SS17 Blackmeans Deconstructed Laced Up Shirt Julius Creating a psychotropic effect on

Creating a psychotropic effect on the wearer’s body

and adjustable bondage straps

while lace overlays and embroidery added a romantic counterpoint

features a jewel-embellished hem—a seamless fusion of utility and ornamentation

SS17 Blackmeans Deconstructed Laced Up Shirt Julius Creating a psychotropic effect onBlackmeans is an English transliteration of burakumin, a term from Japans feudal era used during the Edo period to denote marginalized communities outside the caste system. Jobs such as leatherworking and tanning are stigmatized for their association with death and deemed religiously impure. An irony that mirrors how countercultures have long turned rejection into identity. By adopting this name, founders Yujiro Komatsu, Masatomo Ariga, and Takatomo