Bryan and his staff (of The Thurs) from Taiwan—I first met Bryan (left)…many years ago.. Zip (of HTC) kindly introduced me to him. And I had a book signing party of my “Lewis Leathers Vol.1” at his 2 stores in Taiwan in 2017. That was amazing great experience for me and I talked with many […]
Terao-san and his friends of “Fo(u)r Vintage Collectors”—Inspiration Tokyo show has some amazing “collectors’ mini booth” at building WINDOW area. They are my favorite spots! Yes, my booth will be there too. As you know, Japanese PRIVATE collectors would be the world’s best. They have amazing rare items at reasonable prices. Don’t miss them! Thanks […]
Madeline, our official model, quickly trying “Ace Frehley” makeup !—In last year, I took 4 “KISS” photos sessions with her for Inspiration LA & Tokyo 2025 main visuals. Here is her “ACE” style! Very nice, Madeline! Now “tickets” for our Tokyo show is on sale! Please check out before sold out! Thanks always, Madeline!
This was a very nice photo by me last Nov.! Sawada-san (center, with black mask) and I are the same age of 55 now. So I have known him for long years, since…. the late 1990s.He also CRAZY-Loves the vintage clothing, seriously! “Fake α” is one of the “BEST vintage clothing store” not only in […]
Mr. & Mrs. Shigeta of our big sponsor “HANDY”!—-I first met the Shigeta Family in LA …around 2000, yes, it’s 25 years ago! They were living in Torrance CA at those time, and his business was and is to import and sell the “American motorcycle parts” for long years. So I often asked him about […]
Takeishi-san (of T’s Rock Tees)—I know him for many years, because he has also been working for Japanese fashion magazines since the 1990s. He is also a very famous “Grateful Dead T-Shirts collector” (=one of BEST in the world) and his collections are actually amazing great! You will see his amazing rare collections again on […]
KBS Vintage from Yokkaichi, Mie—I have been to Yokkaichi few times in the past…. Mie (near Nagoya) is beautiful area where you can eat delicious foods… I wish to go there again… I sometime meet Kimoto-san (owner) at vintage events in CA. He is also a young vintage dealer and connects with very young vintage […]
“SPiKe” from very busy young town: Shimokitazawa, Tokyo! When I was at my collage times, I often drank too much with my music & movie friends in Shimokitazawa after my purchase many records…. Hahahaha. Nowadays many young vintage dealers opens very nice shops. After 11/1-2, I recommend you to stop by Shimokitazawa. You will feel […]
Haruko Funatani-san (right) and her American (?) friend (left)…. I first met her in 2009. At those times, She was working for ROOTOTE, a very famous totebag company in Japan and kindly prepared FREE samples bag for my first show, Inspiration LA 2010. Thanks to her and so many friends, Inspiration Show has been still […]
