Understanding Japanese Fashion | WTH

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Reggie breaks down how you can understand the design, methodology, and culture that surrounds Japanese fashion. With a few reference points, historical and cultural notes this episode of WTH aims to break down the mystique of fashion in Japan as well as the designers like Rei Kawakubo who define it.
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[JohnDoe-vcqb]

I just went to the bank and had a couple in their 50s who asked me if I had also lived in Japan cus of how I was dressed. Pretty cool compliment coming from old heads too.

[asdfgasdfg]

There's an underlying theme with your videos that japanese people know how to put things together because the media and brands surrounding it are very instructional about it. Maybe it would be a good idea to attract a newer to fashion audience as well as some of the more deep cut that are specifically interested in the japanese take on clothing that you could take some of this information that seems to be very passively understood by japanese people on how or how not to dress. Very vague I know, but maybe focusing on specific styles one at a time to do this would be a good way to represent that.

[siboniso_sk]

I’m South African and I must say that this is immaculate 🔥🔥

[lordofgraphite]

Would love to see a video breaking down some key examples of Japanese fashion, for noobs like me who know nothing

[ceciliaangela]

With every video you make, i fall more and more in love with your channel !!!

[azabujuban-hito-dake]

When I moved to Tokyo ( circa 2010 ) I was blown away by what people wore on the street. Compared with where I came from ( Geneva, Switzerland ), Tokyo' fashion was ( and still is ) 100X better, 100X mire exciting.

[Devananta-Rafiq]

Always grateful for new Casual videos🙌🙌

[obivion]

Loving the more frequent video drops, Reg! Always love it when the notification says "The Casual"

[ayansingh]

Loved this video... i would like to see more videos like this and some new ones explaining the roles of individual designers of your choosing and their experiments in street fashion than you particularly liked or hated....

[tubeboi]

been watching off and on for a long while now and have always noticed that you really preach about learning about japanese textiles, fits, ect but never really go into it. or at least i havent found the videos.. so maybe vids like “japanese textiles 101” that goes into just that. and maybe even a lil history. id love that kind of stuff. things like that woul pd def convert me to a patreon if necesarry.

[bunnyyyyyy]

Very interesting analysis. Glad I subscribed. Would love more vids like this, but maybe you have them, haven’t watched all your vids

[parisflacko]

I personally would like to hear more in-depth history on Urahara-Kei. What makes Ura-Harajuku style different in comparison to American streetwear or street fashion ?

[floppybopnopfloppybopnop]

I love hearing about japanese fashion. Thanks for the videos! :)

[GabrielTvrs]

man, back in 2014 i fall in love with some of mihara yasuhiro's pumas, can u talk more about him in specific some day? i would really apreciate it

[ED-clnl]

Such an on point analysis!! super good video man

[shashasha]

How do Japanese 'learn' about fashion?
Like how do they study it and implement what they study so well?
And how can others do same?

[chrisjohnlim]

As a 6'3" (190cm) tall, 270lbs (120kg) asian dude, any tips on how i can improve my wardrobe using japanese designer pieces?

[Venus_Raven]

Are there brands in the US that can be bought or would i have to order online although i can also make my outfits look like a Japanese style id rather have something to look at just to work off of to try and adjust myself to

[MartinMarguila]

What books/articles do you recomend on the subject? I read Ametora, it's great

[tofupwnage]

at around 7:10 you mention that Japanese fashion isn't as inhibited by the politicization of fashion like topics such as cultural appropriation - I don't think that you meant to say that fear of claims of cultural appropriation is the main reason why people do not take as many fashion risks in the West, however I do want to push back on that sentiment somewhat, as my impression is that cultural appropriation is an issue that has become more mainstream only somewhat recently, and from your vid it appears that Japanese risk-taking in fashion pre-dates that. I would argue that in the West politicization in terms of fashion stems largely from class signification or even racism, for instance buying certain styles to emulate/appear upper class, or avoiding other styles to not be associated with lower class styles, or at worst other races. I can't speak to the extent this might exist also in Japan however.