SK8-HI MTE-3
SK8-HI GORE-TEX MTE-3 ¥19,800 (VANS), Patagonia retro vest ¥13,200 (SAFARI Store 4), MIRSTOLES knit ¥53,900 (Bshop), Carhartt WIP T-shirt worn inside ¥4,800, mask ¥3,800 (both Carhartt WIP Store Tokyo), [ULTERIOR] pants ¥32,000 (ELIGHT lnc.), [HomelessTailor] hand warmers ¥6,500 (OVERRIVER), socks ¥2,500 (Bshop)
SK8-HI GORE-TEX MTE-3 ¥19,800 (VANS)
SK8-HI GORE-TEX MTE-3 ¥19,800 (VANS), SEVEN BY SEVEN outerwear ¥176,000 (Sakas PR), VANS jacket ¥31,800 (VANS), nonnative anorak ¥79,800 (VANS), Carhartt WIP pants ¥17,000, T-shirt inside ¥7,000 (vendor, coverchord). Carhartt WIP pants ¥17,000, T-shirt worn inside ¥7,800 (both Carhartt WIP Store Tokyo), GRAMICCI PERFORMANCE hat ¥7,480 (INS) CAPRICORN MOHAIR SOCKS socks ¥2,500 (Bshop), other personal effects of the stylist.
SK8-HI GORE-TEX MTE-3 ¥19,800 (VANS)
Do you usually wear "Vans" sneakers?
I wear them. I wear "Vans" all the time, even when I go to work. Vans are now commonplace, worn by everyone from adults to children, but as a Vans fan, I am happy that there are many other options besides the standard models, such as unknown designs and collaboration models.
Do you remember your first "Vans"?
I bought this model when I was a high school student studying abroad in the United States. In school, kids with backpacks from "JANSPORT" and "EASTPAK" were pushing around on skates on their way to class. They were all wearing "Vans" at that time. I thought, "That's fashionable, right? I remember running to Wal-Mart to buy some myself (laughs). (Laughs.) I think my first pair were Checkered Flag "slip-ons.
I feel that this is exactly the culture of "Vans". Was it while you were in the U.S. that you first encountered hip-hop?
No, that was when I was in Japan before I came to the US. I was listening to CDs and cassette tapes of Japanese hip-hop artists who are now called OG (=Original Gangsta) from Shu in Eniwa, who I was working with as "N.C.B.B. (the name of the hip-hop group to which YOUNG DAIS belongs). I was listening to various things from Shu of Eniwa, who is working with me as "YOUNG DAIS. There I learned about the unique mannerisms and techniques of Japanese rap. I also got to know DJs and started listening to American hip-hop.
Did your values change when you actually lived in the United States, the home of hip-hop, from there?
That's right. Hip-hop was integrated into daily life, and unlike when I was in Japan, liking hip-hop was not a minority thing. I now think that Eminem's debut led white kids at school to start rapping, and I was able to experience the moment when hip-hop became a music that transcended racial boundaries.
