I recently had the wonderful experience of visiting a French vintage clothing collector's store, an Italian antique watch store, and a charming vintage clothing store when I was at an exhibition in Europe. What I encountered there were many precious items that are rarely seen in Japan. And conversely, I was a bit surprised and amused to discover a line of Japanese vintage clothing.

 
Just looking at the fabrics, details, and accessories of vintage clothing is inspiring. The photo below shows one of the rarest vintage Rolexes of them all. It is priced at a whopping 10 million yen, and even though I am not a watch expert, I was fascinated by its understated yet sophisticated atmosphere.

We also visited the UNION FADE GENERAL STORE, a vintage clothing store in Milan owned by Mr. Murio, who has helped us before. This store is located at Crows nest, Milan, Italy 20159 and was very attractive.

We were also able to acquire some slightly unusual vintage fabrics that we found on this trip that we will be able to use in our next project. We are very much looking forward to developing various ideas and using the fabrics in next year's project.