The Shirt Style By Brooks Brothers] Brooks Brothers, Shirts and Me Vol.13 Kyoko Kame Stylist

Supima Cotton Oxford Button Down Shirt Classic Fit ¥18,000+TAX(Brooks Brothers Japan)

Brooks Brothers" is of course a women's brand as well, but I have a strong image of Brooks Brothers as one of the brands that always appear when talking about men's historical gentleman's wear. This is even more so now that women are wearing more gendered clothes. The oxford fabric button-down shirts and tailored jackets that I am wearing today are especially reliable items because they have the good points of the menswear items that originally originated from the brand and are now available in a womenswear form. I dare to choose a larger size shirt in a menswear-like manner, but the collar is small and well balanced."

Kyoko Kame, a stylist who has worked as an office worker for an airline company before becoming a stylist and is now active in a wide range of fields, including magazine media, television, talk show appearances, and brand direction, described her image of "Brooks Brothers" in this way. Kame's fashion style, which values basics and incorporates the trends of each era, is a perfect match for the Brooks Brothers brand.

Coat ¥74,000+TAX(Brooks Brothers Japan)

I coordinated this outfit based on traditional style with a little bit of modern elements. I kept the bottoms compact and the color combination of the other items was all black. I carefully layered the black color with shoes that have a slightly shiny feel, and varied the material. At first I thought about wearing indigo denim for a casual traditional look, but I thought it would be better to keep it simple if I wanted to take advantage of the color of the corduroy outerwear. Lately, the clothes I wear tend to be more stripped down and simpler than before."

I think I tend to choose loose-fitting items these days, like the shirt I'm wearing today. I might be wearing a knit that I bought for my husband. However, a year or two ago, I would have chosen a looser bottom as well, and the overall look would have been more relaxed, but recently I'm back to a more formal, clean look, both in terms of the times and my mood. I am in the mood to dress in a way that is more crisp, such as by loosening up the top or bottom, but keeping the combination clean or adding a belt to mark it with a tight in.

Roll up the sleeves of the coat and put the shirt cuffs over them for a rougher look. Watches and bracelets also stand out.

Even with her busy schedule, she is able to maintain a strong sense of balance in her daily life because of her children and family. For Kame, who manages to balance her own life and her career as a stylist, what does "standard" mean?

Even through the passage of time, things change with the times in a positive sense. For example, it would be different if I were to say that I would wear the same standard "Brooks Brothers" five years ago. Nowadays, you would choose a larger size and wear it according to the mood of the times and trends. However, what you wore 5 years ago, you can wear again 10 years later with a fresh feeling. In this way, an item can be picked up at any time, but the way it is worn can be adapted to the times. It is the same with denim. Skinny jeans are in vogue at one time, while indigo-non-washed jeans are in vogue now. I think that items that are universally loved are standard items, but I think that among these items, the ones that are updated to suit the times are the true basics.

A button-down shirt with a jacket and a sweater draped over the top of it. This is a shot of a Brooks Brothers outfit being fitted on a trousseau.

In this day and age, there are a wide variety of stylists and many people with the title of fashion advisor, but what makes people want to work with me is my personality. I don't want to lose that. However, just as with the standard work I mentioned earlier, it is not enough to keep doing the same thing over and over again. I always want to have the flexibility and ability to update my work on a case-by-case basis, as well as a personality that makes people think, "I want to work with this person because of him.

Photo_Shin Hamada
Text_Maruro Yamashita
Edit_Yosuke Ishii