Started by Ennio Capasa, a former protege of Yohji Yamamoto, Costume National encompasses menswear, womenswear, accessories, and streetwear. After its launch in 1986, the line was lauded for heralding the "new Italian design" movement (i.e. hypermodern innovations on classics). This translates into architectural precision in draping, impeccably tailored suiting, and casualwear in body-hugging leathers, silk knits, and denim.