Alice Auaa Archive Menswear Collection
Yasutaka Funakoshi founded the Japanese label Alice Auaa in the mid-1990s, introducing a singular vision within Tokyo’s experimental fashion landscape. Drawing inspiration from Victorian dress, gothic subculture, religious iconography, and the darker edges of romanticism, the designer developed an aesthetic that blends fragility with severity. The brand quickly became associated with Japan’s underground fashion movement, producing garments that feel theatrical yet meticulously constructed — merging couture-level craftsmanship with avant-garde expression.
Throughout its evolution, Alice Auaa cultivated a visual language defined by corsetry, lace, sheer layering, and elongated silhouettes that evoke both Victorian mourning dress and gothic fantasy. Structured jackets, fitted trousers, lace shirts, dramatic coats, and intricately detailed accessories became signatures, often rendered in stark palettes of black, ivory, and deep crimson. The garments balance romantic delicacy with architectural construction, creating pieces that feel both historical and otherworldly. Alice Auaa’s work exists at the intersection of fashion, costume, and subculture — where garments function as expressions of identity as much as clothing.
This archive collection presents rare runway pieces and signature garments from the Alice Auaa era — structured gothic jackets, lace-layered tops, corseted silhouettes, elongated tailoring, and accessories imbued with a dark romanticism. For collectors drawn to gothic couture, Japanese avant-garde design, and fashion that embraces theatrical narrative, these pieces are more than clothing—they are artifacts of a deeply imaginative world.
Shop Alice Auaa archive pieces — curated by DRIEW for discerning collectors.
