Luxury Street was packed
The intersection of music, clothing and culture

A bright space based on skeleton ceilings and white and silver that spreads through the jet-black facade. When the flow of people coming and going through the large windows and the music flowing from the chandelier-type speaker above blends together, the mood naturally rises and stimulates the fashionable mind. NUBIAN is a select shop with stores in Shibuya, Harajuku, Toranomon, Osaka, and Nagoya, which offers an exciting shopping experience whenever you visit. Rick Owens and other world-renowned top maisons and luxury brands, up-and-coming street brands are quickly picked up from up-and-coming street brands, and are supported by many artists both in Japan and overseas, including the music scene.
Ichima Kawamura is also visiting NUBIAN in his private life. "When I was looking for a cool outfit, I found a white long coat at NUBIAN and bought it. In Japan, there are plenty of new brands that can only be obtained here and items that you can't meet elsewhere, so even if you are in this space, you can get a lot of inspiration."

Dwell in a street essence
The aesthetic called Artisan

Kawamura challenged the shooting in the clothes of an upcoming designer who fuses mode and street. The coat and inner wear to wear are "FILTH" which means "decay". The up-and-coming brand, which began last season, is wrapped in a mysterious veil without being announced by designers, and creates a minimalistic world view based on black and gray. While using carefully selected high-quality fabrics, it incorporates "dirty" details such as tearing and discoloration inspired by heavy metal and grunge to create a devastating element. The aesthetic is to complete the item by the hands of craftsmen, and all the details of the damage processing and name tags are finished by hand. In addition, denim with 64 pockets is a valuable NUBIAN custom-order item by "NO/FACE STUDIOS", which expands activities based in Germany and Paris. This brand, which has gained enthusiastic support as it continues to be difficult to obtain worldwide, as well as "FILTH", is also available only in NUBIAN in Japan.
In addition, there are plenty of high-sense accessories that are perfect for the holiday season during the year-end and New Year holidays. "Wow, cute!" Mr. Kawamura picked up the key ring of "COMFORT" from Korea, which became a hot topic for the members of BLACKPINK. Since both hands have magnets, you can put your hands together or hold hands with two hands.

Leading the next movement
A collection of high-sense accessories

"When I wear my favorite clothes, I'm hooked!" I feel like that. The moment is very pleasant, and the tension goes up. Since fashion is one of the self-expressions, it's a hobby that you can enjoy, and it's very important," says Kawamura, who discovered the key chain of London-born String Ting while visiting the shop. During the COVID-19 lockdown, designer Rachel Middleton made bead accessories and sold them to friends, and in just a few years it has grown into a brand loved by prominent celebrities such as Jiji Hadddad, Cayly Jenner, and BLACKPINK members. The messenger bag designed with an iconic runyard clasp that is also used in the shoulder strap and necklace, is a new work of "Rick Owens". LWG-certified lightweight gray leather, which is granted only to leathermakers that meet strict international standards, is used, and it is a gem that is active in various scenes such as commuting, travel, and nightout.

Experience "sorrow, suffering, and anger"
About beauty that comes from knowing negative emotions

"It was sadness, suffering, and anger that gave me the opportunity to change myself - all of the things that such emotions caused. I'm definitely attracted to those who have negative emotions. I experience a lot of such emotions and feel that someone who knows that feeling is "beautiful." I think people with complexes will work harder. There is a negative feeling, it's the swing.……It jumps greatly in the positive direction with a pan. That's why I think there is a potential as a human being. It is stronger, more beautiful, and more human depth.
It may seem like I'm living in a sparkling place, but it's not actually. Looking at the information flowing on SNS, "Some people are worried about such things. Isn't this the same as me?' I often feel like I'm living in a place that looks like this, and I'm the same." And that kind of feeling could help someone."

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