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. He is the owner of "instantbootlegstore". He has over 8 years of experience in the industry, including buying experience at BerBerJin. After that, he joined the select store "FAN". Since then, he has been involved in various projects. He started "instantbootlegstore," a secondhand clothing store that sells what he thinks are good items under the theme of "a wonderful way to spend your allowance.
Instagram:@hajime0722
Official website:instant-bootleg.com
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Owner of "blue room". The staff consists of people in their 20s, and mainly deals with street wear from the 90s to the 00s. They are working to convey the passion of those days to the younger generation, including their own generation, by offering their interpretation of the fashion and culture of those days in a way that they have not experienced in real time. Currently, they only have an online store, and are in the process of preparing for the re-opening of the store on a daily basis.
Instagram:@blue_room___
Official website:blue-room.com
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Owner of SIESTA. After working at "I&I," a popular vintage clothing shop in the Jinnan area of Shibuya, he opened "SIESTA" on Tonchan-dori in Harajuku, which sells imported and vintage clothing as well as bicycle parts. With a selection that evokes a whiff of the culture around the U.S. West Coast, the shop has gained a wide range of fans from skaters, bicycle riders, city boys, and industry professionals. Last year marked the shop's 10th anniversary, and it is now entering its 11th year.
Instagram:@siestastore
Official website:siesta81.com
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Owner of Ito Shoten, opened the vintage clothing store "T" in Koenji in 2008. His street-oriented selections attracted a lot of attention. Later, he relocated to Shibuya and expanded his fan base to include musicians and people in the fashion industry. Currently, he runs a web store, "Ito Shoten," featuring a selection of vintage clothing and his own headwear brand, "geek. He also holds pop-up stores on an irregular basis.
Instagram:@mr_t_ito
Official website:itostore.thebase.in
Selector 1_Instantbootlegstore I. Sakamoto
There are items that speak for themselves in the humble inline.
Let's start with the "new vintage SUPREME" items that each of you brought.
Sakamoto: Well, let me go first! . First is this zip hoodie.
Ito: It's so cool all of a sudden... (laughs)
Sakamoto: Yes, this is also shibui. I bought it in 2001, and this was the only one I could afford at the time. I was only able to buy this kind of thing back then, and even now, you can find a lot of them in stores. However, since I was not a reseller who was seriously trying to make a living, there was nothing left but this kind of nondescript item that I could just go out and buy because it looked cool. And the point of this one is the hood. It has "Home of the Bravest" embroidered on it. At that time, the store staff was told that the message was "Our hometown (New York City) will not be defeated! I said to the shop staff, "Wow, this is super cool! I'll buy it! I'll buy it!" I immediately decided to buy it (laughs). (I immediately decided to buy it.) I also like the "NEW YORK" logo on the front in an arch shape in the same color.
Ito: There are many "SUPREME" arch designs, but "NEW YORK" is not so common. Or, maybe this is the only one.
Aoki: Indeed .
Sakamoto: . I think that's why it is said that the design was born because of the terrorist attacks in New York City. Supreme" was born in 1994, and around the same time or a little later, the "Uraharajo" movement was born in Japan. I think this is where the foundation for the culture of sharing really cool things among friends was laid.
The words "Home of the Bravest" can be found in the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem, which translates to "Home of the Brave". The full-zip design is also typical of the early 2000s.
Ito: If you don't have it now, it probably doesn't sell as well as pullovers, to be frank. It is a common saying in the vintage clothing industry, "Zip hoodies are coming this year and zip hoodies are not coming! is a common saying in the vintage clothing industry (laughs).
Aoki: I mean, is this a faded black? Or is it brown?
Sakamoto: This guy is brown , and the body is made in Canada.
So CYC was the OEM manufacturer. . They were developing "SPURUCE" and "wings + horns.
Sakamoto: It is! Perhaps because the water in the area is hard, the fabric itself is also hard , giving it a heavy-duty feel.
Ito: I guess I've raised the bar by bringing something I can talk about out of the blue (laughs).
All: (Laughing hysterically)
Hazuki: . It's a possibility now, isn't it? Zip hoodies have been on our radar since about the year before last, when we started thinking, "No one else is wearing it, so it must be possible! We have been paying attention to the zip hoodie since the year before last.
Kasai: Yup, I'm in the mood for zips rather than pullovers these days . . I'm more in the mood for zips than pullovers these days.
Hazuki: Especially with thermals, they are heavy and warm, so I wear them as outerwear. . I also feel the romance of the arch logo.
Sakamoto: Yes, it's a man's romance. Arch logo is .
Aoki: Whoa, that's a keeper.
Sakamoto: Supreme" is now being worn by people who are not so interested in fashion, but who also wear it because of its logo. But I think it's wrong to think that "Supreme" = "tacky. I think they are always cool. Items with easy-to-understand material tend to be featured, but I wanted to convey the idea that there are actually items that can be talked about, even if they are not collaborations, in these humble inlines. And 20 years from now, there will be brands that use such items as their source material. When we can say, "This is an item from 2001," it will be on the same level as authentic vintage clothing, and it will truly be a new vintage.
Aoki-san, who is a little older than Sakamoto-san, what do you think of this hoodie?
Aoki: That's nice. The Daikanyama store at that time was really scary, and there were so many people lined up that it was hard to buy what I wanted. I couldn't buy the popular black one, so I had no choice but to buy the brown one, and now, on the contrary, I feel it's cool. If you think of it as something that has matured over time, you could call it vintage in the true sense of the word.
. It's enough to say that it has a nice atmosphere.
And the other?
Sakamoto: . it's a leather boot in collaboration with [PADMORE & BARNES], isn't it? As it happens, these were also released in 2001 and come in brown color. It is also known as the factory of "CLARKS," and in fact, it was here that the famous "Wallabee" was invented. The brand is still made in Ireland, as it has been since its establishment. In my case, I knew about the brand before "Clarks" through these boots. I bought them because I thought it would be a waste if I didn't buy something since I went all the way there, and I didn't wear them at all at the time (laughs). (Laughs) At the time, I used to wear them with ordinary outfits like sweatshirts and chinos.
Ito: They didn't sell at all, did they, this one (laughs). The designer team seemed to like "Clarks" so much that they made a special order for it as a self-indulgent flirtation, but even so, it is amazing that they were able to make this collaboration happen in the early 2000s, now that I think about it.
Sakamoto: Padmor itself has a strong impression of being rather beautiful, and bringing it to the street was also groundbreaking.
Aoki-san: "It is definitely a new vintage from the point of view of a gap. How about you, Mr. Aoki?
Aoki: It's okay.
Sakamoto: Yes! The fact that it has a nice atmosphere is enough for me , you know. . Because other than the logo stamped on the heel and the print on the insole, it is almost the same as the inline version.
Ito: And both of Hajime's are faded, so I can't even tell if it's a collaboration or not (laughs).
Kasai: However, the fact that it is hard to understand that it is ...... is actually good, and is something I want to wear now more than ever.
Sakamoto: . For this collection, we have chosen items that allow the reader to understand the design, manufacturing background, and other hidden intentions behind the item. I think that by paying attention to the ordinary in-line items in this way and digging deeper, we can find new ways to enjoy "Supreme".
