Style Edit: Anteprima and Atsuro Tayama unveiled nostalgic artistry during fashion month
Anteprima and Atsuro Tayama showcased their latest collections during fashion month, both drawing on nostalgia and artistry in their fall/winter 2026 ranges.
Walking down memory lane
Rounded, flowing sleeves soften a crystalline white coat at Anteprima’s fall/winter 2026 runway at Milan Fashion Week. Photo: Getty Images
Showing at Milan Fashion Week, Anteprima continued its long-running approach to fashion as art with its new collection, created in collaboration with contemporary Japanese artist Aiko Miyanaga. Known for installations that give form to the intangible – time, memory, transformation – Miyanaga often uses ephemeral materials, like salt and naphthalene, in her works, allowing her sculptures to evolve and finally vanish. Anteprima’s latest runway translated Miyanaga’s vision into a collection of near-transparent knits, fluid silhouettes and monochromatic looks that traced the passage of time.
An oversized cable-knit sweater with deliberately frayed edges is paired with near-transparent knit trousers at Anteprima, giving form to Aiko Miyanaga’s exploration of the invisible. Photo: Getty Images
Cape-like outerwear, fluid skirt panels and layered looks came down the runway in monochromatic crystalline white, then misty grey, midnight blue, moss green, earthy brown and a golden bronze, before returning to pure white – symbolising an impermanent purity. Weightless chiffon trousers and near-transparent knit skirts gave form to Miyanaga’s exploration of the invisible.
A reversed jacquard knit in misty blue exposes its inner structures on the runway, celebrating the raw beauty Aiko Miyanaga’s collaboration with Anteprima draws to the surface. Photo: Getty Images
An oversized cable-knit sweater with deliberate frayed edges suggested the lingering effects of days gone by, while a reversed jacquard knit exposed inner structures, celebrating a raw beauty normally hidden from view. Coats with rounded, flowing sleeves softened the severity of outerwear, while skirts layered over trousers brought a quiet, harmonious depth.
Anteprima’s Standard Miniatura Wirebag is reimagined with Aiko Miyanaga’s butterfly motif and a vapour-deposited 999 pure silver finish, designed to react with the air and wear time visibly. Photo: Handout
Anteprima’s classic square Standard Miniatura Wirebag was reimagined with Miyanaga’s butterfly motif and a vapour-deposited 999 pure silver film, applied without a PVC coating so the metal can react with the air over time, embodying the collection’s theme of wearing time and memories.
