One look at the guests sitting in the two rows of chairs, or the folks standing (usually friends, customers, and stylists. Dont ask me. I was never invited to shows when I was just styling!) and you can feel their coolness oozing. No salarymen here!

The venue itself was outside; at the Prince Chichibu Rugby Stadium Hall, held right outside the stadium entrance. The lights were all dizzyingly red…but very moody. Very Ys.

The collection was titled “LOVE + HATE” and it was very militaristic, very French Confederate, berets and all. Not to mention completely RED. Hence the name Ys Red Label. I can see the editors getting into a tissy when in a few seasons, designer Michiko Suzuki sends out a bright blue shirt.

The collection had a great sampling of jackets and pants; made og a stiff wool-like felt. And I didn’t get to see it up close so I’m not 100% sure, but they probably used a technique to fuse panels together rather than by stitching them (which i did see up close at the Mila Schon collection tonight. It looks very comfortable to wear and without seams to come undone) such as in those pants with drop-crotches and a horseshoe-like panel in the back that reminds me of a baseball mitt.

In the end, all of the models came out at once in white distressed cotton daydresses and coats- it had an angelic effect.