Dear Shaded Viewers,
Shaped by anime, figurines, electronic music, and cosplay, Hiroaki Sueyasu’s vision for KIDILL Spring/Summer 2026 draws from the vibrant imagination of Japan’s otaku culture. Once seen as outsiders, otaku communities built entire worlds out of fantasy—where maids were more maid than real life, villains became icons of stylized evil, and giant robots stood as symbols of strength and dreams.
Sueyasu shifts the lens from Harajuku to Akihabara, reconstructing fragments of cultural memory into bold silhouettes and tactile textures. Godzilla-inspired shapes, rubberized finishes, and figurine-like accessories—like acrylic body armor made with Chuocho Tactical Crafts and floral cat-ear headpieces—invite wearers to become living characters, part of their own imagined stories.
The music for the show was great, produced by Telematic Visions and Illequal.
The show opened Paris Men’s Fashion Week with a quiet gesture of omotenashi—a tea ceremony in collaboration with Les Trois Chocolats. A refreshing green tea to balance the heat of the day—a great choice, I must add.
Yours digitally,
Pedro Guez
