Children of the Discordance Special Event

Children of the Discordance
Special Event

News

Edition 108

28.05.2025

The summer edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, number 108 (Florence, Fortezza da Basso, June 17–20, 2025), will shine a spotlight on the most cutting-edge creative research from the international scene. Another highlight in the event program: featured in Florence as Special Event will be Children of the Discordance, the brand founded by Japanese designer Hideaki Shikama.

On the evening of Tuesday, June 17, at the Stazione Leopolda, Children of the Discordance will stage a runway show-event for Pitti Uomo and its global community, in collaboration with Japan Fashion Week Organization. Additionally, the brand’s collection will also be showcased at the Fortezza da Basso within Futuro Maschile, the section dedicated to the new elegance of contemporary menswear.

Children of the Discordance is one of the brands we’ve been following most closely for several seasons ever since its debut at Pitti Uomo a few years ago, introduced through the Tokyo Fashion Award. We appreciate the independent thinking of its founder, Hideaki Shikama, and the calm confidence with which he blends archival references and the fast pace of street culture, all with a forward-looking design vision. This June, Children of the Discordance’s special event will bring to Florence a unique fusion of metropolitan rhythms and fashion culture, a contemporary narrative aimed at diverse global communities.

— Francesca Tacconi, Special Events Coordinator at Pitti Immagine

We are very pleased to be presenting our collection at Pitti Immagine Uomo in June. I’ve been part of the Pitti community since I won the Tokyo Fashion Award about eight years ago and I am very grateful to be able to come back and present my collection for the first time in five years, as this is the event that led to an increase in the number of my business partners. My clothes are inspired by all the culture I experienced growing up in the Japanese port city of Yokohama and I try to incorporate the essence of the culture into each piece.The clothes that I make are committed to being unique, and I will continue to explore this on a daily basis.

— Hideaki Shikama, founder and designer of Children of the Discordance

About Hideaki Shikama

Born in 1980, Hideaki Shikama grew up on the streets of Yokohama and Tokyo. While going to fashion school in Tokyo, he worked as a street skate boarder, rapper and model while also working at a multi brand store. His fashion career began in earnest when he was selected as the director of the multi brand store Acycle, which opened in Harajuku, Tokyo, in 2005. He was responsible for buying about 70 brands and planning and producing store brands. In 2011, he founded Children of the discordance. He has been presenting his collections in Tokyo, New York, Paris. He received the Tokyo Fashion Award in 2017 and has since been expanding his business globally. Currently based in Tokyo, he is producing collections with his trusted atelier team.