Robes & Confections Debuts Voluminous Spring/Summer 2018 Collection

Designer Akira Tsuchiya's Robes & Confections is poised to debut a rich spring/summer collection for its 15th year. After spending some time as a patternmaker for Yohji Yamamoto, Tsuchiya has mastered the art of designing approachable, oversized clothing. As the designer explains, the brand gets its name from centuries ago, when, "[Robes & Confections] referred to a class of clothes mainly used by and associated with the labour class and also had the connotation of being poor quality clothes." U...