Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo's menswear collections are routinely lauded as the most courted commodity internationally, and yet the counterpoint is frequently forgotten — just what does menswear from abroad have to offer the week?
Although Tokyo seems set to be the gateway to East Asian fashion, with a scattering of brands from China and the Philippines appearing on the official schedule, it was New York-based Todd Snyder who showed what an asset international fashion can really be, with the brand producing a collection the week wanted, not what it wanted to give.
Contrary to the creations presented by other international big players (who won't be named to spare their blushes), Todd Snyder chose to localize his collection for the Tokyo audience instead of repeating a previously presented collection verbatim.
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