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Of course, I already knew about Daiki and admired his work greatly. It turned out that he had been looking for someone who knew a lot about vintage clothes to be his design assistant for the Woolrich Woolen Mills project of WP.

I started working with him in Daiki has been really influential to me in my own work and was a huge supporter when I decided to make my own brand. He has immense, contagious passion for well-made garments—the history behind any one design, the need for ingenuity in technical detail and structure, and the opportunities that clothes give us for expressing ourselves. I learned a lot from him about how to focus on the details in any design and how to craft clothes that are true to vintage inspiration as well as suited to contemporary aesthetics.

From which brands and which periods of the history of surf culture have you drawn particular inspiration? This was a time when surfers started using shorter boards—in fact, in the span of ten or so years, the shape of surfboards changed dramatically. At the same general time, of course there were the anti Vietnam protests and gatherings like Woodstock. There was such good energy in the culture of that time—everything was challenged and everything was changing.

I think that energy revolutionised the way that people made and wore clothing. For example, when you study about the details of outdoor or surf or work wear from before the s, you can see that they focus on utility. Advertise with Us. Batten And Company Men's Clothing.

Website View Menu. Order Online. Reteptterrab on April 24, PM:. Wool parka. Very nice. ErnieQ on April 26, PM:. G on May 15, AM:. Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website. Batten needs a website now! I would have bought swim trunks tonight. Maybe I will get another chance — keep us posted and remind everyone about Batten.

Shinya Hasegawa has created a really nice collection,completely made in America. What are the price points on some of the items like the anorak, tee shirts, board shorts? I agree with previous posters that a website would be awesome right now.

Definitely keep us updated on this stuff. Really interested to see some price points. The shorts are definitely based on the Gramicci climbing short — a classic that is still manufactured today and the bathing suit is clearly an homage to the legendary Birdwell That said, He has picked the right places to start.

These cuts, as Michael mentioned, are slimmed up. However after that to me anyway is the style of the garment and the thinking behind it. I meant it when I say I look forward to his next line because the groundwork here is very strong — I probably should have been more obvious in that in my initial comment. I still believe that — but more importantly to me I want to see those starting points as a beginning not a final destination.

I would really like to feel more of his presence in the final designs. Like I said — I love the duffel, and like most of the collection — and am very interested to see the continuation of his approach. This is by far the most measured and respectful conversation that has ever appeared on ACL. Thanks guys. Fair enough.

Hasegawa for dedicating himself further to this pursuit.