and wander

and wander started in Tokyo in 2011, founded by Keita Ikeuchi and Mihoko Mori, who both used to work at Issey Miyake. You can see that background in the hiking gear: technical fabrics, reflective details and a lot of care in the pattern cutting.

The clothes were designed for the trail, and they're made for real terrain and real weather. Oi Polloi points out that a kit built for Japanese mountains should cope with a wet Peak District. Sharp enough to wear around town too.

The range covers jackets, trousers, shorts, t-shirts and bags. Core pieces come back each season, refined a little after testing in Japan and beyond. It's steady improvement rather than reinvention.