Not a “reproduction,” but an “interpretation.”

Good evening. I'm Matsushima from cantáte.

Today, I want to talk about denim treatment,
I thought I would talk about it just a little.

As for how to read the details,
please see “How to Read Jeans—What No One Will Teach You”.

For choosing sizes for styles other than the new Denim Straight Trousers,
I think it will be easier to understand if you look at “Which cut? Which size? A thorough comparison.”

Regarding the Denim Straight Trousers,
I discuss it in “Why does the discussion about the 501 never line up?”.

First of all, as a premise.

I hardly ever buy samples.
We make things without having anything to serve as a model.

I think this is probably quite unusual.

If you have a sample, it is useful for reference and efficient, too.
But you inevitably end up using it as your standard.

Once that happens, you stop coming up with ways to make something that surpasses it.

Somewhere,
“It feels like cheating off an answer sheet that might be wrong.”

I find that difficult.

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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

 

This time's Galactic Jacket, too,
I had never seen the actual piece.

If anything,
I had only seen it when Hanaoka from ARVA showed it to me.

The current secondhand clothing trend, or rather,
but I had been a little bothered by the feeling that the price and the substance didn't quite match.

At a glance, they look similar,
and if you look closely, they are slightly different.

But that's a matter of the maker's perspective,
from the wearer's perspective, they probably look the same.

one thing I can say is that,
There are probably differences between individual pieces, but
The vintage version was a little more restrained.

this is where the main point begins.

For me,
and “treating” it takes quite a bit of courage.

Taking something that works without treatment
you deliberately add to it.

It can get better, too, but
honestly, I feel like it is more likely to fall apart.

So,
I hadn't done it for a while.

But then, at some point, I realized it.

Some people can't wear them every day.
some people don't develop much fading.

The whiskers someone else wore into the jeans,
Some people think it looks good.

There are people who want it in this condition now.

so honestly, it was a little unexpected.

I personally tend to prefer dark denim,
I hadn't really imagined it.

I thought, “Well, shall we give it a try?”

Rather than tracing a sample,
reworking it with a contemporary sensibility.

That way,
I made treated denim for the first time in a while.

As for treatment,
Not “reproduction,” but “interpretation.”

How far do you take it?
where do you stop?

With that balance,
and the way it appears changes considerably.

If you do too much, it looks fake,
if you don't do enough, it ends up feeling half-finished.

Finding the balance between the two,
it is the most difficult part.

If there is a reason to do it anyway,
I think it's because there are people who want it now.

 

The old me,
I wasn't very interested in treated denim.

But for now,
you start to understand, somehow, why you choose it.

When your eye changes,
The way it looks changes, too.

is probably one of those things.

This denim, treated to look as though it has been worn in carefully,
We are not making them for the next season.

there are only a few left in stock.
Because this is the time of year when you can put them on right after buying them,
You may find yourself reaching for things like this.

 

cantáte Matsushima Shin