Collection: Number (N)ine

Founded by Takahiro Miyashita in 1996, Number (N)ine is a Japanese fashion brand that created clothing inspired by American culture (Americana), military garments, and rock music. The brand was active for 12 strong years and cultivated a massive following in the fashion community.

Takahiro Miyashita is amongst what was considered to be a new wave of Japanese fashion designers, his contemporaries being designers such as Jun Takahashi and Junya Watanabe. Unlike other emerging designers of his time, Miyashita had no formal education in fashion. He was the youngest child in a family of four and his initial style inspiration was reportedly his older brother and American films such as “Bad Boys” and “Rumble Fish”.

After dropping out of school at 16 Miyashita spent a vast majority of his time in Harajuku and Shibuya where he became increasingly enamoured with the world of fashion, often thrifting clothing which he would then distress and customise.

The name Number (N)ine derives from the song “Revolution 9” by The Beatles where the phrase “Number 9” is repeated numerous times, interestingly the “(N)” in Number (N)ine is said to stand for Nepenthes and pays homage to Keizo Shizumu, the founder of Nepenthes.