VOL.2 Laila Iwamoto Model
Laila Iwamoto is an active model. She prefers menswear-like fashion, and chose the solid-looking "Spruce Pack.
It's easy (laughs). I can use both hands. I have loved backpacks since I was a child.
How long have you been modeling?
rockI've been playing since high school, but I've always played badminton, so I wasn't that serious about it. From the second grade of elementary school to the second year of college. I got into junior high school, high school, and university with sports recommendations.
Wow! You must have been very active.
rockI was super active. But I got burned out, and after 13 years of doing it, I decided I had had enough. I wanted to model more.
Was it a scout that got you started?
rockYou were a scout.
How do you want to work as a model?
rockI would like to do more fashion magazines. But right now, I am just trying to figure out what kind of style suits me. I am still trying to figure out what kind of style suits me best. For that reason, I am now focusing on brand catalogs and look-at-me work, in order to be involved with a wide variety of people in a comprehensive way.
I see. I feel like my work is starting to turn around for the better now.
rockI think so, but I'm rather bored (laughs). Not at all. I'm scared. I'm worried if I don't hear from the office (laughs).
What kind of image did you have of the Burton brand?
rockGreat outdoors. I went to the store for the first time the other day. My friend invited me to snowboard when I was in college, but I was really scared (laughs).
Today's bag is a monotone, town-use item, but was it surprising to see an item designed that way?
rockYes, easy to use! I thought. It is surprisingly compact and easy to carry. It looks like it would go well with anything, even with a beautiful outfit.
What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
rockMany of them are menswear-like. My bags are also knapsacks or backpacks. I have always had a knapsack or backpack.
It's not mainstream among girls, is it?
rockYes, I agree. They all look pretty clean and girly bags.
But has Lila's taste always remained the same?
rockIt doesn't change.
Is there a reason for that?
rockIt's easy (laughs). I can use both hands. I have loved backpacks since I was a child.
What do you usually do when you are off the job?
rockI watch DVDs. I love movies from the 90s and 80s. I love movies from the 90s and 80s. I watch them all the time. I also watch minor ones.
Would you like to try your hand at acting in the future?
rockIf the timing is right. But right now, I don't want to stop this wave, so it's just one model.
Do you think you'd like to try your hand at working abroad?
rockI think...I don't know, I don't know (laughs). I want to broaden the scope of what I can do. I want to broaden what I can do.
Do you have many friends around you who are also models?
rockI think that's a lot. I don't meet local people. I don't meet local people. I meet mostly people from work.
I have been playing sports for a long time, and the type of people I meet must have changed a lot.
rockI've changed a lot, but the people I get along with don't change. They have a masculine personality.
Do you go home to your parents often?
rockI haven't gone home. My parents' house is close by, so I should go home. I don't go home unless something sad happens. I don't want to go home because I have too much fun every day (laughs).
Backpack: Spruce Pack [26L] ￥21,000
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