Frisson Cashmere Scarf | A scarf that complements both Western and Japanese clothing
Good evening. This is Matsushima from cantáte.
I remember the moment last winter when I first released Frisson Cashmere Scarf to the world.
“At last, I had made a scarf I could truly desire from the bottom of my heart.”
A quiet relief mingled with restrained excitement, warming the depths of my chest.
We have prepared such an exceptional scarf again this year!
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"Frisson Cashmere Scarf"
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SIZE: 0ー183cm×75cm
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But to be honest, at that time,
I still felt a little distance between myself and the freshly completed product.
I was certain that “something extraordinary had been made,” but
How it would settle into my own lifeUntil then, I still hadn’t quite grasped it.
I didn’t yet know my habits of using it, nor could I tell how its character would change in the winter air.
Looking back now, I think that “interval” was natural.
I wouldn’t say throughout the entire year, but
My hand reached for it whenever the temperature dropped, and before I knew it, it had found its “place.”
Through that accumulation, one thing became clear.
Frisson is a scarf whose “true nature only reveals itself through use.”
What you learn through continued use
—— A change in “the air” that comes before temperature
Last year was
“lightweight,” “generously sized,” “soft,” and “complexly made.”
I had been explaining it mainly through facts such as
But what I realized this year was,
The essence of Frisson is not temperature or material, but “the air” itself.
The moment you wrap it around yourself,
the air around your neck slowly changes.
the tension in your shoulders, stiffened by the cold, begins to ease.
your breathing deepens.
your posture naturally straightens.
Beyond “warmth,”
“A scarf that helps restore your body” It has the effect of
This is the true nature of Frisson that I couldn’t see last year.
The Frisson finishing process
—— Not kindness, but a process that cultivates “integrity”
The Frisson finishing process,
8–10 rounds of brushing and 5–6 washes A process of repeating
Last year, I
Last year, I only wrote, “It is a process that takes effort and time.”
What I realized again this year, when I touched it anew, was
But this is not “a process for finishing it gently”—
It is “a process for finishing it with integrity.”
・It is not made needlessly fluffy.
・It has substantial density.
・It becomes soft only when it rests against the skin.
This seemingly contradictory texture is at the core of Frisson.
In other words, Frisson is,
Not “indulgent softness,” but “softness you can trust.” It has that quality.
Taking the time so as not to cut corners.
That is the backbone of this scarf.
The meaning of its generous size
—— A size that becomes “breathing room” in winter life**
Frisson Scarf is generously sized at 183cm × 75cm.
Last year, I described it as a “luxurious size,” but
this year, I’ve come to see a deeper meaning in it.
As for its generous size,
It is “creating breathing room in winter life” itself.
・Wrap it around your shoulders, and it becomes outerwear.
・Place it on your lap, and it becomes a blanket.
・Drape it over yourself before bed, and it settles the air around you.
・Place it on a chair when you’re out, and it changes the temperature of the seat.
And above all,
It restores a body contracted by the cold to its “human shape.”
“Ah, I’m really breathing properly right now.”
There are many moments that make me realize this.
Kimono and Frisson
CREDIT
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—— Praise for a “large piece” that does not compromise one’s gestures
What left the strongest impression on me this year was
The reactions from friends who wear kimono were unusually numerous.
“I want to drape this over my shoulders.”
“I finally found one.”
“There really isn’t anything with this size and lightness.”
Listening to them, I learned that in the kimono world, there is apparently a culture of large stoles worn as winter “shoulder wraps.”
But large stoles on the market…
・Heavy
・Poor quality
・Not wide enough
・Disrupts one’s gestures
In other words,
Apparently, there truly are no “large, high-quality pieces” that preserve the lines of a kimono.
Frisson is,
It is light, large, dense, and stays on the shoulders without slipping.
It doesn’t get in the way of movement.
It makes their gestures look beautiful.
This combination is apparently so unusual that it has spread by word of mouth among people who wear kimono.
And honestly, I was happy when I heard that.
I don’t wear kimono every day.
But,people from another cultural sphere choose it because it “doesn’t disrupt their own gestures”the reason is,
and as a maker, it warms something deep in my chest.
A scarf that complements both Western and Japanese clothing is truly rare,
It is not a coincidence,
the inevitability created by a “structure made along the movement of air.”
the direction the fabric falls of its own accord,
the position of its center of gravity when placed on the shoulders,
The way air escapes when you move your hands—
All of it, as a result, also came to fit naturally into the gestures of a different culture.
When you make things, moments like this are the most rewarding.
The boundary between last year’s story and this year’s story
CREDIT
cantáte ”Hand Rever French Blouson”
cantáte ”Fine Garbadine French Trousers”
—— From a product to a “companion for everyday life”
Last year was
“the story of a completed product”
that.
This year was
“the true story I learned by spending time together”
I wanted to write about
After a year, Frisson was no longer a product,
A “companion” that helps bring rhythm to everyday life it became.
A scarf that brings you closer the more you use it.
Aside: The theory that FORZA STYLE’s Yanaka will wrap it and go home again this year
Last year, the moment Ryutaro Yanaka wrapped Frisson around himself,
He said, “Sleepy…” and left the shop just like that.
I’m definitely doing it again this year.
I’ll just prepare the invoice.
If anything, I’ll even prepare one for my wife. Because I don’t want us to fight.
—— A scarf I want to give to my past self last year and to you today
CREDIT
cantáte ”Hand Rever Chesterfield Coat”
cantáte ”Fine Garbadine French Trousers”
The Frisson Cashmere Scarf
I prefer it now, after being used continuously, to the moment it was completed.
If my past self had been shivering from the cold in front of the station,
I want to gently drape it over your shoulders.
“At this temperature, it’s okay for you to live.”
making it a scarf you can say that to.
Its qualities emerge more deeply as winter sets in,
We hope you will welcome it into your everyday life.
cantáte Matsushima Shin
