/JDG/, Japanese Designer General

[Anonymous No.12904783]

We should bring these back!

/JDG/ is a place to discuss general Japanese designer fashion from designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo and Junya Watanabe (Comme des Garcons), Issey Miyake, Takahiro Miyashita (TheSoloist and Number (N)ine), Jun Takahashi (Undercover), Chitose Abe (Sacai), and such. Note that we do not allow discussion of brands like Y3 and CdG Play.

>/JDG/ sticky
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>heaps of resources
>Buy books
Which ones?


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>>12904783
mfw they wish they were classic americana
mfw their nothing but designer fakes

:))

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>>12904814
They always add their own twist to it

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r.i.p /fa/

[Anonymous No.12905290]

Bumping the thread for something I've been looking for a while. Although it doesn't have to be a Japanese alternative, I'm looking for a pair of functional and relaxed pants similar to those by Eiichro Homma's Nanamica. North Face Label is cheaper, but not a fan of the branding.

I'm looking for something of the same look, similar functionality, somehow cheaper.

Picture related is Nanamica's Alpha Dry pants

[Anonymous No.12905318]

>>12905290
Here's some pants
I would recommend you check At Scelta's site, they have good prices and loose clothes

[Anonymous No.12905336]

>>12905318
When it comes to material I'm looking for Nylon or Polyester. Which I feel these pants don't really fill. However thanks for the store, I'll definitely have some fun looking at inspiration through this.

Any other stores you like?
I frequent Digital-mountain, Silver and Gold, and Strato.

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>>12905336
World
Beams and Zozo, of course
Brand you might wanna check out is Newline Halo from Denmark, modern mil spec build, but modern fits....underrated brand

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[Anonymous No.12905425]

Although American in origin, why is Engineered Garments so overshadowed in the west. God damn I want to cop this suit

[Anonymous No.12905650]

>>12905425
Engineered Garments was started by a Japanese dude named Daiki Suzuki. He moved to the US later on when he was working for Nepenthes. When he convinced Nepenthes to open a store in NYC around '98 Americans just weren't really into that sort of clothing so the store didn't last long but that was around the time he started making the connections and pieces that led to Engineered Garments.

He initially created EG with the Japanese market in mind because the Japanese were so much more keen on that classic American style than the Americans were at the time.

I think it's only since 2009 or so when when heritage brands and styles came back into fashion that Engineered Garments really found its place with an American audience and even then it's mostly been among an older wealthier crowd. Most young people buying into the heritage scene go for classic American labels they know like Red Wing and Filson. EG has always been a bit more forward thinking even with their classic inspiration, which keeps it on the fringe.

I had a talk about this exact thing with the owner of the only EG stockist in my area and he said most of his EG stuff is sold to wealthy middle aged men who want to look adult but still stylish. It helps that EG makes fantastic outerwear, which is useful here (rains all the time).

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>>12905650
also of note, his brother Takuji decided to stay in Japan but also started a fantastic fashion label called ts(s), which is largely based around carefully selected fabrics

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>>12905650
Whenever I see EG outerwear in person I'm almost brought to tears. It's so wellmade and well designed. Would like to get something from them one day

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>>12905661
When I'm old
F U L L
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>>12904783
Which J-brands are good for stocky manlets ie. have "regular fit"? I have short arms and don't want to buy Uniqlo Asia from ebay all the time

>>12905425
They were big in the Americana/Japanese raw denim boom ~8 years ago. They didn't join the activewear craze so blogs are ignoring them at the moment

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monitoring this thread

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Needles trackpants

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Anybody know what visvim trousers are in this pic? I only have high water chinos

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>>12907873
Says Flexus in the pic
I think these are the same
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d245407735

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>>12907873
Fluxus Cords 04, like it says in your pic lmao

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>>12907873
Fluxus 03 corduroy trousers from 2012

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>>12904783
want to cop that hat

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>>12907919
Taka-san makes good hats

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>>12904783
pretentious toronto chink general

fixed it for ya

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>>12908219
You wouldn't happen to have a link would you, friend?

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bump

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>>12907915
Looks like it's straight out of Akira

[Anonymous No.12909123]

Good thread

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[Anonymous No.12909188]

>>12907886
Why is it that the prices on both this jacket and the sleeveless model have exploded? I get that the fact that Carti wore it would make people sell it for a bit more, but 3-4 k just seems ridiculous.

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>>12909188
Just like the Junya x Porter Gore-tex bag/parka, it's fucking awesome and functional to boot

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>>12904783
>imagedump thread with the occasional text bump with no content
maybe there is a reason these threads never went anywhere

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>>12909366
I'm just bumping and collecting pics I don't have yet :^)

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>>12907915
but Helmut Lang isn't Japanese, friendo
=]

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>>12909671
Please be a joke

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>>12909364
Tell me about these. Who does ccp refer to? Why are they called ant colony?

>>12909679
if you have to ask you don't get it...

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>>12909679
Jun clearly ripped off Lang with that jacket, he's a hack

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Tell me about your favorite Japanese designers and labels. What do you like? Do you own their stuff?

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>>12909698
Info pls. Noisecraft? Blackmeans?

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>>12909691
He might be, but I still rate these over the HL astro.

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>>12909704
Number (N)ine actually, from S/S09

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sulvam

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g.v.g.v

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>>12909712
Oh that makes sense.

Talking About the Abstraction is a label focusing on comfy loose garments. Typical Japanese casual label often with Americana influences.

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>>12907857
these are a meme

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oldpark

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>>12909723
Varde77 is a similar label that draws on vintage California style and American occupation stuff for imspiration.

[Anonymous No.12909740]

Best places to buy japanese brands like visvim, Kapital etc. Within the EU? Been looking a bit online but it seems like anything else than their most hyped pieces are pretty limited.

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[Anonymous No.12909759]

Devoa is one of my favorite labels. Daisuke Nishida started the label with a strong focus on movement and anatomic construction. The clothes fit beautifully. Almost all my pants are Devoa at this point.

His designs are deceptively simple but often make use of unique materials like traditional washi paper or technical Schoeller fabric.

[Anonymous No.12909764]

FDMTL has a strong denim focus and makes some of the more interesting denim jackets out there

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>>12909759
I think if I ever saw somebody dressed like this head to toe I'd actually laugh at them
I keep my composure whenever I see losers in their rare NMDs/Yeezys but if you knowingly blow 3 grand just to look like an anime character the niceties disappear

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>>12909764
Nice
Reminds me a bit of the junya watanabe patchwork jacket

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>>12909769
To each his own. I personally don't see anything anime related about the fit you posted. Also full any one designer can look really over the top. That's why mix and match.

What do you like to wear?

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>>12908262
you mad fucking mongrel mutt? what even your pathetic has contributed to fashion industry you subhuman?

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>>12908262
Protip, if you don't like the topic of the thread, stay out of it. Nobody was asking for your opinion on the discussed subject in the first place.

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>>12909805
Modern milspec and camp clothes

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>>12909837
>>12909828
looks like i hit a bit too close to home for you toronto faggots

go back to shitpost about your overpriced japanese tags from takamyrionagasakihiroshima the soloist and cuck the coacher paired with ramones and a 1100 dollar IS sport hoodie.

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>>12909857
Yeah i will go back to my shitposting and you can go back to a thread where you're capable of contributing with something relevant.

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>>12909188
Also cav empt doing a version of it, probably gave it a little more notoriety

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>>12909699
Theres a few that I go for, mostly indigo/boro/heritage centric labels (kapital, 45rpm, visvim, blue blue japan, kuon tokyo), the nepenthes group (mostly needles & EG), and ?menswear (Sacai, kolor).

Always enjoyed nepenthes’ aesthetic, cross between workwear/menswear with the occasional fun offerings (kountry, rebuild by needles). Similar reason with the first group (boro remakes and natural dyes).

Sacai was a surprising stumble, I got a few pieces and all were incredibly well made and fits well for my asian frame. Not too sure about their recent move to become more streetwear though. Kolor looks good but I’ve yet to handle their stuff

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>>12909759
Devoa is nice, I had their pants at one point and the fabric and construction were on point. Sold it since it doesnt fit my build and taste anymore. Their footwear looks amazing but some just look waaaay too exagerated

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>>12909857
fucking kek neither i am Anglocuck nor live in Anglo land you fucking mutt

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>>12909690
>Tell me about these. Who does ccp refer to? Why are they called ant colony?
Idk what the brand is really, this is their website http://softs.to/2017/10/14/ccp-x-softs-ghost-ant-colony-update/

I saw pic related selling on Grailed awhile back

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thoughts on ierib? Really like some of their stuff but don't know a lot about the brand. Do any of you own anything from them and can you vouch on the quality of their products?

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>>12910046
do the toes point upwards like that when standing? because that will cause problems

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>>12910083
I'm not sure, but if it does it will probably adjust after you have worn them a couple of times.

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>>12909699
Probably visvim, bc the brand got great pieces for layering and the quality is almost always on point. Only got a few pieces since it's hard to find any shops within the Eu that have anything else than shamans. Also a big fan of undercover and especially their outerwear is incredible.

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>>12910046
They're great. I don't personally own any of their stuff but I've been following them on Instagram for a long time now and their posts are quality. I have a lot of respect for their stockists, which in turn makes me trust the label.

>>12910083
>>12910096
Yeah, strongly upturned toes generally flatten out pretty quick with wear. Layer-0 is the same way.

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>>12908262
>>>/pol/
for your incorrect political opinions
>>>/b/
for your cuck porn you stupid leaf

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bump

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>>12909366
no these threads devolved into complete autism fests, who here remembers the 4 post sticky

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>>12909706
why? the design is derirvative, and its shit quality

[Anonymous No.12911845]

Anybody have more cowboy/outlaw inspo such as the soloist stuff that's been posted already?

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>>12911203
Brand?

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>>12911845
I can post more Soloist

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>>12912063
Fagassent Toshiki Aoki cotton/rayon Jesus pants
he also produced a trucker jacket with the same treatment

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>>12912348
he's so damned amazing

[Anonymous No.12912623]

i found a way to cop shit ton of japanese sportswear for dirt cheap. i feel like never spending money on jackets ever again

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>>12912623
> Japanese sportswear
Wut

[Anonymous No.12913037]

So owning japanese clothes is just a pipe dream living in canada eh? Bummer. I like the kimono cut shirts/jackets and pants.

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>>12908281
w2c?

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I copped a pair of Junya CDG Man trousers and the quality is amazing. Unfortunately due to gainz theyre a tad tight on me but they fit well mostly and comfy as fuck. The wool is also perfect for cold weather where I live.

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>he isn't redpilled on the bubbling S.Korean design scene

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>>12913717
Blackmeans

[Anonymous No.12914392]

i go to Tokyo in a few weeks, anyone have any recommendations store wise or even just places to visit?

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>>12914392
2nd Vol.21 - Tokyo Shops 100: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0jc0NJQ4qefeTN6ZTNKLXdZd2M&usp=sharing
I purchased and uploaded this magazine specifically to help with your exact situation. Hope you find something cool

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>>12914569
Thanks you beta incel faggot.

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>>12909188
dav single handedly inflated the price of issey miyake

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>>12913037
i'm in canada 75% of my clothes are japanese

figure out how to buy from japan dude, it's easy as hell

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>>12914799
Fine, sorry I said anything

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Why is jun such a hack

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i feel the japanese vibe from those
can i get a recommendation on a hoodie to match this?

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>>12914934
A noose would look good with that

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>>12914934
I mean, those are just trendy running shoes
I'd say maybe an anorak or windbreaker, something made of nylon, not cotton

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>>12913037
i live in canada my guy. buy off grailed or go to end of season sales. the majority of my closet is EG and i've never paid over $200 for a piece.

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>>12909690
>>12910005
Carol Christian Poell
Very highly regarded in avant-garde and dark fashion... you can surely find more info about him around and on grailed

His drip sneakers are pretty legendary

[Anonymous No.12916481]

>>12916423
Don’t know if bait, but I don’t think what he posted is a Carol Christian Poell piece.. Anyways this is a Japanese Designers General

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>>12916481
very true, I understand CC Poell is not japanese and I was not trying to bait. Sorry if I referred to the wrong CCP, I suppose it was just an assumption. It looks like some sort of DIY that I traced back to a blogpost that makes no sense when translated from chinese to english....

here's what I found http://softs.to/2017/10/14/ccp-x-softs-ghost-ant-colony-update/#more-16874

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>>12916526
>>12916481
It's a Japanese label that happens to share the same initials as Poell. They're unrelated.

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>>12904783
Where are some good paces to get Yohji or Comme garments without the huge price-tags. Do any online stores do anything similar or retailers?

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>>12905318
Holy hot fuck I need those doublet pants. Any ideas on where I can get them or something like them?

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>>12904783
What the fuck happened to Undercover? Last collections were lackluster af, mainline moves more and more into hypebeast-tier streetwear. By now his difussion line JohnUndercover is actually better and more interesting than mainline.

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>>12917594
best bet is the Japanese second hand market
yahoo japan or rakuten

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>>12917691
Thr same thing thats happening to a lot of other similar labels, graphic tees and such are in and basically cash grabs. In a way they’re keeping current with trends

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I have something for sale if anybody's interested
Porter x Beams bucket hat
Black w/ safety orange
I'll post a pic if someone wants to see it

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>>12917594
how huge? Outside Japan it's sold at approx 2x than it is in Japan.

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>>12905396
WORDS CAN KILL

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Never seen Taichi Murakami mentioned on here. Thoughts?

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>>12905318
Link to the site? I googled it but found nothing

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>>12908325
w2c?

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anything similar in design to this?

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>>12920856
JUst lookup mandarin/mao collar shirts, i think needles/kapital had a version of it but cant seem to find an image of it.

Or you could just lookup chinese brands e.g. shanghai tang

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>>12917691
Does anyone have any info on JohnUndercover. I always thought it's just shitty diffusion line, but looking at collections it does look great. Pretty different compared to mainline too - it's more "Japanese minimalism" than typical Jun's edginess.

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>>12916526
>>12917578
ccp.fm is the main website for the brand, pic related. Softs is probably a separate label who collaborates with ccp wear to come up with those crazy pieces

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>tfw actually took time to look at Sacai's clothes
Holy fuck, this is beautiful. I always loved Undercover's mix of fabrics in earlier collections (now unfortunately it's all about edgy prints and muh post-punk look), it's exactly what I searched for.

International prices suck ass though, as expected. Any Japanese online retailers to order via proxy?

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>>12920395
https://www.at-scelta.com/sp/

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Great thread, bumpin'

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>>12904783
Or maybe it's already half the newfag questions so there's really no point.

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>>12921707
Y!jp and rakuten are best bets if you don’t mind a secondhand purchase via proxy i’ve copped a few Sacai items well below retail (and the first few were actually BNWT). Pretty sure DSM carries them too but your gonna pay for international prices.

Thoughts about Chitose Abe’s recent graphic tee/streetwear releases? I think ever since she met Pharrel she started changing up the style a bit (e.g. Liife hoodies, Sacai not sacai). On the flip side she does solid collabs (hender scheme, TNF)