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Brand profile
MARKAWARE
Tokyo menswear label building traceable organic-fiber fabrics into restrained, fully Japan-made tailoring and relaxed workwear.
TokyoOrigin
MenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about MARKAWARE
Sourcing starts at the farm
Designer Shunsuke Ishikawa visits farms and mills in Peru, Argentina, Turkey and Uruguay to source traceable organic cotton, wool, alpaca and hemp for each collection.
Proprietary cloth, made in Japan
Fabrics like Organic Wool Survival Cloth are developed with Japanese spinners, and garments are cut and sewn domestically rather than sourced from mills off the shelf.
Restrained tailoring meets relaxed workwear
The clothes sit between soft suiting and loose utility shapes, with shirts around $275-450 — priced for the materials and construction rather than visible branding.
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Brand facts
MARKAWARE is the high-end menswear line of Tokyo's Existence Co., Ltd., which also runs marka and knitwear label Text from Nakameguro. Debuting Spring/Summer 2009 under designer Shunsuke Ishikawa, it builds garments from the fiber up: Ishikawa visits farms and mills in Peru, Argentina, Turkey and Uruguay to source traceable organic cotton, organic wool, alpaca and hemp, then develops proprietary fabrics such as Organic Wool Survival Cloth with Japanese spinners and sewers. Collections favor restrained tailoring, relaxed workwear shapes and full domestic production. Shirts run roughly $275-450.
- Founded
- 2009
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Trousers $275–$342 · Shirts $252–$302 · Jackets $375–$526
- Focus
- Menswear
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury