Not a “reproduction,” but an “interpretation.”
Good evening. This is cantáte Matsushima.
Today, I'd like to talk about denim distressing.
I thought I would talk about it briefly.
As for how to examine the details,
see “How to Read Jeans in a Way No One Will Teach You”.
For choosing sizes other than the new Denim Straight Trousers,
I think it will be easier to understand if you look at “Which cut should you choose? Which size should you choose? A thorough comparison.”.
As for Denim Straight Trousers,
I mention it in “Why does the discussion about the 501 never line up?”.
First, as a premise.
I hardly ever buy samples.
I make things without having anything to use as a model.
I think this is probably quite rare.
If you have a sample, it can serve as a reference, and it's efficient.
But you inevitably end up using it as the standard.
once that happens, you can no longer come up with a way of making something that goes beyond it.
Somewhere,
It feels like “cheating off an answer sheet that might be wrong.”
I'm not very good at that.
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”Big Trucker Jacket（GALACTIC WASH）”
COL : GALACTIC BLACK , GALACTIC INDIGO
¥93,500 TAX IN
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"WWⅡ T-Back Jacket (VINTAGE WASH)"
COL : GHOST BLACK , DUSK INDIGO
¥85,800 TAX IN
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"Denim Flare Trousers (VINTAGE WASH)"
COL : GHOST BLACK , DUSK INDIGO
¥68,200 TAX IN
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"Denim Straight Trousers (VINTAGE WASH)"
COL : GHOST BLACK , DUSK INDIGO
¥68,200 TAX IN
The Galactic Jacket this time, too,
I had never seen the actual piece.
If anything,
I had only seen it when Mr. Hanaoka of ARVA showed it to me.
The current secondhand clothing trend, or rather,
but I had been a little concerned that the price and contents didn't seem to match.
They look similar at a glance,
and if you look closely, they're slightly different.
But that's a matter of the maker,
from the wearer's perspective, they probably look the same.
one thing I can say is that,
There are probably individual differences, but
The vintage version was a little more restrained.
this is where the real subject begins.
For me,
adding “distressing” takes quite a bit of courage.
On something that works perfectly well without distressing,
you deliberately alter it.
Sometimes it gets better, but
honestly, I feel it tends to fall apart more often.
That's why,
I hadn't done it for a while.
But at some point, I realized.
Some people can't wear it every day.
some people whose denim doesn't develop much fading.
The whiskers left by someone who wore it,
Some people think it's good.
There are people who want it in this state now.
so honestly, it was a little unexpected.
I tend to prefer dark denim myself,
I hadn't really imagined it.
I thought, “Then shall we give it a try?”
Rather than tracing a sample,
I rework it through a contemporary sensibility.
In that way,
I made distressed denim for the first time in a while.
As for distressing,
Not “reproduction,” but “interpretation.”
How far do you take it?
where do you stop?
With that balance,
and the way it looks changes considerably.
If you do too much, it starts to look fake,
makes it feel half-finished if you don't do enough.
Finding the space between those extremes
it's the most difficult part.
If there is a reason to do it anyway,
after all, because there are people who want it now.
The old me,
I wasn't very interested in distressed denim.
But at the time,
you start to understand, in some way, why you choose it.
When your eye changes,
The way it looks changes.
is probably one of those things.
This denim, finished to look as though it has been carefully worn in,
It isn't being made next season.
there are only a few of the sizes you're interested in left.
Because this is the time of year when you can wear it right after buying it,
You may find yourself reaching for something like this.
cantáte Matsushima Shin
