For his elegant spring 2027 collection, Takuya Morikawa turned to flowers and Irving Penn photographs – all of which he loves. The designer was surrounded by flowers during his childhood, due to his mother and grandparents’ gardens. “The way Irving Penn sees things has been a very big inspiration,” Morikawa said, pointing to how Penn lensed Issey Miyake fashion, as an example. There is a reduction yet richness to Penn’s images.