One of the essential elements of "Liberaiders" creations is "travel.
Each season, their collections are based on a specific location. In the past, they have started with Tokyo and Okinawa in Japan, Russia, Cuba, Nepal, and so on.
This is the desire of the director, Mei Yong, who places emphasis on recognizing the world with one's own eyes and body.
Tibet was chosen as the setting for the Fall-Winter 2009 collection. Using this land, which has developed its own unique culture, as a source of inspiration, "Liberaders" has completed two items.
VELOUR VARSITY JACKET ¥36,300
First, we introduce a scajan in velour fabric. The eye-catching embroidery on the chest is in Tibetan, meaning "Tibetan. The back is similarly embroidered in Tibetan, meaning "snowy mountains.
And the blue, white, red, green, and yellow colors used for the embroidery on the front and back are a color scheme based on the Tibetan Buddhist tartcho, known as a banner to ward off evil and to pray. It is an excellent design that incorporates respect for Tibet into fashion.
Looking at the functional aspect, although it is a thin jacket, it uses "THERMOLITE®" for the padding, so it can be worn in all three seasons except summer.
YAK BOMBER JACKET ¥33,000
The MA-1 jacket made of resilient nylon twill features an impressive embroidery of a yak (a bovine animal that lives in the high mountains) on the back.
Tibetan herdsmen eat and drink yak milk and meat, and use the hair as material for tents and clothing.
The back of the left sleeve, which is made of a different color material, is decorated with the logo stickers of previous generations of "Liberaders," expressing the brand's past history.
The front zipper pull is made of deerskin cord and glass beads, giving the dress an ethnic feel down to the smallest detail.
The reason why this design is so persuasive is because the director, Mei Yong, took the time to visit and experience the local culture. To get a sense of the honest craftsmanship of the "Liberaders," we urge you to actually try on the sleeves. The velour jacket will go on sale on Friday, October 22, and the MA-1 on Friday, October 29.
