ON & BEYOND » hiroki nakamura

Visvim Lhamo Folk

Vincent — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:17:18 +0000

These Lhamo Folks belong to my brother; he’s a master at capturing texture and details in his photos… We’re cooking up a new project together, hold tight.

Japan Retail | F.I.L. Kyoto

Vincent — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:31:36 +0000

Without neglecting the history of the space, FIL’s newly opened Kyoto store still shows respect to the shops previous occupants by showcasing some of the traditional Kawaramachi-dori dolls.

VISVIM for Number (N)ine

Vincent — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:56:23 +0000

Added a much needed mogul to the GRAIL department of the Visvim section in my closet. Released back in 08, the packable GORE-TEX® Jacket designed for Number(Nine) is considered by most as an important piece in any collector’s archive. While Takahiro Miyashita’s coveted cult label is discontinued, his N(N) legacy lives through his collaborative projects and his new endeavor called The Soloist… I’m just happy to be one of the few people who got my hands on this one!

Visvim Subsection | Blaise Mautin Room Spray

Vincent — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:37:27 +0000

Maura was off to Paris last week so I handed her some money and asked her to surprise me with a souvenir. And I couldn’t have asked for a better return item. Blaise Mautin is a french parfumeur who’s reknowned scents have glazed the aura of the Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris. The spray is a perfect marriage of Paris’ romantic allure and Hiroki‘s immaculate branding, but that’s aside from the luxurious woodland spice emanating from the essential oils which contain this Erlenmeyer flask.

Visvim F/W 06-07 Classics

Vincent — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:54:08 +0000

Visvim Wampum Beads T-shirt & Visvim Striped Border Crew L/S (Luxsic)

VISVIM ISLE KNIT POCKET TEE

Vincent — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:21:46 +0000

I love this t-shirt. I am pretty jealous that she has it…

LOOKING BACK : Visvim FBT Classic ELK

Vincent — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:07:38 +0000

Dylan passed by wearing a pair of MINT condition Spring/Summer 2008 elk leather FBT Classics, had to snap a photo. That was just about the year I fell in love with Vis, and around the same time I picked up my first pair of Jokhang FBTs. Never looked back.

More about Dylan soon; interview coming up.

Giveaway : Dissertation on The Authenticity of Utility

Vincent — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:03:25 +0000

The leather laces snapped on my pair of Mowat’s so I wrote an email to VISVIM; to my surprise, 15 minutes later, I had a reply sitting in my inbox inquiring my address so they can resolve the issue Asap. No questions asked, not even asking for a photo of the defect, just my address. Two days later, a UPS man drops off a neat package from Cubism inc; inside, my laces, with the FW09 Dissertation. Customer service at its BEST. Another reason why this brand gets my FULL support.

It’s called a dissertation, because it isn’t simply a catalog, there’s always a prologue in which Hiroki will explain from A-Z his inspiration for the season. Included are photos from his resourceful travels, allowing the consumer to see the full idea that lead to the garment. In this particular one, Hiroki talks about his visit to Padova Italy, where he studied the hand-sewn Goodyear welt technique used in his FOLK line.

Since I already have this one in my Library. I’m gonna give it away to you guys, My Readers! All you have to do is follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/onandbeyond and Tweet : Follow @onandbeyond and RT to win Visvim’s FW09 Dissertation!

An Old Love Affair

Vincent — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:01:03 +0000

It was my birthday last week. A dear person in my life got a pair of vizavimu flown to me from overseas. SO let me take a second to say, thank you and i love you for this. What can be characterized as one of my ULTIMATE grails, the Logan lo elk’s are beyond what I imagined they’d be. Naysayers will call them ripoffs of authentics & eras, but I’ll let the elk leather do the talking and ignore what they have to tell me. Upon arrival, I had to give it the vinny seal of approval by giving the elk a good sniff(that’s how you find fake vis’), indeed, they were good and my cheeks began to hurt from an excessive amount of smiling.

Visvim Gabo Elk

Vincent — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:07:55 +0000

It took me a little longer to achieve a moment of clarity in terms of how much I actually wanted these. I had always been attracted by that heel flap…but always grunted at the the tails. But the notion of them being inspired by Canadian native heritage soothed my unwillingness; so, I gave in. The elk leather is beyond what I imagined, incomparable to the elk on earlier models like the logan lo’s. softer, alot softer.