{"id":800305,"date":"2018-12-28T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T16:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=800305"},"modified":"2018-12-28T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T16:14:06","slug":"what-theyre-rocking-japanese-tastemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/what-theyre-rocking-japanese-tastemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"What They’re Rocking \/\/ Japanese Tastemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hiroshi Fujiwara<\/strong>, Motofumi “Poggy<\/strong>” Kogi and Takashi Murakami<\/strong> are three acclaimed icons in streetwear who have all escalated their wardrobe styles to become the epitome for what’s cool and what’s about to be, eaching honing a resume that proves powerful over the past several decades.<\/p>\n
As the first year of our What They’re Rocking<\/strong><\/em> column comes to a close, we’ve rounded out 2018 with three individuals who continue to have their fingers on the pulse for what they next thing will be for sneakers and fashion.<\/p>\n
With not only more experience in the industry than most of the main namesakes, these three connoisseurs aren’t subject to just one medium. Among sneakers, they’re also tastemakers in fashion, art, and designs, but they’re personal style has consistently been a reflection of all of the above.<\/p>\n
From their own collaborations with brands like Nike and Vans to their own personal silhouettes made exclusively for them, these names are not only among the ones that have been in the field the longest, but the ones who have helped shape street style to what it’s become today.<\/p>\n
Hiroshi Fujiwara<\/h3>\n
Aside from the founder of the Japanese labels, Goodenough and fragment, Hiroshi Fujiwara is a DJ, producer, and designer among other things. His personal wardrobe style is also the definition of what many would consider to be classic and simple.<\/p>\n
Considered to be one of the founders of streetwear when it originally started to take shape in the ’80s and ’90s, bringing his influence of hip-hop, punk, and skateboarding cultures from London and New York back to Tokyo, Hiroshi has developed a unique sense of style that’s nothing short of eclectic. He also uses his fragment consulting label to collaborate as opposed to making their own product, collaborating with brands like Nike, Stussy, and even Moncler to create something entirely new and unique to the market place.<\/p>\n
Cohesive with fragment’s collaboration driven business mode, Hiroshi Fujiwara also applies this method to the co-branded Vanquish denim label where they craft and ornately distress some of the finest Japanese denim with a worn-in look that’s built to withstand the test of time for style, making it easy to pair loose fitting sweaters, graphic hoodies, and boxy fitting streetwear tees.<\/p>\n
A long-time collaborator for Nike’s HTM collection, it might be obvious that Hiroshi is a major advocate of sneaker culture, especially classic Nikes and Converse styles – having his very own projects with both.<\/p>\n
His personal style is cool and classic: hoodies, selvedge denim, and Chuck Taylors; oversized sweaters, loose fitting trousers, and Air Maxes; his own Jordan 1s, etc.<\/p>\n