Hyke Tokyo Spring 2026

Hyke, with its outdoorsy and practical yet chic womenswear, has crested the gorpcore wave of the last decade. Now that fashion is moving on, brands like Hyke face a question: where to next? Hideaki Yoshihara and Yukiko Ode, who between them have decades of design experience under their belt, presented their answer this season.

Instead of taking cues from sports like trail running or hiking, as they have in the past, they shifted their gaze from the land to the sea. Yoshihara credited Hyke’s collaboration with The North Face, which came to an end last season, with allowing them to explore hiking gear, but said that it was time for something new. “We had to think of a fresher approach, and we landed on the ocean,” he said.

The naval cues were easy to read: an anchor motif on a top with frilled arms, sailor pants and bodysuits with bib-front buttons, and Breton stripes that appeared on sweaters that were really skirts (as in look 35) but that could also be worn as a dress (look 36). There were also sheer panels on the backs of the blouses or on the arms, which the designers intended to impart a breathable fluidity. “Since globally the summers have been so hot, we wanted to bring a sense of coolness to the collection,” said Yoshihara.

Naturally this coolness extended beyond the superficial. In the first three looks, explained Ode, the suits were actually made from a rayon polyester with an Oxford weave to give a dry feel; other suiting was crafted from mohair for breathability. “For the blouses we made a point in using fabrics that were not clingy, but that were still taut and draped, so it has a very airy feel to it,” she added.

The collection, which was presented digitally against a screen of roiling waves, unfolded mostly in black before relenting into deep navy denim and a kick of khaki before some splashes of crimson and sailor white. It felt fresh. The tailoring was the strong point: sharp and austere so that it almost felt sci-fi, but, like everything else in the collection, eminently wearable. There’s no question that Ode and Yoshihara are seasoned designers, but this time they also proved themselves able navigators of fashion’s choppy waters.