82% matchYohji Yamamoto
Tokyo black avant-garde, draped instead of assembled
What changes: Fabric draping and tailoring rather than hardware-built sculpture
Brand profile
Noir Kei Ninomiya
Comme des Garçons-owned Japanese avant-garde label building sculptural, mostly black garments from chainmail, hardware and non-sewn construction.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$$Price
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What to know about Noir Kei Ninomiya
Noir Kei Ninomiya is a Japanese label founded within the Comme des Garçons company in 2012 by Kei Ninomiya, who joined the house as a pattern maker in 2008 before Rei Kawakubo encouraged him to show under his own name. The womenswear line treats black as its core canvas, assembling tulle, leather, vinyl, pearls and metal hardware into chainmail-like, largely non-sewn sculptural garments. Ninomiya debuted for Spring/Summer 2013, has collaborated on Moncler Genius, and continues to show on the Paris Fashion Week calendar, presenting Spring 2026 in October 2025.
If you like Noir Kei Ninomiya
82% match
80% matchRick Owens
Dark sculptural volumes with leather and hardware
What changes: Body-conscious drape and full menswear range
72% match
72% matchRodarte
Hand-worked tulle and darkly romantic construction
What changes: Colour and softness over black hardware structure
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2012
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Price
- $$$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Punk / Grunge / Goth