kudos is a Japanese fashion brand that was launched in 2017. Its founder and designer is Tsukasa Kudo. After graduating from Waseda University, he went on to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After dropping out, he went to a pattern school in Paris to learn the basics of clothing making, while gaining experience as a design assistant at Jacquemus and JW Anderson, and as a pattern assistant at Y/PROJECT. After returning to Japan in April 2017, the brand was launched for the 2017-18 autumn/winter season. In addition to designing, he also shoots and styles the looks himself, and is active as a photographer, holding photo exhibitions and more.