Toshikazu Iwaya

I'm a fan of Japanese culture. It is multifaceted and unique. I like one very talented and brilliant Japanese designer, with whom I would like to introduce you!

 Toshikazu Iwaya is a Japanese fashion designer and founder of Dress camp. His work is best known for its discarding of traditional fashion conventions and use of nearly any style or type of fabric to produce his work.

Iwaya’s clothing style, as is shown in his multiple collections with DressCamp combines various eras and styles in fashion history, showcasing various clichés in chic new ways, such as his 2007 Disco Diva collection with 1970s styles. The men’s clothing is much more elaborate, combining the styles and methods of the likes of Jean-Paul Gaultier with the over the top style that Iwaya has become so well known for in his time. Western culture is not the only source of Iwaya’s inspiration though as he has recently taken from Japanese history as well, as in the case of his 2008 Spring Summer collection.

Screening of the season spring-summer collection 2008 brand DRESSCAMP to Japanese fashion week in Tokyo. Designer brand Toshikazu Iwaya.
The main theme of the collection - flowers