The Tokyo pop up is done, and right after it I went to Okayama. Denim, two new corduroy colors, two new fabrics, knits, and what is coming next. 東京のポップアップを終えて、そのまま岡山へ。デニム、新しいコーデュロイの色が2つ、新しい生地が2つ、そしてニットの話です。
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Every spring and fall, Josh Sirlin rides Kyushu with friends he has known for ten years, on vintage bikes from Freeway in Oita, a shop open since 1986. Hot springs, the Yamanami Highway, and horsehide.
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A cattle drive from a motorcycle seat, eight years with a Tokyo tattoo master, skydives in Panama. Josh Sirlin on men's lifestyle and the life skills you only learn by going.
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Denim is decided in the room, with the cloth in your hands. Josh Sirlin on his twice yearly denim meetings in Okayama: the rope dye house, the shuttle looms, and the sewing room.
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The artist Ichirota painted Josh Sirlin with the motorcycles that carried him across the American West. He is bringing the original to Tokyo and giving it to Josh at the Black Bear Brand pop up, where it hangs for all three days. 日本語は英文の下にあります。
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Being the least capable person in the room is the fastest education there is. Josh Sirlin on travel, curiosity, and getting humbled on purpose.
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A hotel group named for a flower in a man's lapel, and a friendship that started with a customer buying a jacket. Josh Sirlin on the Tollmans and real luxury.
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Every good idea I have ever had came from somewhere else. Josh Sirlin on how travel and other people’s cultures shape creative work, from Okayama to the Outer Hebrides.
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The best travel clothes work as hard as you do and look better the more you wear them. Josh Sirlin on the wardrobe that earns its place on the road.
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