Korean and Japanese Fashion: The Aesthetic and How to Wear It

Korean and Japanese fashion has long shaped the way the whole world dresses: calm colours, clean lines and considered details instead of loud logos. It is an aesthetic about comfort and tidiness that is easy to bring into an everyday wardrobe.

Layers

Layering is the foundation of Asian style. A shirt over a T-shirt, a jumper over the shirt, a light top on top: layers add both warmth and depth to a look. The key is to keep them within a single palette so the combination looks pulled together.

A relaxed cut

Oversized and straight silhouettes rather than fitted ones are about comfort and quiet confidence. The balance is found through proportion: a voluminous top is offset by a slimmer bottom, and vice versa.

A calm palette

Black, white, grey, beige and muted shades form a base that always works together. An accent is added sparingly: through a single detail, not the whole look at once.

Detail and quality

The Asian aesthetic is about attention to the small things: the fit, the texture of the fabric, neat seams. Fewer pieces are better, as long as they feel good to wear and keep their shape.

How to wear it every day

Start with a calm base and one layer on top. Building a wardrobe like this is easy from our women's and men's sections — for example, basic knitwear as a first layer and an understated top to go with it.