STYLE8. Taku Takemura
PROFILE
. is an editor and writer active in Japan and abroad. He runs "El Burrito's Skate Amigos" and prints out his own work. He is the author of "New New Thailand: My Favorite Thailand" (Two Virgins) and "A Way of Life: 28 Creator Journals" (P Vine Books). Currently, he is the author of "New New Thailand: My Favorite Thailand" (Two Virgins) and "A Way of Life: 28 Creator Journals" (P Vine Books).New New Thailand Our Favorite ThailandSeries.
Instagram: @taqueria_tokyo, @meandmyburrito
Love for Souvenir Goods.
Mr. Takemura first encountered skateboarding at the age of 13 and moved to the U.S. at the age of 21, yearning to experience American culture. His love for America is immeasurable, as he has traveled across and through the United States. Mr. Takemura likes to check out original goods when he stops by restaurants, cafes, and museums.
. I love goods from local restaurants such as diners and taco shops. I bought the T-shirt I'm wearing at the Hotel Paisano, which opened in 1930, in Marfa, Texas, where Donald Judd had his studio. It is in a place called Marfa, Texas, where Donald Judd had his studio.
The Hotel Paisano was built in 1930, and Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, and Dennis Hopper, who visited the area for the 1956 film "Giants," stayed at the hotel, which also has suites named after them.
The monochromatic design on the chest is not too assertive, and is very subtle. If you think that the design was just a quick flirtation, you are mistaken. The combination of the hotel's classic coat of arms and the different font styles, for example, is simple but well thought-out design.
. there are some fashionable hotels and glamping facilities in the town of Marfa, and I really liked it here. . I thought this T-shirt also had a cute balance of a venerable design printed only on the chest. Normally I would have put the print on the back as well, but I like that they didn't. I only bought one T-shirt, but I wish I had bought more than one."
He also likes collegiate stuff and stops by the college coop, but he said, "It's a shame that more and more bodies are sporty these days. I couldn't help but ask him about his preference for base bodies, and he responded with a satisfying answer.
I like the old-fashioned, ubiquitous feel of cotton," he said. Lately, I often wear clothes made by "El Britos Skate Amigos," which I make myself, and I think it would be great if I could find "Gildan" with good sewing (laughs). (Laughs.) I have a desire to make the bodies of my own clothes, but I like the borrowed feel or the sampling culture, so I just print on what I can find.
Mr. Takemura says he almost never buys T-shirts at clothing stores, but he told us that he buys a navy two-pack T-shirt in a Coolmax blend from The North Face Purple Label every season because of its comfort.
