For over two decades, the partnership between adidas and Yohji Yamamoto has continued to pioneer a trailblazing approach to avant-garde sportswear.
Source: Y-3 Presents: Fall/Winter 2023 Chapter 3
adidas didn’t have to place a legend like Tricky into the advertising lookbook for this collection for it to be considered one of the best luxury deliveries of the year. After an amazing show from Pharrell with Louis Vuitton it was hard to see any other house dropping something comparable. While adidas isn’t a fashion house, Y-3 has always been considered a brand for those who wanted a more functional fashion aesthetic, not easily considered by the everyday consumer. Y-3 has been quiet luxury before the term existed. Not exactly quiet with its use of the three stripes trademarks, but the understated color palette lends itself to subtlety on first glance until an admirer looks at the cut. Y-3 is at its best with this F/W 23 collection and Yohji and the team have made statement pieces with almost every item. Here are a few. Use the source link above to look at the complete collection.
Chapter 3’s apparel collection sees Y-3 evolve the collegiate motifs of previous seasons, for an entirely new context. Drawing on vintage varsity style lettering, an array of graphics are applied to jackets, t-shirts, and hoodies, in kettle stitch embroidery, chenille patches, puff prints, and engineered knits. A curated offering of quilted pieces, with cutlines inspired by the adidas Originals Aloxe tracksuit, completes the apparel highlights with a selection of jackets, vests, skirts, and pants.
