84% matchBrand profile
CFCL
Tokyo label using computer-programmed 3D knitting and recycled polyester for machine-washable dresses and separates, founded by ex-Issey Miyake designer Yusuke Takahashi.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about CFCL
Almost everything is machine-knit
Nearly every piece is made by computer-programmed 3D knitting in certified and recycled polyester, including fluted dresses, ribbed separates and knit tailoring.
Issey Miyake lineage, spun out
Founder Yusuke Takahashi spent about a decade at Issey Miyake and directed Issey Miyake Men before incorporating CFCL in 2020 and showing his first collection in 2021.
Designer-priced clothes you wash at home
The knits are designed for home laundering rather than dry cleaning, and the company treats sustainability reporting as a core part of how it operates.
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Ribbed knit separates with a softer, draped silhouette
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Brand facts
CFCL (Clothing For Contemporary Life) is a Tokyo label from Yusuke Takahashi, who spent roughly a decade at Issey Miyake and directed Issey Miyake Men before incorporating CFCL in February 2020 and launching the first collection in February 2021. Nearly every garment uses computer-programmed 3D knitting in certified and recycled polyester yarns: fluted, pottery-inspired dresses, ribbed knit separates and knit tailoring designed to be washed at home. Takahashi shows on the Paris Fashion Week calendar and frames sustainability reporting as central to the company.
- Founded
- 2020
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde, Athleisure / Sportswear