This may be sudden, but I think ISSUETHINGS is a total masochist.
For example, the lack of a brand tag (or rather, a button that just has the size written on it).
For example, price tags that you can't see unless you flip them over.
This is the part for consumers.
The most important thing is, of course, what to make the clothes from.
As written in the product descriptions, this season's items are based on the M-65 fishtail parka, commonly known as a mod coat.
A common process for creating clothes is to sample a coat and then make another coat from it.
But ISSUETHINGS is different.
He buys a number of irregular M-65s, picks out issues with the stitching, fabric, dyeing, and even felting, and turns each issue into clothing.
That's what I thought when I visited the atelier.
A good name reflects your true character.
This time we'll be talking about a lovely padded jacket.
The product name is "25b/89-p/p/p-00".
It seems to have a name, but it doesn't.
What do you call it within the brand?
The fabric is ultra-fine ripstop polyester, the filling is 100% polyester which is just the right amount of warmth and lightness, and the lining is also made of ultra-fine ripstop polyester, just like the outer layer.
All 100% polyester.
You can enjoy the crunchy sheen, fiber, and matte texture all in one piece.
The most distinctive feature of this outerwear is the double zipper.
When you open it, you'll see the gourd-shaped quilted filling.
This was inspired by the openings at the bottom of the armholes in the M-65 liner that allow for ventilation.
Hmm.
You know, the open one under the armpit.
Hmm.
No matter how much I think about it, I'll never get to the origin of creativity.
As mentioned above, opening it allows for ventilation.
In addition, the quilting inside adds to the visual design.
The best part is that the fabric, which is in a sense just a lining, also incorporates design.
The entire space between the outer fabric and the padding is a pocket, so you could say there are three pockets on the left and right sides of the front and on the back.
The sleeves are made of light elastic ribbing.
The sleeves are long, but they stay in place at the cuffs.
The length at the back is slightly longer.
The hem is ribbed and designed to fit snugly around the hips.
No need to adjust the hem when sitting or standing up.
Wearing a 170cm person
ISSUETHINGS/25b/89-p/p/p-00/Jacket size 2
ISSUETHINGS/25b/96-c-00/Knit Free Size
ISSUETHINGS/25b/53d-c/2-04/Shirt size 2
ISSUETHINGS/25b/93c-c1/c-03/Pants size 2
I wanted to try something that looked like an ordinary old man's outfit.
I was wearing a shirt, a knit, an outer layer, jeans, and a thin fabric cap.
But it might be better for everyday use.
With this season's ISSUETHINGS collection unified around the M-65 motif, you can create an American dad-like outfit with confidence.
The standard denim, which is not too thick, contributes greatly, but the other items are not particularly flashy.
I think the sense of strangeness you feel when you get close to it will update any outfit you see anywhere.
If you wear it on the front side, the linking will show, and if you wear it on the back side, the tag will be visible.You can wear it either way, but neither way will give it a typical look.
The shirt was a black watch color that had faded significantly.
Wool fabric is sandwiched between the collar, sleeves and placket, and by taking advantage of the difference in the shrinkage rate between the outer fabric and the wool fabric, we aim to create uneven distortion in the stitching.
Although the shirt is made with a deliberately distorted look, the thickness of the fabric in key areas of the shirt gives the impression of fine tailoring in the details that is greater than the appearance of the fabric.
Denim trousers with different faded colors on the left and right sides.
Slant pockets and welt pockets make it look like chinos made from denim fabric.
The belt loops are narrow and there are eight loops, so they hold your waist firmly.
These jeans look great tucked into a shirt.
I've gone off on a tangent.
Wearing a 170cm person
ISSUETHINGS/25b/89-p/p/p-00/Jacket size 2
ABELIA EDOWARD GOUCHA/TAPERED SLACKS size 2
And it goes well with slacks.
The rounded shoulders of the raglan sleeves were a natural choice when installing a figure-eight zipper under the armpits.
The silhouette gently puffs out to the elbows and settles at the hem.
Slacks that fit around the waist and stretch from the hips to the hem.
This is where the fact that the front length is 5cm shorter than the back length comes in handy.
Wearing a 170cm person
ISSUETHINGS/25b/89-p/p/p-00/Jacket size 3
Black is size 3, last.
Big.
This season, we have captured elements of various contexts, fabrics and details from a single piece of clothing.
The creation of clothing from a single element.
Each issue is both a challenge to be solved and a seed for broadening the scope of design.
This could also be said about everyday life.
I don't know how much of a masochist Watanabe is, but one thing is for sure: he entertains us with his unique perspective.