# Tokyo James

> Tokyo James is a menswear label based in Lagos, Nigeria, started in 2015. Behind the label: Iniye Tokyo James. Known for tailoring that takes Savile Row structure and breaks it with unexpected colour and materials.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/designers/tokyo-james
- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/nigerian-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Iniye Tokyo James
- Based: Lagos, Nigeria
- Since: 2015
- Focus: Menswear
- Makes: Menswear and womenswear, shown in Milan
- Trained: Mathematics in London

## 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

- 2015: Launches his label. (source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/menswear-labels-to-watch/2021062340623)
- January 2021: Launches his Autumn/Winter 2021 collection, Ogidi Okunrin (The Strong Man), during Milan Fashion Week. (source: https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/menswear-labels-to-watch/2021062340623)
- 2022: Finalist for the LVMH Prize. (source: https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/tokyo-james)
- 3 March 2025: Listed as a digital show on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar. (source: https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/201/)
- 28 September 2025: Shows SS26 on the runway in Milan, on the official calendar. (source: https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/204/)
- 28 February 2026: Shows FW26 on the runway in Milan, on the official calendar. (source: https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/206/)

## Sources

- [LVMH Prize — Tokyo James, 2022 finalist](https://www.lvmhprize.com/en/tokyo-james) — checked 2026-10-22
- [FashionUnited — Menswear labels to watch (June 2021)](https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/menswear-labels-to-watch/2021062340623) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana — Milan womenswear calendar, FW25 (25 February–3 March 2025)](https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/201/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana — Milan womenswear calendar, SS26 (23–29 September 2025)](https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/204/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana — Milan womenswear calendar, FW26 (24 February–2 March 2026)](https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/206/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana — Milan womenswear calendar, SS27 (22–28 September 2026)](https://www.cameramoda.it/it/milano-moda-donna/calendario-pdf-ws/207/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [The Glass Magazine — MFW SS26: Tokyo James (29 September 2025)](https://theglassmagazine.com/mfw-ss26-tokyo-james/) — checked 2026-10-22