A New View of Applebum with Hiiragi Uesugi. Part 2

A new view of Applebum with Hiiragi Uesugi. Part 2

In the first part of this issue, we showed you a photo shoot of Hiirahei Uesugi wearing the latest 2023AW collection of "APPLEBUM". In the second part of the interview, he talks about fashion, his friends, and his current state of mind as an actor, all centered on the common language of "HIP HOP" and "Tokyo. Whether you are familiar with "Applebum" or not, please feel the depth of the brand's appeal through the words of Hiiragi Uesugi.

Photo_Takaki Iwata

Hair_Takuya Baba (SEPT)

Model_Shuhei Uesugi

Writer_Atsutaro Ito

Edit_Yusuke Suzuki

The important things that never change and the mood of the moment.

Applebum" also has a lineup of items that incorporate movie themes in addition to music.

Uesugi:I have just seen the skate deck from "The Godfather", which is a movie that I also love, and I was influenced by the fashion of the mobsters in the movie at one time. I couldn't wear a white suit like Al Pacino, but there was a time when I liked to wear a set-up (laughs).

From such a fashion point of view, are there any movies that you are interested in at the moment?

Uesugi:I know this is from the past, but I'm into the denim (pants) and shirt-in taste that Robert De Niro had in "Taxi Driver," and I have a poster of it on the front door of my house. I have a poster of it on the front door of my house.

Thank you very much. Lastly, do you have any tips for adults to wear street brands such as "Applebum" in a cool way?

Uesugi:I don't know... I don't think I am very conscious of that. Rather, I think of it as something like, "What is a street brand? There are so many styles nowadays, so it is up to each individual to decide how he or she feels about it.

After all, what I have always liked, I still like today, so I try to bring out my own taste in it.