6397 Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear

One thing Stella Ishii and her team at 6397 have nailed down over the last couple of seasons is their elongated, oversized, nonchalant, tomboy-ish proportions. They have an eye for extending the body by subtly tapering their cut, and have perfected the art of a relaxed fit that just about skims the body, progressively hanging away from the shape while also creating a cocooning sense of protection. Spring saw them move in on this sensibility even further. There was a casual sense of ease to their just-about-oversized shirting and pants, particularly the jeans and lightweight trousers made from what the team calls a “crispy cotton,” which is a thin, minimally crinkled airy cotton fabric. Ditto the “utility dress” in a tank shape with an A-line cut flaring to the ankle and the soft, their unlined tailoring made out of a weightless Italian tropical wool.