Kumatani Takashi, The Design Life Of The Handsome Uncle And The Never-Ending Trend Scenery.

Not long ago, Shawn Yue released him and his friends from Japan. Takashi Kumagai The hand back picture of the surfboard is also exposed, and the joint series of MADNESS and WIND AND SEA is exposed. Kumatani Takashi was the focus of attention among many tide makers.

So, this time we will learn about Uncle Shuai. Takashi Kumagai Design life to see how many trends are being deducted.

Kumatani Takashi was born in Morioka, Iwate, Japan in 1970, and studied in SMOD High School of fashion art, France. Later, influenced by Joe McKenna's magazine "Joe s" and photographer Bruce Weber, he returned to Japan in 1994 to begin her fashion photography and stylist road.

Kumatani Takashi, who first worked as a stylist in Japan, worked as a stylist in fashion magazines such as MEN S NON-NO and GRIND. After that, he was also responsible for advertising modeling and expanding connections in many brand advertisements.

Usually, Kumatani Takashi is always on the West Coast leisure modeling. Actually he has experienced from Ivy, Trad, French, Italian and Japan Shibuya-Casual, and from these elements to his own style. It also shapes interest in different fields, triggering more identities after the stylist.

In 1998, Kumatani Takashi formally established the GDC clothing brand, whose design started from his daily life. Occasionally, surfing elements, or photos taken by him, will become patterns on T-Shirt.

In 2011, Kumatani Takashi developed a new brand, NAISSANCE, which is different from GDC's positioning. This time, he used the experience accumulated in the fashion industry to design an American style culture and a mature man's style.

In 2015, he opened WIND AND SEA brand store and CPCM in Shibuya District, Tokyo. And brought back a large number of different nostalgic ornaments and handicrafts from the west coast from Losangeles.

The collection of elements such as American Indian, surfing and nature shows the unique taste of Xiong Gu Long.

The success of the first two brands has greatly boosted Kumatani Takashi's reputation. But what really brought him into the public eye and the world's popularity is the brand new street brand WIND AND SEA, founded in 2017.

The emergence of the WIND AND SEA brand just happened to be in the midst of the return of Street revival style in 90s. WIND AND SEA leaped from the strongest ins platform at present, its symbolic big Logo, simple lines and bright colors, directly into the minds of young people.

Also because many fashionable personages such as Takuya Kimura and Shawn Yue have started to talk about the topic.

Although WIND AND SEA is sticking to its own design concept, WIND AND SEA is also seeking some joint cooperation, such as the joint series with Shawn Yue MADNESS earlier.

Last year, it launched a joint venture with GrowthRing & Co.'s independent brand GrowthRing & Supply, and successfully co operated with Saturdays NYC, which also focused on surfing as the core concept.

WIND AND SEA's success in just a few years proved Kumatani Takashi's admirable place. He said, "I don't want you to define WIND AND SEA as Japanese brand. It should be an international brand."

From photographers to stylists, to designers, directors, bearded beards and strong bear figures. Takashi Kumagai Life is like a train that never stops. You don't know what kind of scenery the next station will have.