THINGS I LOVE vol.25

　

　

In this series, I have mainly introduced brands that I was fascinated by in the 1990s, along with items that I purchased. The brands I'm introducing this time are similar in the sense of ``clothes that I bought because I liked them,'' but instead of clothes that I bought a long time ago, I'm talking about clothes that I recently bought that arrived recently.

This time I would like to write about ``DRESSEDUNDRESSED''.

Even though I am a stylist, I had no idea that this brand ``DRESSEDUNDRESSED'' existed. For a long time, I only focused on overseas brands, so I have not had much interest in so-called domestic brands. Since the coronavirus, I have stopped going to overseas collections, and I have started avoiding overseas business trips as much as possible. Then last summer, I received a DM on Instagram. It was a heartwarming invitation to an exhibition from designer Takeshi Kitazawa. When I look at images of my work on Instagram, it looks interesting. Clothes reminiscent of Helmut Lang and Jean Corona in the 1990s were lined up in black and white photographs. "Hmm. I think I'll go and try it." I just had a day off, so I went to the Nakameguro exhibition hall. What I saw there were jackets and pants that had extremely elegant shapes, but were littered with holes that looked like they had been cut with scissors. I have bought and worn countless black set-ups in the past, but the one on display there had holes in it. I was drawn to that. Clothes with holes remind me of clothes from the punk boom, but even though this brand's clothes have holes, they're not punk. Even though it is called a hole, it is not a hole that was created by intentionally damaging or tearing it, but a hole that was carefully calculated. When you wear pants, you can see some of your skin through the holes, so it feels like people you don't know will say, ``Hey, there are holes in your pants.'' But it probably won't be said. This is because the jacket is long, the pants are baggy, and the material is shiny black. No matter how you look at it as a whole, it's a set-up meant to be worn as a dress. Even if you noticed the skin of my calf showing through the hole and thought for a moment, ``Oh my god, did it get caught somewhere? Should I tell you?'', you'd look again and realize, ``No, that's not it. That hole was made with a calculation in mind.'' At first, I went there thinking, ``I'm just going to take a look at the exhibition,'' but within five minutes of entering the venue, I was thinking, ``I want to dress up and wear this.''

By the way, ever since I can remember, I've loved dressing up. I like what is called ``going out clothes,'' and even when I was just going out with friends, I wanted to wear a child's suit, like the one you would wear to an elementary school entrance ceremony. It's the same even now that I'm an adult. He is basically an old man who likes to dress up no matter the situation. Of course, I think it's uncouth to look like you're being tied down by the fancy atmosphere of a dress, so I'm trying to add some appropriateness to my dress to give it a stylish look. This may seem simple, but it is quite difficult, and it took me many years to find the right balance. Well, now that I'm 61 years old, I've entered the realm of "elderly," I think I've finally become able to dress up in a way that looks more mature, including my appearance. However, I want to do something about my bad posture. I want to be an old man who enjoys wearing clothes and has a straight spine. So, while trying to keep my back straight, I'm eager to wear this setup to fancy places.

　

■Tomoki Yuma (@stsukezane）
Born in Kyoto City in 1965. Started his career as an editor in the editorial department of Magazine House ``POPEYE''. Currently, in addition to planning and styling fashion pages for magazines, she also designs advertising costumes for artists and musicians. Before the coronavirus, he covered men's collections in Paris and Milan for over 35 years.

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