Did you enjoy the " Vintage Sneakers " and " Vintage Denim " episodes from the popular "Adults' Field Trip" series by the "GUIDEI by ISETAN MITSUKOSHI" crew, featuring Sankakke designer Yuhi Ozaki? Next up, our third video introduces a way to enjoy vintage clothing that you might not have considered yet. Enjoy the profound world of vintage!

Tsuchiya: "Can something like this really happen without any prior planning or rehearsal??"

After watching Tsuchiya's previous videos, Ozaki thought, "This item might suit him," and prepared a vintage sweatshirt. However, Tsuchiya ended up wearing a sweatshirt to the recording, resulting in an unexpected clash! This kind of thing happens without any prior planning!

Ozaki recommends a plain vintage sweatshirt to Tsuchiya, saying, "This is a plain one from the 1950s with a V-shaped gusset. Champion Reverse Weave sweatshirts with prints on the chest are often expensive just because of the print, but plain ones are still relatively unknown, so I recommend them."

When Tsuchiya asked, "Why is plain clothing good?", the answer was spot on: "For men in their 30s, plain clothing is best. Printed clothing tends to lean towards American casual style, but if you want to subtly incorporate vintage items into your fashion, plain clothing is easier to coordinate. Pairing a tailored jacket with a plain sweatshirt creates a clean and mature look."

The appeal of vintage clothing lies in its unique qualities, such as the "quality of the material" that only loopwheel knitting machines could produce, the "freedom sleeves" that were popular in the 1940s where the sides rise up in a V-shape and there are no seams in the torso, rare details like side gussets and needle-punched ribbing, vintage-specific colors like heather gray, orange, and red, and even repaired damage that looks like part of the design. Many pieces are plain but still have interesting features.

Matsuoka: "How about deliberately wearing a dress shirt that's a bit oversized?"

Matsuoka, Mitsukoshi Isetan's top fashionista who says she's "usually conservative," was chosen by Ozaki for items that were "basic yet adventurous."
These are four oversized dress shirts from three different brands: CHARVET , a high-end French shirtmaker; Hilditch & Key, a British shirtmaker; and Thomas Pink.


Ozaki recommends "wearing a well-tailored, traditional shirt in an oversized fit." His reasoning is that "while people tend to seek a just-right size when buying high-quality dress shirts, it's more interesting to do the opposite and deliberately wear a larger size."

"Since Westerners tend to be larger in build, it's easier to find larger sizes, and the prices aren't too high," he said, and he provided me with a CHARVET shirt in size 44 (about XL), and a British-style shirt in size 17 sleeve 34.

In fact, when I tried on CHARVET 's big shirt with a square hem and boxy silhouette, I found that the way the sleeves bunched up with the cuffs fastened was cute, and it also looked good tucked in with the front closed for a balanced look. It can be used to add a casual touch to a dressy style, or paired with sneakers or sandals!

Tashiro: "You seem to be a frequent visitor to vintage clothing stores, but have you overlooked this??"

Ozaki asked Tashiro, "Have you overlooked this at a vintage clothing store?" referring to a tailored jacket. Tashiro replied, "I do not really look at the tailored section when I go to vintage clothing stores," to which Ozaki responded, "I look at every single item," and picked up a cashmere jacket.

"This is a cashmere tailored jacket from around the 1960s, and it costs 12,000 yen," he said, and everyone was astonished!
When asked, "How do you find jackets like that?", Ozaki replied, "If you go to an American vintage clothing store that isn't good at tailoring, they probably won't notice yet," and pulled out a formal Texan Western jacket.

"That's quite quirky!" Tashiro recoils for a moment, but Ozaki explains that the key points to look for in a tailored jacket at a vintage clothing store are, "If you lift up the jacket and the sleeves are hand-stitched, it meets a certain standard, and the older the jacket, the more likely it is to be hand-stitched." The quality of the buttons and other accessories are also points to look for in a good item.

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Vintage sweatshirt worn by Tsuchiya

Western jacket worn by Tashiro

Matsuoka wearing an oversized dress shirt

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Text: Makoto Kajii

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