Vol.17 Kawasaki VS SEVESKIG

The state of emergency has been extended, and we are unable to open our atelier.

I think it will be open to the public in March.

We have lots of fun things planned, so we will be announcing them on our blog and social media.

We would like to post an archive of our collaboration with Kawasaki Heavy Industries/Kawasaki Motorcycle Japan.

In the first place, it's strange why Kawasaki, the world-famous brand, is collaborating with a domestic brand.

It all started with a phone call.

"I'm Kawasaki, but is it okay if I call you SEVESKIG?"

"Eh, which Kawasaki-san is this?"

"This is Kawasaki Motorcycle Japan."

I remember being startled when I heard that.

At that time, I was secretly taking special orders, and apparently someone heard about it from somewhere and said, "I'd like to collaborate with a leather brand that can do round sewing."

Of course, being a motorbike rider, I immediately said OK.

However, all the bikes I was riding at the time were Hondas.

Although there was a lot of excitement, Kawasaki is a world-renowned company, so we can be sure they have the capacity to do so.

At the time, I was making a rebuilt "BATES" riders jacket for myself, and I even wore it to a meeting, and it was well received.

This was the inspiration behind the first collaboration model with KAWASAKI.

Until this season, we had been using the old "KAWASAKI" logo.

People who don't ride motorcycles might find it hard to understand the difference, but I think that vintage bike riders in particular were shocked.

By the way, my current brand is "Kawasaki".

Of course, we also produce Kawasaki colors.

The collaboration was announced at the first PARIS exhibition.

I tried displaying some motorcycle parts on the wall like this.

This 2018 season will also see the sale of the retro PLACTUCE T.

We also have T-shirts dyed with sulfur dyes to give them a vintage look.

It seems that comedian Ku●ky, who is known to be a motorcycle enthusiast, was one of the first to buy one.

Looking at it like this, it really does look like second-hand clothing and it's really nice.

I also tried making some unique items like track pants.

Now that I'm a Kawasaki rider, I wear them quite frequently.

The side lines and Kawasaki logo are made of prism sheets, which are very useful on dark roads at night.

I can't check it myself, but I think it's pretty dazzling for oncoming traffic.

I'm a little sorry that I made such unreasonable demands on the factory.

We collaborated like this for about three seasons, and then Kawasaki Motorcycle Japan changed their management and I thought the collaboration had come to an end, but when I called them last year about something, they said to me, "Would you like to do something again, since Kawasaki Plaza has expanded nationwide?", which was a nice response.

So I came up with something that I wanted, something that motorcycle clothing manufacturers couldn't make, but with specifications that would be user-friendly for motorcyclists, and when I presented it to them, they said they were keen to do it.

From then on it was quite hectic until we produced the first sample, but we managed to upload the sample and complete the photo shoot without any problems.

I'm proud to say that I've been able to create this piece with a completely different approach than what I've done up until now.

I can't reveal the style yet, so here's a little prototype.

I'm very satisfied because I was able to create the item I wanted right away.

As soon as it is officially announced, I will post it on my blog and Instagram.

By the way, the "ZH2" that was delivered the other day has this mark sitting in the center of the front cowling.

This is also something that only motorcyclists will be impressed by, but it is actually the emblem of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

This is said to be proof that Kawasaki Heavy Industries poured everything into this project.

It may not be well known, but the company is one of Japan's leading major companies, active in fields such as ships , railway vehicles, aircraft, motorcycles, gas turbines, gas engines, industrial plants, hydraulic equipment, and robots.

*This image has been repurposed from our head office website.

The headquarters was so big that it took about 30 minutes to walk to the meeting space.

I got lost, so I think you can usually get there quickly.

We have some more exciting things planned, so we'll let you know when they're decided.

See you later!

NORI