Graphpaper｜Takayuki Minami｜SHIRT
Q:What was your impression when you heard about "THE CO-OP" project?
A:I thought it was interesting to hear Mr. Kaneko say that college students these days are as passionate as we were in the past. I said, "Please let me know if you need anything, and I will cooperate," and I really got the offer (laughs).
Q:What were your school years like? In particular, how did you encounter fashion, art, and culture?
A:My first love was music, and my interest in fashion started with researching what kind of clothes the musicians I was interested in were wearing.
When I was in junior high school, I was an omnivore, listening to all kinds of music. I used to listen to J-WAVE's "Tokyo Top 100" and could understand every detail of the Western music charts of the time, so I recorded them on cassette tape. When I was in high school, I was able to watch MTV at home, so I was obsessed with it.
Q:Please explain the items you have created for this project.
A:Since the order was for a shirt, I thought that if I were a student, I would prefer a so-called button-down shirt rather than a broadcloth shirt, so I made one.
Q:If you were to teach something to students today, what comes to mind?
A:Meet people from all walks of life. And not just people of your own age, but people who are older than you. By doing so, you will get a lot of inspiration and learn things that you don't know. Also, when you go out for drinks with your seniors, they usually buy you a drink, so you can have fun even if you don't have any money. Don't go out with senpai who don't buy you drinks (laughs).
Q:Please give a message to students who are new to your brand at THE CO-OP.
A:This shirt can be worn crisp and tight or rustled through water. I hope you can use it in different ways depending on the occasion.
PROFILE
Creative director of various brands and stores such as Graphpaper, FreshService, and Hibiya Central Market, and involved in all areas of fashion and culture. Representative of alpha.co.ltd.
HERILL｜Hiroyuki Oshima｜KNIT
Q:What was your impression when you heard about "THE CO-OP" project?
A:I thought it was a good content, with products planned and sold by various brands for students.
Q:What were your school years like? In particular, how did you encounter fashion, art, and culture?
A:Although I spent my days immersed in club activities (karate), I was very interested in fashion. I was a student who read magazines and went to stores on my days off because the Internet was not around at that time. I would order things from the U.S. by mail.
Q:Please explain the items you have created for this project.
A:Using typical cashmere yarns from [Herrill], we have made this garment in WHOLEGARMENT to make it more affordable for students. We have made the meat thinner to make it a project that can be worn in more seasons. We believe this product offers the best of high quality cashmere.
Q:If you were to teach something to students today, what comes to mind?
A:As I sometimes give lectures at vocational schools, I hope I can convey the current state of apparel and the joy of doing what you love as a job.
Q:Please give a message to students who are new to your brand at THE CO-OP.
A:I think this kind of project is a good opportunity for you to get to know good products of domestic brands. We hope that you will touch and wear better products and feel them for yourself while you are still young.
PROFILE
Graduated from Bunka Fashion College. Experienced in planning for a designer brand and a certain major select store, and started the unisex brand in 2019.
