Hideki Okisaka: Master '30s tailor !

[Marc Chevalier]

The photo above shows how weirdly costumed that movie was. ("The Godfather, Part II", however, was spot on.)

Look at Brando's suit. Almost certainly vintage. In any case, it looks period correct (the late 1940s). Now, look at his fat-collared shirt and fat tie with the huge long knot. Can you say 1972 (when the film was made)? What's up with that?

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[Wild Root]

I don't see button holes on the lapels either!

=WR=

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Weird.

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[Wild Root]

A sign of a non period item... but, I have seen some without button holes but, they're mostly from Europe and not too common.

=WR=

 

[MK]

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I can't find any contact info for Hideki Okisaka. Anyone?[huh]

 

[Marc Chevalier]

MK, he doesn't provide an e-mail address, but here are his phone numbers (in Tokyo):


Office: 03-3607-3422

Cell phone: 090-8054-5051


Are you thinking of interviewing him for your magazine?


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[Marc Chevalier]

You gotta love this new shirt he's offering:

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[MK]

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MK, he doesn't provide an e-mail address, but here are his phone numbers (in Tokyo):


Office: 03-3607-3422

Cell phone: 090-8054-5051


Are you thinking of interviewing him for your magazine?


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Thanks. I would at the very least give him the opportunity to advertise.

 

[scotrace]

I can't find any contact info for Hideki Okisaka. Anyone?[huh]

Be honest - how slowly did you have to type that?

 

[pchong]

Hi Guys, interesting comments. He doesn't speak a word of English, and if you want to do an interview or something, you would need to be able to speak Japanese or get a translator. As mentioned earlier in my post, Mrs Yamazaki acted as a translator. If you do speak to him, tell him I said hello - he would probably remember the afternoon in my room, with my German friend, him, Mr and Mrs Yamazaki...we were quite an interesting group.

I think the suits look a little too costume-like, and definitely one would strongly stand out in the crowd in these garments.

He is very keen to take on commissions, however. I think somewhere in the lounge is his new website with details on pricing. Have fun.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

He doesn't speak a word of English, and if you want to do an interview or something, you would need to be able to speak Japanese or get a translator.

Why, oh why did I take Spanish in high school?


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[Robert Conway]

Amazing stuff. Absolutely amazing.

Look at how well the suits look, when these gentlemen are sitting down. They totally hold their form. In comparison anything you buy off the rack these days looks like a damp cardboard box.

You've got to love the Japanese. When they are in to something, they don't mess around.

I agree that the styles may be a little exaggerated, but there is no reason why he couldn't back off a little.

RC

 

[herringbonekid]

i just noticed that in an earlier post in this thread pchong states that Mr. Okisaka is NOT a tailor but a designer. i presume then he gets his suits made up by someone else. this could mean that he might not be willing to alter the proportions of his suits, after all they are his designs, not made to a customers requests.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Well... If you find the right tailor who doesn't have his own style that he or she wishes to push upon you, then you can design your own wears.

 

[herringbonekid]

as i menioned before, i'd rather use someone who is FANATICAL about the 30s style like Mr. Okisaka, than someone who is indifferent. these are perfect to me apart from the lapel height. so near.

anyway, i'm looking into it. emails have been sent.

 

[Senator Jack]

I think I'm going to send this photo over to mytailor.com to see if he can copy the design. He did a great job on the suit I had him replicate.

Are we thinking the trousers should be like this:

Regards,

Senator Jack

 

[Mr. Rover]

Very old school British, Senator. :eusa_clap

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Those trousers look amazingly like 1930s German suit trousers I've seen, right down to the largish watch pocket flap and the suspender buttons on the outside of the waistband.

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[herringbonekid]

they also look exactly like english trousers of the 30s and early 40s !

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Very true. And they resemble French trousers too! Of course, in those pre-Yves Saint Laurent days, elegant Frenchmen aspired to dress like British gentlemen. A few of the BCBGs ("bon chic, bon genre") still do.

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