While I was thinking about someday, a lot of time has passed.
Today, I would like to write about what happened on May 6th and 7th when the ritsuko karita 22AW Collection order event was held in Fukuoka.
If you don't write down your memories while they are still fresh, you will forget the faint feelings.
However, even now that it's October, I can still remember the events of May very clearly.
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A select shop located in Futsukaichi, Fukuoka Prefecture, which handles a wide range of used clothing and clothing brands, jewelry, scented items, and vintage tableware.
physis Physis is owned by airi, who I have known for a long time.
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Around November and December 2021
Ritsuko karita decided to do business with us after receiving a message from DM on Instagram.
I've always admired the power of this shop, and until then I didn't know that airi was in charge of it.
When I received the offer, it was a long, long sentence filled with passion like a love letter.
I will reply to you as soon as I receive it.
Originally, I thought it would be more polite to read it carefully and spend a little more time, but rather than that, I was really happy and jumped up.
Diary style below
January 2022
We have a plan for airi to visit our atelier in Tokyo, and we meet for the first time in two or three years.
Airi wears a bright red coat, and I remember it very clearly.
When I talked to both of them, my thoughts became hot... Before I knew it, more than two hours had passed. See you in May! and said goodbye.
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April 2022
Finished the 22AW exhibition in Tokyo and left for Fukuoka.
I had never even boarded an airplane by myself, so I managed to arrive at Fukuoka despite being worried about whether I would be able to make it safely.
This is my second visit to Fukuoka.
The first time was around 2019. Fukuoka Prefecture has many more sophisticated shops than you might imagine, and the access to these shops is so good that you can walk around them to some extent. At the time, I thought it might be a better place than Tokyo.
There was a “just rightness” that combined the best parts of Nagoya, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Even though it was my first time, I felt relieved for some reason. People are not as crowded as Tokyo.
I vaguely remember the second time in Fukuoka, and reached the store smoothly. On the first day, we will visit the store to greet and confirm.
The inside of the store that I was looking at on Instagram, after all, I can see that the feeling is different when I leave my body.
There are so many things that seem to be understood but not understood. I feel like I've seen you. we.
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May 6, 7, 2022
For the next two days, I had a tea time with the customer, and an event different from the usual exhibition was held.
I still don't feel very comfortable with my activities if I just follow the flow of "making clothes and showing them to many people". By chance, I chose clothes as a medium, and I think it would be great if I could act as an intermediary while presenting clothes, and exchange and exchange ideas.
The clothes themselves can be worn or looked at. It exists as a shape and can be recognized by touching it. Clothing is a necessity for people to live, and it is based on living and living.
Now, starting with clothes, I feel that the existence of these items is a way for myself (Ritsuko) to interact with them.
Fashion shows, installations, multiple wholesales to shops, overseas expansion, etc. I feel that there are various methods and tacit rules in the fashion industry, and they are all correct.
But rather than fighting, I want to face each other, communicate privately, write letters, and get involved with clothes in the same way that I live.
The bleak places and atmosphere create a sense of tension that makes my heart pound and I need a lot of power, but I think that what comes from me should be done in other places and in other ways.
I'm going to do my current activities and work while exploring them.
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The preamble has become long, but what a luxurious time to "have tea".
I breathe a sigh of relief while talking. Chew up tea sweets that go well with tea. Be smiling. calm down have a conversation.
For a long time, I thought it would be nice if clothes were also entwined with tea.
Physis held a pre-order event with tea sweets because he understood my lifestyle and thoughts well.
I was born in Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, a small village with a population of about 2,800.
When I was in elementary school, picking tea was a compulsory class.
I can't quite do that experience anymore, but I vaguely remember the strange space and time in that place, which was probably a science room, where the scent of tea spreads.
Shirakawa tea is really delicious.
I brought the tea leaves my mother sent me because she made good tea.
For tea sweets, I chose the one from a long-established Japanese confectionery shop called Nitaro, which I have been eating since I was a child.
I thought it would be better if I could give even a little of my roots.
Each time, there is a reservation frame for about 3 people, and customers come in droves.
Nice to meet you, and some customers I met in 2019.
I was able to meet people who had always purchased my items online and received love letters from them, and I also met people who I met for the first time but who had straight eyes that made me feel like I could have a soulful conversation with them.
I got so caught up in the story that I almost forgot to show the essential clothes.
After that, I tried on a lot of clothes.
Not only new items but also archives were lined up for sale, but I picked up items that I hadn't set my sights on on the spot and somehow felt comfortable wearing them. I'm happy for a chance encounter like this!
He seemed happy, but I was the happiest.
One piece was swaying, and there were people who looked good in jumpsuits.
For those who have been worried about see-through innerwear and wool blouses.
The sun went down quickly and it was pitch black outside.
Exhibitions are an overwhelming experience in life that is so dense that you forget the time, but it is not enough.
Usually, I'm mostly alone in my atelier, facing myself, checking emails on my computer, and packing. This is also a necessary job, but spending time with people makes me really happy, and money can't buy it.
Ordinary days when you forget to listen to each person's voice, and special days where you can actually see various people, it's a repetition of that.
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November 2022
And this November, we will hold a new reservation event with a tea party for two days in Fukuoka.
"ritsuko karita | 23SS Another self looking at me"
store | 2022.11.18 Fri - 11.22 Tue
online | 2022.11.18 Fri - 11.22 Tue
(20.21 Designer's nave, holding a tea party)
*Reservation required for tea ceremony
▽ About tea party reservation
11/20 Sun 1 slot 2-3 people (¥1000 with tea and sweets)
①12:00-13:00
②13:30-14:30
③15:00-16:00
④16:30〜17:30
⑤18:00-19:00
11/21 (1) 12:00-13:00
②13:30-14:30
③15:00-16:00
④16:30〜17:30
⑤18:00-19:00
We are currently accepting applications for the dates above.
[Reservation method]
Subject: ritsuko karita tea party reservation
Please contact "physis.fukuoka@gmail.com" with your name, date, and desired time slot.
[Access to the store]
physis
〒818-0072
3-6-6 Futsukaichi Chuo, Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture Ohta Building 306
About 4 minutes on foot from JR Futsukaichi Station
(Accessible in about 25 minutes from Hakata Station)
This is addressed to everyone living in the Fukuoka area, and I am looking forward to meeting you. We are preparing to enjoy the new work together.
We are also waiting for you to make a reservation for the tea party.
Thank you very much.
2022.10.26 Ritsuko