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Brand profile
1/8 Takamura
Mexico City studio by Guillermo Vargas making seasonless Mexican-Japanese workwear: cotton chore coats, kimono-cut jackets and boxy shirting.
Mexico CityOrigin
MenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about 1/8 Takamura
Mexican and Japanese dress codes merged
Designer Guillermo Vargas named the label for his Japanese great-grandfather, and the cuts show it: chore coats beside kimono-cut and trapeze jackets.
Cotton, clean seams, no season
Boxy shirts, blouses, dresses and wide trousers come largely in 100% cotton and other natural fabrics, with plain construction and shapes that ignore the calendar.
Small local runs, narrow distribution
Production is Mexico City-based and limited, sold mainly through the brand's own Colonia Juárez store on Calle Dinamarca plus a few stockists such as Self Edge.
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Brand facts
1/8 Takamura is a Mexico City clothing and accessories studio led by designer Guillermo Vargas, whose Japanese great-grandfather inspired the name. The label blends Mexican and Japanese dress codes: chore coats, kimono-cut and trapeze jackets, boxy shirts, blouses, dresses and wide trousers, largely in 100% cotton and other natural fabrics with clean seams and unfussy, seasonless shapes. Garments are produced locally in small runs and sold through the brand's Colonia Juárez store on Calle Dinamarca and stockists including Self Edge in Mexico City.
- Founded
- 2016
- Origin
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Made in
- Mexico
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde, Quiet luxury