Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd.

DAKS, a British brand founded in 1894, held its 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Anniversary Collection Show on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Otemachi Mitsui Hall in Tokyo to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the brand. Creative Director Luc Goidadin visited Japan to present a capsule collection embodying timeless classic British style with a modern touch.

★Click here to view the Fall/Winter 2024-25 Capsule Collection show report and show looks.

Show Report

Show Looks

◆DAKS AW24 Capsule Collection
This collection show features a variation on the Geo Check, originally presented as an anniversary check, using more sophisticated styles and materials. The collection expresses and reinterprets traditional standard items with a modern, laid-back taste. The collection uses rich, prestigious fabrics such as wool jacquard and soft tweed, with Geo Check tailoring. The items are meticulously crafted with a playful touch.

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On March 25, 2024, a ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of company housing in Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo.

From right, Mr. Akira Inoue, CEO, Sankyo Seiko Group, Mr. Eiichiro Suzuki, President, San Lets Co., Ltd.

The new company housing has the following facilities and has received the highest rating of 5 stars from the Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System (BELS), which evaluates the energy-saving performance of a building. It has also received ZEH (Net Zero Energy House) certification as a building that aims to achieve a zero annual energy balance, making it a building with low environmental impact.

・Thermal insulated double glazing
・Solar power generation system
・Highly insulated
・Heat-insulated bathtubs
・High-efficiency air conditioners
・LED lighting
・High-efficiency water heater

LEONARD FASHION SAS

LEONARD announced on Friday 1 March 2023 at 10:00 AM local time ( 5:00 PM GMT), which the Paris collection for fall/winter 2024 was presented at Palais de Tokyo, 16th ward, Paris.
The theme of the collection is “LA ESCAPADA”.

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～Preliminary announcement at DAKS 130th Anniversary Event on April 19 (Fri.)～

Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd., which is involved in the apparel brand licensing business for “DAKS” and “LEONARD,” will begin planning, manufacturing, and sales of DAKS men’s wear and DAKS golf wear from September 2024 through its group company, Sankyo Seiko Fashion Service Co., Ltd.
This year, DAKS celebrates the 130th anniversary of its founding.From now on, the manufacturing, sales, and importing of men’s and women’s apparel, DAKS’ main business, will be conducted by the Sankyo Seiko Group under the new concept of DAKS LONDON.

＜Image to be rolled out from 24FW＞

◆Outline of DAKS 130th Anniversary Event
DAKS, a British brand established in 1894, will hold an anniversary event to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the brand.
DAKS Creative Director Luc Goidadin will present a 24AW capsule collection show.

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 from 5:00 p.m.
Venue: 2-1, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemachi Mitsui Hall Otemachi One 3F
https://otemachi-hall.jp/

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～”DAKS x Detective Conan” Towel Handkerchief on sale in limited quantities～

DAKS Simpson Limited, a consolidated subsidiary of our company, owns the British royal warrant brand DAKS, will release a limited edition towel handkerchief in collaboration with “Detective Conan” from January 12, 2024 at the Shonen Sunday Premium Shop, the official online shopping site of Shonen Sunday, and at the 30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition.

◆”DAKS x Detective Conan” towel handkerchief
The year 2024 marks the 130th anniversary of the founding of DAKS and the 30th anniversary of the serialization of “Detective Conan”. The two have teamed up to collaborate on this project.
A total of six types of towel handkerchiefs with the brand logo and iconic marks of each character embroidered on the house check pattern that symbolizes DAKS are available.

The package comes in a special package with the DD logo pattern of DAKS with the logo and iconic marks of the characters foil-stamped on the front of the package, and a striking original frame of each character on the inside, making it a great gift idea.

Conan Edogawa, Heiji Hattori, Ai Hibara, Shuichi Akai, Toru Amuro + “? (Total 6 kinds)
Each ¥1,540 (tax included)
The “?” will be released at a later date. Please look forward to it.

【Material】 100% cotton

【Towel handkerchief size】approx. 25 x 25 cm

【Package size】About 17.5 x 11.5 x 2cm

【Date and place of sale】From January 12, 2024

Shonen Sunday Premium SHOP
https://lifetunes-mall.jp/shop/c/c3010/

30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition
https://www.conanten-30th.jp/

◆”30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition” Tokyo Venue Overview

■Event Title
30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition
■Dates
January 12, 2024 (Fri) – February 25, 2024 (Sun)
■Hours
10:00-19:00 (last admission at 18:30)
■Venue
Exhibition Hall A, Sunshine City, Ikebukuro
(World Import Mart Building 4F, 3-1-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo)

・Nationwide Tour Schedule
●Tokyo
Venue: Sunshine City, Ikebukuro
Dates: January 12 (Fri.) – February 25 (Sun.)
●Fukuoka
Venue: JR Kyushu Hall
Dates: March 16 (Sat) – April 7 (Sun)
●Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Factory
Dates: April 13 (Sat) – May 12 (Sun)
●Sendai
Venue: TFU Gallery Minimori
Dates: Saturday, May 18 – Sunday, June 16
●Osaka
Venue: Daimaru Museum <Umeda> Daimaru Umeda Store, 15th floor
Dates: Mid-July to mid-August (tentative)
●Hiroshima
Venue: NTT Cred Hall
Dates: August 17 (Sat) – September 8 (Sun)
●Yokohama
Venue: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 2F Space, 3F Hall
Dates: September 14 (Sat) – October 6 (Sun)
●Nagoya
Venue: To be announced at a later date
Dates: November 16 (Sat) – December 15 (Sun)

The schedule is subject to change.
Please check the official event website and Official X for the latest information.

【Official X】
Shonen Sunday Premium SHOP (@sunday_premium)
https://twitter.com/sunday_premium

【Official】 30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition (@CONAN_ten)
https://twitter.com/CONAN_ten

◆About “Detective Conan
Shinichi Kudo is a high school detective whose father is a world-famous mystery novelist. He has solved a number of difficult cases One day, while on a date with his childhood friend Ran Mouri, he witnesses a deal between mysterious men in black!Shinichi is drugged with poison to make the witness disappear, and although he manages to survive, he is transformed into a child. If the organization finds out that Kudo Shinichi is alive, even the people around him are in danger.
He calls himself “Conan Edogawa” and continues to solve difficult cases. All of this is done in order to discover the identity of the mysterious organization and to regain his identity as Kudo Shinichi.
There is no such thing as an unsolvable mystery in this world！
A great detective without a labyrinth, there is always one truth！

【Official X】
Conan Edogawa（@conan_file）
https://twitter.com/conan_file

DAKS official online shop
https://daks-japan.com/onlineshop/

DAKS official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/daksjapan/

Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd.

DAKS, a brand with a royal warrant from the British Royal Family, has collaborated with Raja Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Shunji Morinaga, President), which operates afternoon tea bus tours, and the afternoon tea salon “Three Tiers” to offer DAKS afternoon tea bus tours in Tokyo from November 23 (Thursday, national holiday) to November 29 (Wednesday), 2023.

During the tour, a London bus that actually ran in London in the 1970s was decorated to DAKS specifications, and a special DAKS sales event was held at the “Three Tiers” Kyobashi store, the bus’s departure and arrival point.
The event was a great success, with approximately 400 people attending, including a rush to increase the number of buses.

 LEONARD FASHION SAS

On November 10, 2023,
“LEONARD PARIS SPRING/SUMMER 2024 COLLECTION VIP EVENT” was held at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The event was attended by approximately 200 customers and 10 press, as well as LEONARD Creative Director Georg Lux. The event featured a fashion show of the 2024 Spring/Summer collection, a performance by Korean singer Jeong Dong-won, and a bingo tournament, which all helped to create a lively atmosphere.

Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd.

On November 7, 2023, an article about our company was published in Senken Shimbun newspaper.

Sankyoseiko　Expand Overseas Business　Growth potential is “LEONARD”

Sankyo Seiko will further expand its solid overseas business. In the first half of the year, overseas sales accounted for 30% of consolidated sales and 50% of profits. The overseas business of LEONARD, a French company acquired last year, has room to grow, and is one of the challenges the company faces.

The first half (April-September) overseas results of the fashion-related business, anchored by the British “DAKS” and LEONARD, showed a 59% increase in sales and an 8% increase in profit over the same period last year. In the previous year, the impact of the urban blockade in China was significant. Operating profit already earns more than twice as much overseas than in Japan. The main overseas player is DAKS, which had 53 stores at the end of September, mainly in China and Taiwan. DAKS will open two stores in China in the second half of the year. Sales in China through overseas distributors increased 30% in the first half. In Taiwan, where there are 15 stores, the majority are women’s wear only. In the future, the company plans to increase the number of combined ladies’ and men’s stores to cultivate the men’s market.

President Inoue sees LEONARD’s overseas business as both an opportunity for growth and a challenge. LEONARD has 11 overseas stores, including two in France, most of them in Taiwan. Since the company acquired Taiwan last year, it has yet to open new stores there, but expansion and entry into the Chinese market will be key in the future. However, LEONARD has so far failed to succeed in China. The touchstones are Hong Kong, where there are many Chinese customers, and Macau, where the company plans to expand in the future. In Hong Kong, “unlike Japan, the clientele is younger, and the products that sell and the price range are different.” In the future, the company will “see what kind of products will sell,” including the use of not only European products but also products made in Japan.

The company’s aggressive investment is made possible by the fact that it has been raising its profitability by strengthening regular price sales and other measures. LEONARD’s fair value sales rate (in Japan) increased to 93% in the first half of the year.

◆Senken Shimbun Home Page　https://senken.co.jp/

LEONARD FASHION SAS

Focusing on the “beauty of prints,” the symbol of LEONARD, CHIARA GALLACCI, Print Chief  Designer of LEONARD FASHION SAS (a consolidated subsidiary of LEONARD), performed the coloring process at LEONARD Omotesando and Hong Kong Harbor City stores to show Japanese customers the commitment and craftsmanship of the company’s prints. (LEONARD FASHION SAS), our consolidated subsidiary, performed the coloring process at the LEONARD Omotesando store and the Hong Kong Harbor City store.

The service, in which original cards were prepared and the final coloring was done in front of the customers as a gift, was also very well received.

Sankyo Seiko Fashion Service Co., Ltd.

LEONARD opened LEONARD PARIS’ newest global concept store, LEONARD Omotesando, on Friday, October 20, 2023.

The 220-square-meter store, the largest of its kind in Japan, is a sublime space that reflects the essence of Paris. A 3.8-meter-high LED vision on the facade shows brand movies based on seasonal themes and conveys the appeal of the LEONARD brand.

Upon entering the store, the first thing that catches the eye is the store’s symbolic scarf pavilion.
The large, brightly lit circular pavilion is filled with a sense of openness, and is home to the brand’s collection of scarves, produced in collaboration with the Italian company Ratti, and is lined with the brand’s iconic, glamorous, and beautiful prints. The scarves here change seasonally, giving this art space the impression of an art exhibition.

A marble table in the center displays bags, hats, pottery, and other small accessories. A wood and brass corridor surrounds it, lined with showcases with beautiful wood grain.

After exiting the pavilion, a lounge zone opens up, surrounded by the latest collections. Visitors can browse the products in a relaxed and tranquil atmosphere.

In addition, a private salon is located in the back of the store. A LEONARD PARIS graphic print designed especially for this salon will cover the entire wall, expressing the brand’s world view. The press room will also be relocated inside the store to take advantage of its convenience and to respond quickly to leasing demands.

【Omotesando limited items】

The Omotesando store offers the full line of LEONARD PARIS, LEONARD FASHION, and LEONARD SPORT. The Omotesando store also offers a collection (T-shirts, scarves, dresses, etc.) exclusive to Omotesando.
＜From left to right: Limited edition dresses ¥176,000, ¥187,000, T-shirts ¥38,500, Scarf ¥19,800, Sneakers (pre-order item) ¥77,000, all prices including tax >

【LEONARD Omotesando Store Outline】
Address ：1F, 5-2-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Opening date ： October 20, 2023 (Fri.)
Opening hours: 11:00 – 19:00
Closed: Unscheduled holidays

●LEONARD official online store
The latest information and new items from LEONARD are introduced here.
 https://www.leonard-japan.com/