The model UTA, who plays an active part in numerous top maison shows, visited "THOM BROWNE", the flagship of modern American traditional. In June of last year, he visited the Paris Collection (Spring and Summer 2023 Men's), which was held for the first time in two years, and shot fashion with a showpiece that he actually saw in the collection.
- Photo
- SASU TEI
- Hair
- MASASHI KONNO（ota office）
- Text
- Hisako Yamazaki
- Edit
- RIDE Inc.
Developed new possibilities for men'swear
23SS Men's Collection
When asked, "What is THOM BROWNE's fashion?", Many people think of gray tailored suits and American traditional styles. The 23SS Men's Collection betrays expectations in a good way, gray yellow, green, blue pink and light blue.……Models dressed in colorful tweeds colored the runway. Based on tailoring, the true value of THOM BROWNE, the classic and feminine tweed fabric is expressed in a provocative, athletic and vibrant masculine form such as carboys, surfers, sailors, and tennis players. In many looks, the ultimate masculine groom, the Joxe Trap———the soft feminine essence of tweed and strong masculine essence, a fantasy collection that expresses the curiosity and inquisitiveness of Tom's own designer.
With a playfulness full of details
Embodying the fantasy of fashion
The look worn by UTA is a single-brest jacket made of gold and silver malls and satin stitches, with the ultimate preppy symbol "Anchor", which is also the statement of THOM BROWNE, and dared to be damaged. It's a style that makes you feel a masculine tailoring that doesn't disappoint expectations, and at the same time, an unexpected approach of pairing short pants with a cloped inner with a navel. "When I went to Paris Collection in June, I was shocked to see THOM BROWNE's show (23SS Men's Collection). The production itself was full of surprises, and it was already entertainment rather than a fashion show. I feel like I'm watching some kind of play. It was very fresh because it was also the clothes I saw in such an atmosphere. The first thing I saw in the collection was the anchor headpiece. The model with a headpiece looks like a character, and I felt a lot of power there. I thought it was nice to have the THOM BROWNE color red and white tricolor tape on the sidebents and Joxe traps in the jacket."
An accessory with the aesthetic sense of THOM BROWNE
Updating Spring Fashion
The Shibuya PARCO store offers a wealth of bags, shoes, eyewear, fragrances, and accessories in addition to Men's Women's Lady-to-wear. UTA, who says he likes glasses and sunglasses, checked "This is good" with a pantos shape eyeglasses that combine a toveloped acetate with a clear lens. The scarf-skin leather sneakers, which are well suited to tailored suits, should also be noted as an item to update spring fashion.
TB716 Totas round glasses ￥62,700 
White rubber scarfskin sneakers ¥88,000
"Everything is interesting"--the teaching of my grandmother
The driving force behind pursuing dreams
UTA, who was obsessed with basketball that he started in fifth grade and dreamed of becoming a basketball player, entered the IMG Academy in Florida, United States at the age of 16 and played basketball for three years.
"Because it was a school with only real athletes, it's natural to work hard. No matter how hard the practice was, I never felt it was painful to play basketball. Of course, there were things that were purely "body is the limit" (laughs). I was very anxious at first, mixed with the selected athlete elites. Without fear……It was an unfamiliar world, and how to interact with high-level people was a big challenge. Still, there was an idea that "people have their own paths", so I thought that I would concentrate on myself as much as I never had before, rather than a comparison--I'm prepared to do my best. I love basketball so much, so I think it was something I could do.
In retrospect, if you don't have that three years, you don't have now. I was very trained not only in the aspect of sports, but also mentally. The model is a job that can only be done by Men Tal. For example, it's not uncommon to fall into an audition, and there are many dent scenes. But if you don't have a strong feeling of continuing to challenge, that dream will not come true. In a sense, it's like a fight against mental health, so some people break there. But I've been learning tenacity in the United States, looking for how to capture it interestingly even in negative situations, and trying to find a fragment that seems a little positive when my heart is depressed. I think I was able to move forward positively with the spirit of "everything fun" that my grandmother taught me. I don't think failure is a failure, but I'm grateful. It's hard, but I think there might be something that can be seen."
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UTA
Model. Born in Tokyo in 1997. He studied at an international school from an early age and studied in Switzerland in junior high school. He moved to the United States from high school, and then worked energetically at a division II university in the basketball team. In 2018, he signed up with France's Model Agencies SUCCESS and made his runway debut at Paris Fashion Week. He is also active as a model in Tokyo, Milan, London, and New York.
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