A collaboration collection between S'YTE and the manga #DRCL midnight children by Shin-ichi Sakamoto (坂本眞一) goes on sale on Thursday, November 12, 2026. S'YTE is a line themed around "anti-mode" that carries on the cutting and silhouettes characteristic of Yohji Yamamoto Inc. (株式会社ヨウジヤマモト), and Sakamoto is a manga artist who has built a distinctive world through meticulous brushwork and sculptural expression.
#DRCL midnight children reinterprets Bram Stoker's novel Dracula in its own way, depicting a fantastical world where terror and beauty coexist through detailed, aesthetic imagery. The collection fuses this dark fantasy world with S'YTE's avant-garde sensibility, elevating a gothic aesthetic into contemporary fashion. Every item carries a logo name symbolizing the collaboration between S'YTE and #DRCL midnight children.
Collection Items
Flower Crown Embroidered Sukajan
A sukajan that combines a casual silhouette with highly artistic embroidery, a piece unique to this collaboration. On the back, the artwork of Mina and Lucy from the cover of Volume 1 of the original comics is expressed in bold yet intricate embroidery. The ornate flower crowns, delicate expressions, three-dimensional petals, and color gradations are reproduced in fine detail, depicting an aesthetic world where purity and allure, beauty and terror coexist. The elaborate embroidery stands out in vivid contrast against the black fabric, giving the jacket a presence like wearing a painting.
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN FLOWER CROWN EMBROIDERED SUKAJAN: ¥85,800 (tax included)
Graphic Patch Long Shirt
A long shirt scattered with textiles printed with various artworks from the original manga, condensing the work's fantastical and mysterious world. The varied graphics create a patchwork-like visual rhythm, adding playfulness and a modish sensibility to a simple form. The lightweight fabric, which sways with movement, further accentuates its prominent details.
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN GRAPHIC PATCH LONG SHIRT: ¥59,400 (tax included)
Graphic Patch Regular Shirt
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN GRAPHIC PATCH REGULAR SHIRT: ¥49,500 (tax included)
Bat Print Hakama Balloon Pants
S'YTE's signature hakama balloon pants are printed with a graphic of bats, a motif from the original work. The fantastical yet unsettling graphic highlights the work's dark world. The inventive silhouette and graphic work together, adding individuality even when styled with simple tops.
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN BAT PRINT HAKAMA BALLOON PANTS: ¥57,200 (tax included)
Tie – Peeking
A monochrome printed tie that zooms in on a memorable scene in which Lucy peers into Mina's room through the door, symbolizing both the aesthetic beauty and the terror of gothic horror. Sakamoto's realistic expression, with its delicately drawn eyes, flowing hair, and carefully rendered shadows, creates a distinctive atmosphere that combines stillness and eeriness. The bold composition and sharp contrast against the jet-black fabric add presence to a minimal form.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN TIE – PEEKING: ¥8,800 (tax included)
Embroidered Graphic Drape Coat
Based on S'YTE's signature drape coat, this piece boldly brings the world of the work into the design. A large collar and a buttonless front that falls naturally create beautiful drapes. The back is printed with the artwork from the cover of Volume 3 of the original comics, showing Lucy in a black dress lying in a coffin, surrounded by brightly colored flowers and countless skulls. This fantastical, decadent graphic highlights the work's aesthetic world. Delicate embroidery is layered over some of the flowers, and the three-dimensional look of the colored thread adds depth to the print. The painting-like presence created by the graphic and embroidery is the coat's appeal.
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN EMBROIDERED GRAPHIC DRAPE COAT: ¥71,500 (tax included)
Graphic Culotte Pants
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Culotte pants with a voluminous silhouette that spreads loosely. The soft movement created by the wide hem gives them an elegant, skirt-like look. The black-based body is printed with a graphic of skulls and brightly colored flowers, also depicted on the cover of Volume 3 of the original comics. The contrast between the skulls, which evoke death, and the flowers, full of vitality, highlights Sakamoto's decadent and fantastical beauty. The rich colors and detailed depiction stand out against the jet-black fabric.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN GRAPHIC CULOTTE PANTS: ¥62,700 (tax included)
Tie – "I do whatever I want to"
A black-based necktie printed with a graphic that combines an illustration from the original work with a message. The English phrase "I do whatever I want to" runs vertically, alongside a figure in an ornate hat layered with a faintly emerging portrait. The classical attire and fragile expression highlight the fantastical, aesthetic world. A gradation shifting from black to gray and a print whose outlines gradually fade create a mysterious impression with depth.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN TIE - "I do whatever I want to": ¥8,800 (tax included)
The Doll T-Shirt
A T-shirt boldly printed with the figure of a doll modeled on Count Dracula, as drawn on the title page of Chapter 32. The long flowing hair and exposed joint structure accentuate both human-like beauty and the lifeless quality of a doll, giving it a distinctive presence where eeriness and beauty coexist. Sakamoto's delicate brushwork brings out the work's mysterious, decadent world.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN THE DOLL T-SHIRT: ¥9,900 (tax included)
Sun and Moon T-Shirt
A T-shirt printed with a fantastical graphic that depicts Luke and Lucy, two personalities, as mirror images against a backdrop of the sun and a crescent moon. The long flowing hair and intricately crossing hands create a distinctive atmosphere that combines delicacy and allure. Motifs evoking light and darkness, day and night, along with a symmetrical composition, highlight Sakamoto's mysterious and aesthetic world.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN SUN AND MOON T-SHIRT: ¥9,900 (tax included)
Mina Murray T-Shirt
A T-shirt printed with Mina, a main character of the story. The graphic, which draws on Sakamoto's delicate and original depiction, gives a simple T-shirt a striking presence. It brings the work's fantastical and mysterious atmosphere into everyday styling.
S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN MINA MURRAY T-SHIRT: ¥9,900 (tax included)
Graphic Print Bag
A bag boldly printed with different artwork on each side, expressing the multifaceted appeal of the work. One side features the illustration of Mina and Lucy from the cover of Volume 1 of the original comics. The two figures, snuggling close and wearing flower crowns, along with a bewitching expression hidden among the splendid flowers, depict an aesthetic and fantastical world. The other side is printed with artwork showing the hands of several figures and red tubes crossing like blood vessels. The contrast between pale colors and vivid red evokes life and the connections between people, creating a distinctive atmosphere that combines beauty and unease.
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S'YTE × #DRCL MIDNIGHT CHILDREN GRAPHIC PRINT BAG: ¥9,900 (tax included)
About the Work
#DRCL midnight children is set in the late 19th century, an era buzzing with technological development and economic growth thanks to the Industrial Revolution. The Russian ship Demeter loads an eerie wooden crate at the port of Varna and sets out for England. But a gruesome incident occurs on board, and the ship runs aground off the coast of Whitby, England. Mina, Luke, Arthur, Joe (ジョー), and Quincey (キンシー), five students at a public school in Whitby, witness the wreck...!?
Sale Information
- Release date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Stores:
- Note: Sales at THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO begin at 12:00 PM Japan time.
- Note: The release timing of some items differs between THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO and the stores.
- S'YTE official Instagram: @syte_yohjiyamamoto
