. you can't help but reach for what you find beautiful.
Many people in the world of fashion and design have taken a shine to Mr. Ozaki's attention to detail. The experience he has cultivated and the sense of taste and aesthetics he has developed there are not so easy to imitate. There is no doubt that he is in any case greedy for what he likes, but it may be too shortsighted to put it away in one word, stoicism.
I like things that have love and good taste, and I am more impressed by things that are made with love for the people in front of me than things that are made for marketing purposes. I choose such things when I buy things myself, and I also make the clothes I design with this in mind.
. "This coffee shop is the same way," says Ozaki. Before arriving at the office, he buys a cup of coffee at the nearby "BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR COFFEE KIOSK" before going to work each morning. This is Ozaki's morning routine.
I drink coffee 24/7, and I like to go to a place where I can take it out and take it home in a flash. This place brews delicious coffee in no time, and the price is not too expensive even though they use special beans. Sometimes I come here three times in one day (laughs). They are closed on Sundays, but you can buy beans, so when I have to work on my day off, I use them to make my own coffee at the office. The staff is very nice, and I hope they never go away.
With this conversation going on, I get into my car, coffee in hand, and head for the office.
I like the time I spend driving, because I can't do anything. I can't look at my phone, and that gives me time to think. I often think about what kind of clothes I am going to make for the next season while I am driving. I sometimes decide on the color of an outfit based on a part of the scenery, and I don't often use abrupt colors.
. I also think that a car is a very rational vehicle. . It gets you to your destination quickly and there is no time wasted. It may sound extravagant, but when I think about the time it takes to get a cab, I would rather drive myself to my destination. I can think about what I want to do, and I really feel that the time I spend driving is very important these days.
Upon arriving at his office, Ozaki immediately gets to work. There, he finds not only items from the Young and Olsen The Dry Goods Store, but also an assortment of vintage and antique items that he has collected himself.
I can't deny that I like old things (laughs). (Laughs.) "Old things are often referred to as things that are more than 20 years old, but there is a very wide range of choices out there, and I like to find what I think is the right one.
I think that many things from the olden days are well made. As I mentioned earlier, they are full of love and sense. I think that many of them were small businesses, so their craftsmanship was very down-to-earth. While taking this history into account, I tend to look at things from a modern perspective and reach for things that I think are beautifully crafted.
In my case, I get design inspiration from such things, but the reason why they have value is because they are beautiful. In my case, there are cases where I get design inspiration from such things, but I think the reason why they are valuable is because they are beautiful. That is why they remain as antiques. There is a reason why they have been cherished and not thrown away.
