Everyone.
Thank you for always subscribing to WIZZARD LINER NOTES, which we deliver at our own pace.
This time, WIZZARD LINER NOTES VOL.13 is titled "STREET," and I'd like to talk a little about the keyword "street."
Thank you for joining me again this time.
What kind of image or impression do you have of "street"?
"Street" and "street culture" refer to cultures such as fashion, art, and music that originated in New York and California, USA, in the 1970s, with hip-hop and skateboarding as their origins.
Since the 2000s, many luxury brands have incorporated street culture, and now luxury street style has become commonplace.
Street culture, born from the city and evolving with the times, has given me great influence and inspiration.
Most of my fashion was influenced by music, but the skateboarding culture I encountered in my third year of high school felt like discovering a new punk culture.
Anyway, the fashion and behavior of the skaters in the skate videos were rebellious and cool. (laughs)
I don't know what it was, but there was so much I didn't know about, and I was completely captivated.
Skate culture, contrary to my initial impression, was highly related to subculture and was also a bible that taught me various things.
I loved 70's London punk and was greatly influenced by punk culture, but unfortunately, I never experienced it in real time.
For me, skate culture was the first punk culture I experienced in real time, where music, art, and fashion all mixed together.
I skated every day, watched THRASHER MAGAZINE and skate videos whenever I had free time, went to record stores to dig for records and CDs by bands and musicians I discovered there, and gathered the latest information at my favorite skate shop. Even now, looking back, I believe it was a truly great experience.
The photo and video are of Mike Carroll, the skater who influenced me the most at that time.
I copied his skate style in every way.
Later, I got a job at a skate shop when I was 20, and I had many opportunities to meet Mike Carroll, which made me so happy~
It's still a good memory.
Next, what came to mind with the keyword "STREET" is the Japanese fashion magazine "STREET," which has been continuously broadcasting street styles from cities around the world such as London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles since 1985.
I was so looking forward to every issue.
It's a fashion magazine that I've been buying since I started a selective boutique after leaving the skate industry, and I've also collected back issues.
I think it's a pioneer of street snaps where you can see real-time street styles from around the world.
As someone who grew up with imported fashion, seeing the real street fashion styles from overseas and the fashion sense of participants at Paris Fashion Week gave me a lot of inspiration and stimulation.
If you're interested, please check it out.
＜street magazine ＞
https://streetshop.stores.jp/
The reason WIZZARD is particular about the keyword "real clothes" is that it always aims to be real on the street, and it keeps in mind the powerful street culture and style born from cities and people like these.
And we will continue to pursue WIZZARD-style street fashion!
Thank you for reading LINER NOTES VOL.13 this time!
See you next time in LINER NOTES VOL.14.
Thank you for always subscribing to WIZZARD LINER NOTES, which we deliver at our own pace.
This time, WIZZARD LINER NOTES VOL.13 is titled "STREET," and I'd like to talk a little about the keyword "street."
Thank you for joining me again this time.
What kind of image or impression do you have of "street"?
"Street" and "street culture" refer to cultures such as fashion, art, and music that originated in New York and California, USA, in the 1970s, with hip-hop and skateboarding as their origins.
Since the 2000s, many luxury brands have incorporated street culture, and now luxury street style has become commonplace.
Street culture, born from the city and evolving with the times, has given me great influence and inspiration.
Most of my fashion was influenced by music, but the skateboarding culture I encountered in my third year of high school felt like discovering a new punk culture.
Anyway, the fashion and behavior of the skaters in the skate videos were rebellious and cool. (laughs)
I don't know what it was, but there was so much I didn't know about, and I was completely captivated.
Skate culture, contrary to my initial impression, was highly related to subculture and was also a bible that taught me various things.
I loved 70's London punk and was greatly influenced by punk culture, but unfortunately, I never experienced it in real time.
For me, skate culture was the first punk culture I experienced in real time, where music, art, and fashion all mixed together.
I skated every day, watched THRASHER MAGAZINE and skate videos whenever I had free time, went to record stores to dig for records and CDs by bands and musicians I discovered there, and gathered the latest information at my favorite skate shop. Even now, looking back, I believe it was a truly great experience.
The photo and video are of Mike Carroll, the skater who influenced me the most at that time.
I copied his skate style in every way.
Later, I got a job at a skate shop when I was 20, and I had many opportunities to meet Mike Carroll, which made me so happy~
It's still a good memory.
Next, what came to mind with the keyword "STREET" is the Japanese fashion magazine "STREET," which has been continuously broadcasting street styles from cities around the world such as London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles since 1985.
I was so looking forward to every issue.
It's a fashion magazine that I've been buying since I started a selective boutique after leaving the skate industry, and I've also collected back issues.
I think it's a pioneer of street snaps where you can see real-time street styles from around the world.
As someone who grew up with imported fashion, seeing the real street fashion styles from overseas and the fashion sense of participants at Paris Fashion Week gave me a lot of inspiration and stimulation.
If you're interested, please check it out.
＜street magazine ＞
https://streetshop.stores.jp/
The reason WIZZARD is particular about the keyword "real clothes" is that it always aims to be real on the street, and it keeps in mind the powerful street culture and style born from cities and people like these.
And we will continue to pursue WIZZARD-style street fashion!
Thank you for reading LINER NOTES VOL.13 this time!
See you next time in LINER NOTES VOL.14.