nature.
History
Ganryu was born in Fukuoka in 1976 and graduated from Bunka Fashion College in 2000. In 2004 he joined Comme des Garçons as a pattern maker for Junya Watanabe, and in 2007 he started his own line, GANRYU, within Comme des Garçons. He launched the independent FUMITO GANRYU brand in 2017, showed his spring/summer 2019 collection as a guest designer at Pitti Uomo in 2018, and presented autumn/winter 2019 on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
Products and positioning
Collections focus on men's ready-to-wear. Each garment carries a Descriptive Label naming the people who worked on it, highlighting Japanese craftsmanship and the supply chain behind the clothes.
- Technical, functional menswear
- Conceptual design rooted in urban life and nature
- Transparency about the makers of each piece
Why it matters
Fumito Ganryu is part of the Comme des Garçons lineage of Japanese designers, and his maker labels are an early example of supply chain transparency used as a luxury design feature.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fumito Ganryu?
Fumito Ganryu is a Japanese designer who worked at Comme des Garçons before launching his own label in 2017.
What does Fumito Ganryu make?
The brand makes functional, conceptual men's ready-to-wear and presents its collections in Paris.