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Tokyo James
Iniye Tokyo James
Tokyo James is a menswear label based in Lagos, Nigeria, started in 2015. Behind the label: Iniye Tokyo James. It is known for tailoring that takes Savile Row structure and breaks it with unexpected colour and materials. Latest milestone on record (28 February 2026): Shows FW26 on the runway in Milan, on the official calendar.
Quick facts
Tokyo James at a glance
- Behind the label
- Iniye Tokyo James
- Based
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Since
- 2015
- Focus
- Menswear
- Makes
- Menswear and womenswear, shown in Milan
- Trained
- Mathematics in London
The person and the label
Who is behind Tokyo James?
Iniye Tokyo James studied mathematics in London and worked as a stylist, directed digital campaigns and launched a digital publication, Rough UK, before founding his label in Lagos after moving there from the UK, the LVMH Prize records. FashionUnited dated the launch to 2015 and described a Nigerian-British label working between London and Lagos, with tailoring that borrows from Savile Row and then breaks its rules through colour and material. He launched his Autumn/Winter 2021 collection during Milan Fashion Week in January 2021 and was an LVMH Prize finalist in 2022. The official Milan womenswear calendar listed the label as a digital show in March 2025 and as runway shows on 28 September 2025, for a Spring/Summer 2026 collection called Chaos, and on 28 February 2026; it was not on the September 2026 calendar we checked.
Timeline
Tokyo James, dated
- 2015Launches his label. Source ↗
- January 2021Launches his Autumn/Winter 2021 collection, Ogidi Okunrin (The Strong Man), during Milan Fashion Week. Source ↗
- 2022Finalist for the LVMH Prize. Source ↗
- 3 March 2025Listed as a digital show on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar. Source ↗
- 28 September 2025Shows SS26 on the runway in Milan, on the official calendar. Source ↗
- 28 February 2026Shows FW26 on the runway in Milan, on the official calendar. Source ↗
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Quick answers
Tokyo James, answered
Who is behind Tokyo James?
- Iniye Tokyo James. Tokyo James is a menswear label based in Lagos.
When was Tokyo James founded?
- 2015, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Tokyo James make?
- Menswear and womenswear, shown in Milan. It is known for tailoring that takes Savile Row structure and breaks it with unexpected colour and materials.
Where did the designer of Tokyo James train?
- Mathematics in London.