The Vibe :
⊹ Pleated skirt overalls meet loose, sheer leggings for an unexpected approach to summer layering.
⊹ Collared shirts and patterned pantsuits get a lighter treatment through transparent fabrics and silk overlays.
⊹ Tasselled cuffs, feathered bags and bouncing short dresses bring movement into the outfit.
Summer layering sounds like a questionable decision until Toga gets involved. For Spring 2027, Yasuko Furuta worked through that dilemma with sheer fabrics, open fronts and tailoring that left room for skin. A summer stay in Paris during a heat wave prompted her to compare the city’s revealing clothes with Tokyo’s more covered-up approach. The collection found possibilities between the two, giving a collared shirt or pleated skirt more to do than simply look sensible in the heat.
Pleated skirt overalls opened at the front over loose, transparent leggings, making the underlayer part of the outfit. A sheer floral button-up tucked into micro shorts with folded flaps projecting from the hips, adding volume to an otherwise abbreviated look. Patterned pantsuits received fine silk overlays, keeping their tailored lines visible underneath. These were combinations built around how much each layer revealed, with collars and pleats providing familiar details among the see-through pieces.
At Somerset House’s River Terrace, the wind gave the finishing touches their own performance. Tassels swung from sleeves and cuffs, feathered bags stirred, and short dresses bounced as models walked. An all-black look paired a plunging V-neck sweater with trousers finished in tasseled cuffs, showing how much interest Furuta could add without reaching for another print. Across the collection, the moving trims gave even the more covered looks a sense of lightness, carrying the summer idea right down to the accessories.
Brand DNA
Founded in Tokyo in 1997 by Yasuko Furuta, TOGA twists familiar dress codes through offbeat layering, hybrid fabrics, Western references, graphic hardware, and subversive proportions that give everyday pieces an art-school charge.
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