[Yohji Yamamoto Co., Ltd.] Y’s and Tailor Toyo develop Sukajan, Ayuni D wears “Y’s SUKAJAN” ─ “Y’s PORTRAIT”
– AYUNi D” announced
*Yohji Yamamoto Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 23, 2024
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Y’s and Tailor Toyo develop Sukajan, Ayuni D wears “Y’s SUKAJAN” — “Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D” announced
Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D
The only style──
Introducing the latest Sukajan collection by Y’s and Tailor Toyo. At the same time, “Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D” was announced.
Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D
Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D
Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D
* Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D*
“Y’s SUKAJAN” worn by Ayuni D. The creation that surrounds you wraps around your body and appears before your eyes. A record of cities, clothes, and people expressed by Y’s.
Y’s PORTRAIT – AYUNi D
*Y’s SUKAJAN AW24*
The sukajan collection by Y’s and Tailor Toyo is particular about making all the sukajan fabrics, which are now made overseas, in Japan, and completely reproduces the vintage sukajan fabrics down to the last detail. On top of that, we create high-quality silhouettes with even more attention to detail.
The real charm of “Y’s SUKAJAN” is the genuine specifications from the time, which are more delicate than modern ones.
The embroidery motif is similar to the Skajan jackets released two years ago and last year, and is composed of patterns selected by Wise from the vintage collection of Tailor Toyo, and the originally colored pattern is expressed in monochromatic black and white gradation. . The “Y’s” embroidery on the back uses a design drawn in sumi-e by Yohji Yamamoto.
The design is meticulously drawn with horizontal embroidery, and the acetate fabric is adjusted to create a vintage-like finish.
The wool ribs are also knitted one by one using an old-fashioned flat knitting machine.
The fasteners are made by restarting a fastening machine that was made over 50 years ago, and recreated the same hand-bent fasteners as back then. The original specifications of the time, which are more delicate than modern ones, have been recreated with great care.
Collaboration pieces created under the “Kosho Label”, a special edition that reproduces carefully selected masterpieces from Taylor Toyo’s collection with particular attention to detail, include pieces from the predecessor of Taylor Toyo.
A label of “KOSHO & CO. Minato Shokai” will be attached.
*TAILOR TOYO*
“Tailor Toyo” is Toyo Enterprises’ sukajan brand. KOSHO & Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Toyo Enterprises,
CO.) was founded in the 1940s after the war and engaged in the import and export of fabrics and other goods. At the time of the war, an employee of a port merchant saw American soldiers looking for traditional Japanese items such as kimonos and obi as souvenirs at the street stalls around Ginza, and an employee of a port merchant devised a jumper with oriental embroidery as a souvenir. .
This was the moment when Japanese clothing, now called “sukajan,” was born.
The shape is modeled after a baseball jacket that is familiar to Americans, and the embroidery is commissioned to craftsmen in Kiryu and Ashikaga.
At that time, it was difficult to obtain silk thread due to post-war supply controls, so acetate, which is similar to silk, was used as the fabric. When port merchants sold them at street stalls, they quickly became popular, and soon the jackets were sold at PX stores (stands inside U.S. military bases).
It caught the attention of a purchasing agent and was delivered to bases all over Japan, and its popularity has even spread to U.S. military bases overseas. Looking at the delivery slip from that time, SOUVENIR
The product name was JACKET (souvenir jacket). Tailor Toyo has been making souvenir jackets for over half a century since its beginnings as a port merchant. It is the original Sukajan and has inherited Sukajan as a culture.
*Y’s SUKAJAN AW24*
Reversible [Black (chest: Mt. Fuji, tiger, back: maiko) / Off-white, silver (chest: dragon, back: hawk, snake)]
Price: ¥217,800 (tax included) Size: 01/XS, 02/S, 03/M, 04/L https://theshopyohjiyamamoto.jp/shop/g/gYO-Y55-505-1-01/
Release date: Scheduled to be released on Sunday, September 1, 2024
Pre-orders accepted: * Y’s Japan Domestic Store *
, *Official online boutique (8/23 (Friday) 12:00pm-)*
Pre-orders for both will end on Thursday, August 29th, and regular sales will begin on Sunday, September 1st.
Depending on the reservation status, reservations may be closed before Thursday, August 29th. If there is any updated information, please visit Y’s official online boutique