設計師青木明子（AKIKO AOKI）分別在東京及倫敦聖馬丁進修時裝設計，而後回日本擔任 MIKIO SAKABE 的助理，並於 2014 年創立同名品牌 AKIKOAOKI。青木 2018 年即被提名 LVMH 青年時裝設計師大獎，同年 11 月也獲得 Mainichi 時尚大獎新人獎，是近年活躍於國內外的設計師。而品牌通過不斷解構和重組女性服飾，探索經典和奇幻的時裝世界，創造出一系列精緻、獨特並富顛覆性的作品。
「有這麼多時裝品牌，
我想如果不先了解他們就會被埋葬。」
AKIKOAOKI 在一開始便選擇具有強烈性的主題，宣佈品牌概念及將自身過往的經驗延伸為「制服」系列，自 18AW 更打破以往的走秀模式，帶觀眾踏進「試衣間」。
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上週日本時裝品牌 AKIKOAOKI 於東京表參道發表 2020-21 秋冬系列，並將概念專注於「性別」，以探討男女間相似及不同之處，表達對異性的尊重、渴望和不完美，跳脫既定的性別框架來享受時尚，並首度使用男性模特。這回把場域拉回明亮的公共空間，讓觀眾能自由且近距離的觀看。
延續以往擅長的多層次和鏤空細節，顏色上更趨向暖色系，並使用如針織、燈芯絨等舒適面料；服裝廓型則在女性元素的基底上堆疊使其「模糊性別」，柔軟與硬挺的材質和設計線條在同一套服裝呈現，無違和感外同時給人一種俐落、冷冽，並且呈現出女性優雅的設計。而除了延伸至日常服飾的羊腿袖，以舊皮革製品翻新成外套也是本季的亮點之一，不僅是「可持續性」或「回收再製」，更是青木作為一位創造者的精神體現。
AKIKOAOKI 目前在台灣的 03TOKYO 展開，深受許多女性的愛好，有興趣的讀者不妨前往親自體驗青木明子所塑造的主題概念！
資料來源：fashionsnap