Lookbook 03: Indigo Rhythm

Indigo Rhythm is a deeply personal and culturally charged offering that bridges the worlds of Japanese artisanal dyeing and the golden-age New York jazz scene, refracted through the lens of Scandinavian minimalism.

With Indigo Rhythm, KAMO pushes beyond the boundaries of traditional design, delivering a collection that feels as much like a cultural statement as it does a product line. Drawing inspiration from the unrestrained energy of 1950s jazz clubs in Harlem and the centuries-old discipline of Japanese indigo dyeing, the collection becomes a poetic intersection where spontaneity meets precision, and soul meets silence.

“This collection is about rhythm. Not just musical, but visual, material, and emotional,” says Tim Faith Hancock, Founder and Creative Director of KAMO. “We looked at the way a saxophonist bends a note, and how a Japanese dyer coaxes depth from indigo. There’s beauty in repetition, and power in imperfection.”

Each piece in the collection is constructed from hand-dyed indigo denim, developed in collaboration with Japanese artisans using traditional dyeing techniques rarely applied in contemporary production. The result is a subtle complexity of tone and texture, every fabric batch is unique, marked by the hand that made it.