2025/01/19
新品のDENIMをタイムマシンを使ったかの様にUSED加工を施す職人Kさん。
この業界では有名な方。
先日久しぶりに会ったらTCBの30’sJKを最近は仕事着にしてるよとの事で撮影させて貰いました。
USED加工を作る職人ならではの発想でポケットには丸いアタリが付く様にピンで固定されていました。
デザインは自由で正解不正解は無く一概に否定は出来ませんが、時々加工で人工的に施されたヒゲやダメージの中に、この人はきっと実際にデニムを育てた事は無いんだろうなという物を見掛ける事が有ります。
やはり実際に自分でも育ててみる事で、どの場所が一番先に色落ちし始めてどの場所がダメージしやすいかを確認する。
そうする事で
生々しいUSED加工が作れるのかも知れません。
余談ですが、この人20年ほど前に、ジーンズにサビの汚しを加えたいと鉄骨建の廃墟の柱から錆を採取してるのを観た時に、生地 縫製 加工 どの道にも変な人が溢れてるのが児島だなと感心した事を思い出します。
あといつも仕事が楽しそう
またこの人が着用するTCBを追っかけたいと思います。
A request to a time machine
Mr. K is a craftsman who applies a used finish to new denim as if he had used a time machine.
By the way, he is a legend in the industry.
I met him the other day for the first time in a while and he told me that he has been wearing a 30’s JK jacket from TCB for work recently, so I took a photo of him.
The pockets were pinned to create a rounded edge, which is an idea unique to a craftsman who applies used finishing.
The design is free and there is no right or wrong, so it cannot be completely rejected, but sometimes I come across some denim that has been artificially applied in the process, and I think that the person who applied it must have never actually worn the denim.
I guess it’s best to actually wear it yourself and see which parts start to fade first and which parts are most likely to be damaged.
By doing so,
you may be able to create a raw used finish.
As an aside, I remember seeing this guy collecting rust from pillars of an abandoned steel-framed building about 20 years ago in order to add a rust stain to his jeans, and I was impressed by how Kojima is full of eccentric people in every field, from fabric to sewing to processing.
I’d like to keep an eye on the TCB he wears again.