PROFILE
Born in Fukuoka, Japan, he started in 2014. In 2022, he won the TOKYO FASHION AWARD, and in 2021, he moved his presentation base to Paris. Since then, he has continued to create a buzz every season, both in Japan and abroad.
PROFILE
Born in Shiga Prefecture. After graduating Bunka Fashion College with honors, he gained experience as a fashion designer in Italy. In 2009, he moved his base to France and started his career as a hat maker, and in 2019, he became the first Japanese to win the "French National Craftsman of the Year" in the hat maker category. In the same year, he launched the brand "Hizume".
What they have in common.
-You met in Paris through a mutual acquaintance's party about two years ago.
Day nails: I thought that Hiro-san (Mr. Sueyasu) was a punk who made sharp punk works, and that his character would be sharp as well. But when I met him, I found him to be a very low, soft-spoken, and passionate person.
I am far away from punk, so I did not know much about the punk world, but my first impression is that there are very few people who have such passion and enthusiasm.
Suenan: Passion.......when you talk about passion, you are very persuasive. You even appeared in "Jounetsu Tairiku" (Continent of Passion) (laughs). (Laughs) I really like Taro Okamoto, so I guess I am a passionate person. Techniques come with time, but what is more important is power and passion. I felt that from Hizume-kun, too.
Day nails: My sense is that it is difficult for a foreigner to remain in Paris for 5 or 10 years, regardless of position, unless he or she has passion. Hiro's passion resonates with me, who has been working in Paris for many years, so I thought that if we could do something together, it would create an interesting chemical reaction.
Suenan: If I moved from Tokyo to Paris, I would probably be imbued with French elegance, but I did not want to be influenced by that, and I wanted to compete with something different from others. At that time, I happened to meet Mr. Hizume at the right time, and although what we were doing was different, I often felt that what we were doing was fundamentally the same. There are not many people who can feel that, so I think we are now one of the very few people who can share that feeling.
