A beautiful fusion of fashion and typography, this 2010 collection of shirts are designed after five famous typecases: helvetica, caslon, baskerville, courier and cooper black. Japanese designers Masahi Kawamura and Itaru Yonenaga aimed to combine the form of the font with the form of the human body. “I aimed to capture the character of each […]
9
Nov
Typeface tshirt collection by Kawamura and Yonenaga
9
Apr
Clean up smudges with multifunctional clothing from Japan
When I was a young lad, life was so much simpler. Clothes weren’t just what kept me from being naked, they also did well to keep me clean. As a toddler, if I dug my face into a bowl of Spaghetti O’s I knew that my little shirt would be there to bear the brunt. […]
25
Mar
Go green with TK Garment Supply's military tent jacket
TK Garment Supply, a Japanese clothing line established in 2005, specializes in using vintage clothing and fabrics to create completely new looks while retaining the nostalgia of the original pieces. This military jacket from TK is composed of vintage tent canvas, which makes for an interesting color-blocked look in different shades of green. Whether you’ll […]
18
Feb
So pretty you'll never actually want to hike in them
The Undercoverism Spring/Summer 2010 Hiking Boots strike me as a boot that is more fit for an art gallery opening than a day in the hills. Japanese designer Jun Takahashi built these from leather and brass parts and even accessorized them with spikes to scare off any small woodland creatures you might come across in […]
