PROFILE
Born in 1977, he started "White Mountaineering" in 2006. His clothes, which chew up and incorporate elements of the outdoors, have gained support, and he began presenting his work in Paris in 2003. . Currently, as an individual, he serves as the director and creative director of the J-League team "Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
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A collection that projects my lifestyle.
I heard that this season's collection is an expression of your current ideal male image. Could you start by telling us about the theme and design process?
Yosuke Aizawa ("Aizawa"):The theme of this year's collection is "Destination." . The collection is not limited to travel, but is outlined by the fact that we move around in our daily lives. There are various occasions, and I gradually expanded the image from the point that if I were 46 years old, I would wear this kind of style in this kind of situation. While keeping in mind that I would use the collection myself, I thought sincerely about how it would affect the people who would wear it. I think the first look is the most symbolic of all.
The first half of the show was structured around my current ideal image of a man. I was conscious of dignity and gentlemanly attire as menswear, centered on slacks and the like. The middle section is a casual style based on the theme of travel and mobility. The second half of the show is centered on technical wear by "BLK".
A total of 45 styles appeared on the runway. We have picked out 10 that are particularly iconic.
. Did you project your own lifestyle and what you wanted to wear into the collection?
Aizawa:Yes . . I want to keep the clothes I present in Paris based on my own experience. In order to create elegant and gentlemanly men's clothes, I wear them and go to the mountains by car on weekends. . Then, I go back to Tokyo and work hard, which is my current routine.
It is a very obvious thing, but I have come to believe that I am the best user of the clothes I make, and that I need to dig deeper to include not only comfort but also lifestyle.
One of the reasons I started living in Tokyo and Karuizawa three years ago was to see how far I could go in creating functional beauty, especially for "BLK. One of the reasons was that I wanted an environment where I could immediately test the samples I received. For example, if I rode my bike through the mountain forests of Karuizawa, I could control my own speed and test the cold and wind resistance of the clothes.
. We also want to be more particular about what we wear when we are alone, such as the relaxing clothes we wear in our rooms, our room shoes, and our bags when we travel, things that we might otherwise be distracted from. This is where the "Repose Wear" line was born.
Away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, watching movies, reading books, the way I spend my time and my rhythm has changed. I have a stronger desire to create something that expresses my own experiences, and I have come to feel this more strongly since establishing another base of operations in Karuizawa.
