In late July 2025, Takahiro Miyashita announced the closure of TAKAHIROMIYASHITA TheSoloist after fifteen years, writing, "The time has come for what has become a symphony, to close." In a 2017 interview with StyleZeitgeist, Miyashita explained that he founded TheSoloist to become "a completely independent designer," free from the structure of a larger fashion house. Looking back on the brand's legacy, he described every garment as "a musical note," each crafted with the finest tailoring and materials. Today, let's take a closer look at this piece from early TheSoloist and the collection it originated from.

Released for Spring Summer 2012, Symphony #0005 marked the fifth chapter in Miyashita's post-Number Nine journey. Rather than revisiting the distressed grunge and poetic rock references that had made Number Nine, Miyashita shifted his focus toward craftsmanship, comfort, and garments intended to evolve alongside their wearer.

Instead of revolving around a single concept derived from music or a place, Symphony #0005 focused almost entirely on the garments themselves, introducing four distinct product families: the Pajama Series, Cocktail Series, American Workwear, and the newly introduced eARTh dye program.

The Pajama Series, a recurring staple of the brand, is an exploration of relaxed tailoring, using soft, breathable fabrics and slouchy silhouettes to redefine luxury silhouettes with additional comfort. Building on a concept first introduced the previous season, the Cocktail Series expanded on elegant eveningwear with refined shirting and tailored jackets. Dressy silk/satin paired with casual & workwear materials like hickory, corduroy and gabardine. Alongside these was a reinterpretation of classic American workwear, where chore coats, work shirts, and wide trousers were reconstructed using Japanese techniques and premium materials such as deerskin, horsehide, and kangaroo leather. Lastly, the eARTh dye program. Garments were first constructed using varying thread tensions, stretch yarns, and specialized sewing methods to intentionally create puckering and other irregular distortions across the seams. They were then garment-dyed using mineral and earth-inspired pigments inspired by those found in ancient cave paintings, producing subtle organic tones that aged uniquely over time. Select undyed garments were individually hand-painted by Miyashita himself.

Seen in the lookbook, this beautiful undyed jacket features 2 rows of buttons along the side vent, allowing the wearer to cinch the back for a sharper fit and is hand finished with Miyashita's paint splatter across the front.

Tagged Size XS

Measurements:
Shoulders: 44cm
Length: 82cm 
Chest: 47cm 
Sleeve Length: 62cm
Hem: 58cm