amachi. × A&S Collaboration vol.2

Re SERIES

By adding a touch of amachi. to already finished A&S items, pieces in the collection were able to obtain the qualities of amachi. and A&S. By carefully observing A&S garments from various angles, each piece was made to create a harmony with amachi.’s handcrafts. New stitches including Water Embroidery, Grass Embroidery and two more have joined the collection.

Animal Trail Embroidery
Animal trails that you suddenly come upon in forests, fields and bushes are all traces of movement. If there was an animal trail in the city, it might as well be a path filled with lush plants and flowers. Such image was the inspiration behind this linear and long threaded stitching.

Intersection Embroidery
While keeping a harmony between the base fabric, linear stitching is added to the check pattern. This creates an image of adding new layers which give the texture a certain depth.

“A&S Items Created From amachi.’s Perspective”

During the previous collaboration with A&S, Yoshimoto was deeply impressed by our approach towards garments which he experienced through interacting with customers and staffs. Yoshimoto was fascinated by our way of naturally blending garments with individual ways of life, as if each person’s universe keeps its balance through garments in a specific way. The latest collaboration was born from his idea: wouldn’t it be interesting to create garments which focus on specific actions of our daily lives?

Work pants have repeatedly been presented throughout the season as amachi.’s classic piece. This item was inspired from “forest workwear” and was created for Yoshimoto’s friend who works for a forest union. The work pants derive from the same design. For Yoshimoto, the daily routine of taking a stroll is extremely important for his creative process. He selected items from A&S collection that he wished to take along with his stroll. This led to the creation of a detachable pocket which can also be used as a shoulder bag. All you need to store in this pocket is a notebook, paperback novel, pens, key and nothing more. Our latest cotton gaberdine fabric from the 2019SS collection gives this piece a unique allure.

amachi. Collection 004 — Plant Succession

“Collection003 — Forest Fire”, which was presented during the 2018AW season, was inspired from a forest fire which Yoshimoto experienced in his youth. The following “Collection004” from 2019SS depicts a bare land which was hit by a forest fire. The collection features the theme of rebirth by following the resurrection process of the forest. Climax is a word used to describe a stable condition where the vegetation has reached its maximum growth. In case of forests, two to three centuries are necessary for a bare land to reach its climax. This collection was created by learning and observing how the vegetation learns to become a forest through various steps. For example, Yoshimoto used a microscope photograph of a moss: the first vegetation to grown on bare soil. He used its microscopic construction as motifs for his handmade knits and plant sketches created by the Japanese researcher and environmentalist, Minakata Kumagusu, to be used for his handprinted fabrics. He also used greens in various hues which set the tone of the whole collection as well as vines and their spiral constructions in his stitches to recreate a layer which makes a forest.

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