Khakis × nonnative
Some garments reveal their character not at first wear, but through repetition. They are washed in the washing machine, caught in the rain, and worn through unfamiliar places and everyday routines until they gradually settle into the body. The collaboration between nonnative and Khakis is built on that same premise of repeated use.
nonnative director Takayuki Fujii often compares clothing to “tools.” Not objects that are overly refined, but tools that become more familiar through small imperfections and use. For that reason, nonnative garments often feel more at home in the washing machine than at the dry cleaner, and they are meant to be worn often rather than carefully preserved.
This collaboration begins with the word “Musubi” (むすび), meaning knot. A knot is a way of binding different things together. The meeting of people, a collaboration between two brands speaking different languages, the connection between city and nature. The campaign moves between urban and natural landscapes in Japan, showing how different scenes can be tied together like a single knot.
Based in Tokyo, nonnative has long integrated the structure of workwear, military garments, and outdoor clothing into everyday wear. Khakis, based in Seoul, works from vintage archives, adjusting color and washing techniques to give new garments the texture of something worn over time. Their starting points are different, but the direction they pursue is the same.
The collection begins with nonnative’s archive. Established forms such as the stand collar coat, trousers, and flannel shirts serve as the foundation, with Khakis adding its approach to color and finishing. Subtle details like the character of the fabric, the strength of the wash, and the density of color shape the overall tone of the collection.
At the center of the collection is the Dweller Coat in cotton-linen fabric. Inside the classic trench coat silhouette sits nonnative’s WINDSTOPPER® Garments by Gore-Tex Labs®. The function is not immediately visible from the outside, yet it quietly blocks wind while allowing moisture to escape. It reflects nonnative’s approach of embedding function within structure rather than placing it on display.
The colors are drawn from vintage references. The base tone comes from a single vintage Burberry coat. The garment was cut to create color swatches, and the tones of the coat and trousers were adjusted according to the aged fabric. Even the sweatshirts intentionally offset the color of the fabric and trims, finished with a strong wash to deepen the texture.
In this collaboration, the approaches of both brands come together within a single outcome. The structure of nonnative meets the color and finishing of Khakis, tied together into one form. That is precisely why the collection carries the name Musubi. The time it takes for a garment to become familiar to the body. That sense of time is what nonnative and Khakis sought to hold within this collection.
MADE TO LAST.
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