Designer Soshi Otsuki presented his spring 2027 menswear collection in Paris, drawing from the image of a Japanese corporate worker relaxing on a summer trip.
The show featured pale lightweight tailoring with voluminous pleated trousers, jackets with curled lapels, and shorts that appeared cut from full-length pants. Boxer shorts peeked from under tailored pairs while belts hung unbuckled and top buttons remained open.
Otsuki explained the collection reflected a nostalgia for European travel he never experienced in his youth. He described an intentionally undone mood that still kept work close, with a leather iPad holder tucked into the waistband.
Innovative details included shirts with sewn-in trompe l’oeil ties, hidden pockets under lapels, and metallic accessories that held collars and lapels in place. Fabrics were micro-woven from Japanese mills to create depth through multiple thread colors.
The designer also collaborated with Sanyo on trench coats modeled after those his father wore in the 1980s. Otsuki noted that winning the LVMH Prize in 2025 has expanded distribution and allowed him to build a studio and team.