»Rip Van Winkle's strange clothes [...] attracted the attention of the people.«
Otherwhere, yes – but not here, not yet.
What could be said about this brand, founded in 1997 by Naoki Shirotani and Masao Ono? While getting no attention here, it seems like a highly respected label in homeland Japan. See homepage and Yahoo! sales.
I own two pieces, an ox blood leather henley shirt and a white-painted linen jacket (soon for sale here). They're both pretty special. Working in leather and stylish techno fabrics, quality is good and design is fine – sometimes Carpe diem inspired, minimalistic arte povera style with raw edges and neutral colouring, at other times working more polished.
Couldn't you also detect some Watanabian and Yamamotian DNA? What the hell do I know about references? Do you like it?
ripvanwinkle
Otherwhere, yes – but not here, not yet.
What could be said about this brand, founded in 1997 by Naoki Shirotani and Masao Ono? While getting no attention here, it seems like a highly respected label in homeland Japan. See homepage and Yahoo! sales.
I own two pieces, an ox blood leather henley shirt and a white-painted linen jacket (soon for sale here). They're both pretty special. Working in leather and stylish techno fabrics, quality is good and design is fine – sometimes Carpe diem inspired, minimalistic arte povera style with raw edges and neutral colouring, at other times working more polished.
Couldn't you also detect some Watanabian and Yamamotian DNA? What the hell do I know about references? Do you like it?
ripvanwinkle
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