Yohji Yamamoto’s S’YTE turns Dickies workwear into all-black anti-mode staples

Dickies is no longer just the dependable name in jobsites and back-of-house uniforms. In S’YTE’s hands, the Fort Worth workwear label becomes a platform for high-fashion experimentation, and this capsule makes that shift obvious: three all-black pieces, cut with Yohji Yamamoto’s usual appetite for shape, not nostalgia.

The drop lands as an anti-mode workwear statement, but the clothes are doing more than posing. The Work-Detail Jacket with Three Flap Pockets and the wrap-pleated pants are both built as 2-way designs, while the lineup also includes the Asymmetric Flap Pocket Tapered Pants and the Straight Pants with a Removable Wrap Panel. TC twill keeps the collection tied to Dickies’ utility DNA, yet the silhouette work pulls it far away from standard carpenter fare. Flap pockets, wrap panels and convertible construction preserve the logic of workwear; the all-black finish strips out the usual visual noise and turns familiar function into something much sharper, more architectural, and a lot more expensive-looking.

That price shift is part of the point. The jacket comes in at ¥42,900, the asymmetric tapered pants at ¥39,600, and the straight pants with the removable wrap panel at ¥38,500, putting the capsule in a designer bracket that sits well above the Dickies image most people still carry around in their heads. This is where the collaboration gets interesting commercially: Dickies brings the credibility of a brand founded in 1922 and now sold in more than 100 countries, while S’YTE turns that legacy into premium, directional workwear for people who want utility without the usual rough edges.

S’YTE’s role here matters just as much. The brand is exclusive to THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO, and its name comes from reading “et Y’s” backward, a neat Yohji trick that fits a label defined by anti-fashion, genderless cut and silhouette. On June 4, sales will start at 12:00 PM JST on THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO, with the capsule also available at S’YTE Shibuya PARCO, WILDSIDE YOHJI YAMAMOTO, Ground Y Nagoya PARCO and Ground Y + S’YTE Sapporo PARCO. Spend ¥44,000 or more on S’YTE products and an original bandana comes with the order, while supplies last. It is a small gesture, but the larger message is clear: Dickies is now a serious canvas for mode-minded redesign, and Yohji Yamamoto knows exactly how to make workwear look like a proposition, not a default.