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Brand profile
Kodama
Melbourne unisex streetwear label by Japanese designer Natsuko Kondo, built on organic fabrics and zero-waste construction.
MelbourneOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Kodama
Patterns cut to avoid offcuts
Zero-waste construction shapes the design process: pattern-cutting is planned to minimise fabric scraps, and the range sticks to organic and low-impact natural cloth.
Unisex basics, earth-toned and loose
The line is built on relaxed gender-neutral shirts and layering pieces in muted earth tones, rather than graphic-led or seasonal streetwear.
Melbourne label, Japanese design lineage
Founded by Japanese-born designer Natsuko Kondo and named after the tree spirits of Japanese folklore, with a stated theme of urban life alongside nature.
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Brand facts
Kodama Apparel is a Melbourne-based unisex streetwear label founded by Japanese-born designer Natsuko Kondo. The brand takes its name from the tree spirits of Japanese folklore and builds its range around organic and zero-waste construction methods, with pattern-cutting intended to minimise offcuts. Output centres on relaxed, gender-neutral basics and layering pieces in natural and low-impact fabrics, with muted, earth-toned colour palettes. Kondo positions the label around urban life coexisting with nature. A partnership with Emerge Fashion brought the range to Myer Online, alongside direct sales through the brand's own site.
- Founded
- 1975
- Origin
- Melbourne, Australia
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Workwear / Heritage, Streetwear