DESIGNER PROFILE

DESIGNER PROFILE

Ayami Takahashi

After earning certification as an Apparel Management Specialist (Showa Women’s University), Ayami worked in apparel manufacturing, fancy yarn development, and knit production for collection brands. She later studied at ESMOD JAPON [Accessing Mode Identity] before launching her independent career.

She founded L‘ANIT, a unisex knitwear brand that blends hand-knitting and machine-knitting techniques, using original fancy yarns.

With the motto “Happy through fancy & funky knits,” she weaves each client’s vision of “fancy” into her designs, delivering warmth and joy through knitwear and fashion projects.

Selected Achievements

  • 2025.7– Art Director, Date Knit Project: “Knit & Wrap with Love!” (Yarn Bombing)

  • 2023.12 Fukushima Venture Award – Excellence Prize

  • 2021.10– Technical Advisor, Digital Manufacturing Network Project (Yamagata University)

  • 2018.11 Japan Mawata Association – Visual Art Award (Wear Category)

  • 2018.3 SOLEIL TOKYO Award – Ladies Category

  • 2016.9 rooms33 Kameyama Award

  • 2014.12 VIN PASSION Beaujolais Nouveau Label Design – Excellence Prize

  • 2014.10 TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK “ASIA AWARDS” – Nominee

  • 2011.10 Styling Contest of the British Style – Best Stylist Award

Worn by

aiko / Nana Komatsu / Natsume Mito / Satone Kubo (AKB48) / Marika Ito (ex-Nogizaka46) / Yui Kobayashi (Keyakizaka46) / MUSUBISM / Anna Yamada / AKINA / Bunta Shimizu / SHE IS SUMMER (MICO) / Yui Okada / Nozomi Tomita / Nao / Miyu Kotani / Nairu Yamamoto / Maylee Todd / Naenano / Ryusei Onishi / Shunsuke Michieda / Kazuya Ohashi (Naniwa Danshi) / Renka Iwamoto (Nogizaka46) / xiexie / Umika Kawashima / and others

Stockists

BEAMS Japan Kyoto / SHIPS Shibuya / H.P. DECO / WALL / LUMINE / Mitsukoshi Isetan / Takashimaya / and others

Media

Magazines: SPUR / Harper’s Bazaar UK / SOEN / sweet / bis / +act. / Men’s PREPPY / Hanako / Weekly Shonen Jump / Weekly Shonen Sunday / Keito Dama / AERA / Discover Japan / MONMO / others

Newspapers & Trade Press: Yomiuri Shimbun / Asahi Shimbun / Nikkei MJ / Senken Shimbun / tokyoperspective / Kahoku Shimpo / Fukushima Minyu / Fukushima Minpo / others

Web: wooly magazine / WWD / FASHIONSNAP / SOEN Online / TINY MIX TAPE / others

TV: Hirunandesu! / Pittanko Kan-Kan / Odoru! Sanma Goten / Guruguru Ninety-Nine / Azatokute Nani ga Warui no?

Films: Diorama Boy Panorama Girl / Moonlight Shadow

Order random. Honorifics omitted