How I fell in love with it.
Let's start by talking about how you all got started. When did you start using waist pouches?
Westfield:Me, I prepped for today and it was from June 24, 2016. I posted on my instagram that I had been "waist pouching since grade school." So I've been into it for exactly 8 years.
Matsukawa:It is quite long.
Westfield:I think I probably saw a waist pouch being used for styling in a fashion issue of "Brutus" or something and thought, "Maybe," and started wearing it.
Matsukawa:Eight years ago, was that after you left Brooks Brothers?
Westfield:Yes, it was about the time we launched "Nishinoya. I am not sure if I remember correctly, but I did not have a very good belt at the time. As you can see from the photo, I was into the style of wearing large pants with a tight fit, and I thought it would be a good idea to have a belt that could also be used as a belt and accentuate the look.
Then, how about you, Matsukawa-san?
Matsukawa:I have two reasons. The first is that it was an essential item for stylist assistants. I have been using this waist bag (（, see image below) since I was 26 years old, and it has been passed down from one assistant to another. The other item was a snapshot project called "The Caccoman" in the magazine "Boon （BOON ）," which featured Keigo Oyamada and others, and I thought it was cool that he used a waist bag. I use "Porter" for work, and "Patagonia" for myself, and I use them according to capacity and functionality.
Westfield:I miss it. There it is....
Matsukawa:Lately, I've been seeing articles from past magazines on Instagram and such. I thought it was cool to see them now. That's not necessarily the roots of my work, but it was my original experience.
What about you, Akimoto-san?
Akimoto:この流れでめちゃくちゃ言い出しづらいんですが、ぼくはほとんどつけないんですよね。
Westfield:How could you come out in this stream （ lol ）
Akimoto:I don't wear it, but I like it as an item.
Matsukawa:Don't you do it when you buy something?
Akimoto:Yes, I rarely do that. I often carry a large bag for work, and such bags usually have only one pocket, so I put my wallet or something in a waist pouch and use it like a bag-in-a-bag.
Westfield:I see.
Akimoto:But I like the shape so much that I collect them.
Westfield:It's very collector-like.
Akimoto:I like bags more than clothes or anything else.
Westfield:I know what you mean. When I was sorting through my stuff yesterday, I realized how many bags I had.
Matsukawa:ぼくもバッグ好きですね。集めちゃうというより、集まっちゃいますね。
Westfield:Yes, they are small, and I kind of want to collect them.
