Mr. Williams returns for a second year in the row to Tokyo. I unfortnately did not. But luckily, ACL gets sprnklings of his visit every now and then. The latest is a unique  look at a designer whose work with a heritage outwear company,  is more known than his own line – at least outside of Japan.

“Tokihito is probably best known (though I think he still flies largely under the radar) for his wildly successful (and completely badass) Barbour Beacon collection. Outside of that, Tokihito and his own line TO KI TO don’t have much of a presence outside of Japan, something that needs to change. Tokihito has some serious design skills and is deserving of all of the good words that can be sent his way. When it comes down to it, I wouldn’t be afraid to say he is one of the best designers in the world.”

More looks after the click.

We’re on site at Bread & Butter Show in Berlin to bring you some looks at collections coming for Spring 2011. First up, is a look at the Barbour To Ki To Spring 2011 offering. While the mainline for Spring may be headed in a direction that includes the infusion of color, the To Ki To collection remains grounded in the fundamentals of the Barbour lifestyles. Designer, Tokihito always adds a variety of accents to the line. The “Duralinen Trials Shirt” in olive includes a wrap which attached the rear of the jacket to the front via a crotch wrap – which helps in keeping the dirt off your slack.

Many more individual looks from the Barbour To ki To Spring 2011 collection after the click.

Contemporarystandard has published a great post with sketch images of the work by Tokito Yoshida for the Barbour Beacon To Ki To collections as presented for A/W2009 and S/S2010. Skeches are shown for a good deal of jackets including the bicycle, motorcycle, and driving jackets. Both Barbour Beacon To Ki To collections offer modern fits for these classic Barbour looks. Some background on the Beacon collection. “The Beacon brand was first introduced in 1908 in Barbour’s first ever catalogue and remained an established brand name for almost fifty years. In the first catalogue in 1908, a range of oilskin jackets and trousers were sold as multi purpose all weather garments and came in four different qualities ranging in price from 10s 6d to 14s 6d in a variety of lengths and sizes.” Absolutely solid jacket.

More sketches from the Barbour Beacon To Ki To collection after the jump.

ACL gets the scoop on the Spring/Summer 2010 collection from the very popular Barbour Beacon TO KI TO collection. “With the first Barbour Beacon fall collection just hitting stores, Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida rolls on with another fantastically designed collection of outerwear from the venerable English brand. The new offerings compliment the main Barbour line perfectly, but the Beacon coats are just unique enough to be really desirable without taking anything away from the core collection. That is the tough part of collaborating with such a well known and revered brand like Barbour, making the collaboration product unique but not too too crazy.”

More looks from the Barbour Beacon TO KI TO Spring/Summer 2010 Collection after the click.

Liberty has stock on the new To Ki To for Barbour collection which includes a Liberty exclusive trench coat. “Barbour has teamed up with Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida to launch a new limited edition Beacon Heritage Range capsule collection for Autumn Winter 2009… he has taken Barbour’s distinctive style and added his own signature design to create a unique collection, which includes Bicycle, Horse Riding and Driving jackets…”

More looks from the To Ki To for Barbour Beacon Heritage Autumn/Winter 2009 after the jump.

The master of all things workwear has turned us onto a new limited release collaboration between Barbour and Japan’s To Ki To that will happil receive some delivery in the USA as well. We’ll let Michael tell you all about it. “One of the things that came up is a new limited edition line from the esteemed UK brand Barbour. The eight piece outerwear collection — designed by Japan’s To Ki To — is a hybrid of classic Barbour from the brand’s archives and modern technical outerwear…”

Get the full story over at ACL. More views of the upcoming Barbour Collection by To Ki To after the jump.