Due to the worldwide epidemic of covid-19, everyday life that has been normal until now has changed drastically, a new life style that avoids closed places make me feel stressful. “Outdoor” became popular in such a whirlpool.You can spend a relaxing time in great nature, eat delicious foods, heal yourself with a bonfire, and fall asleep while listening to the sounds of insects. It must be a full course of ultimate healing.To enjoy the full course, you will need functional items for that.There is a company that is dealing with a camping fashion that will brighten the future of outdoor fashion in the future, which is hard to burn for bonfires, a waterproof material for rain, and highly storable camping fashion to carry camping gear.
This time, I would like to talk about outdoor fashion that “snow peak” proposes.
History of snow peak
In 1958 it originated in Tsubamesanjyo, Niigata prefecture.
It started on the day when the first president, Yukio Yamai, started up a hardware wholesaler in 1958.Yukio Yamai who is a founder and mountaineer developed equipment for mountaineering with idea of “making what you really want.” Items that have been specially selected gradually became popular.
In 1963, Snow Peak was registered as a trademark, and then its own factory was established in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture.
In 1986, Toru Yamai, the current chairman, joined the company and entered the auto-camping business in earnest.
There was a tendency to enjoy outdoors = inconvenience, but Snow Peak created the idea of designing the site comfortably and released products that fit the idea.
In 2008, Korean corporation snow peak korea, Inc. was eatablished.
In 2009, snow peak Inc.AC orporation of Japan was opened.
In 2013, snow peak Taiwan Branch (Taiwan office) was opened.
In 2014, the apparel business started in earnest, and the designer was Lisa Yamai.
In 2020, Mr. Toru Yamai was appointed to the Chairman and Executive Director, and Ms. Lisa Yamai was appointed to Chief Executive Officer.
From the spring/summer 2020 season, an apparel brand bearing the name of Lisa Yamai, the CEO and designer, started.
What is snow peak apparel?
Based on the concept of “clothes that can wear both in the city and nature,” they are expanding products that are comfortable to wear and have a design even in urban life, while having sufficient functionality even when people wear in nature.I would like to introduce the following three apparel lines in the snow peal apparel.
“YAMAI”
suggested luxury wear in the natural world where you can feel the connection between nature and people, and between people.They are expanding “clothes that suit abundant nature” by tailoring comfortable materials and functions from the wild, which were born from the blessings of nature through human hands such as hand-woven, hand-embroidered, and hand-dyed with natural dyes such as mud, plants, and ink, using all natural materials from around the world including wild silk from India.
“OUTDOOR KIMONO”
OUTDOOR KIMONO will make you surprised.Contrary to such feelings, the kimono made in snow peak would be a product that has a good mix of traditional and contemporary fashion, which can be worn both as casual street clothes and as clothes for the outdoor scene. OUTDOOR KIMONO seems to be a product that was born with the idea that it will be change the traditional kimono culture to wear kimono easier in everyday life and will be familiar to the outdoor scene.
“LOCAL WEAR”
An apparel line with the concept of “wearing the land”, which makes use of the unique climate and specific manufacturing technologies of each region in Japan.There is a lineup of traditional Japanese clothes for work, festival costumes, happi coats and hanten. I felt like that LOCAL WEAR seems to be one of the ideal forms of regional revitalization through apparel because there is a tour to experience the process of manufacturing, “local wear tourism” in order to convey the feelings of the creator.
Future of outdoor fashion
Snow peak’s vision, “Return of humanity.” Regain humanity.In the lineup of snow peak apparel, people are alive in nature, there is a future because of Japanese traditional culture, it is importance to inherit the traditional culture, and there are something that fashion in Japan has a brighter future, I felt.The outdoors are established by bringing benefits of nature.Fashion exists now because of traditional culture.In order to continue to live with nature and to enjoy fashion as a culture, the future will be made from our actions.You will be free to buy what kind of clothes. Because of the freedom, I would like to be able to make a decision that will brighten the future.
I also like camping, I went camping about 10 times a year.Every time I went camping, I experienced the four seasons, nature, the warmth of people, and the culture of each region.When I go camping, I feel like that I have regained my humanity.Every day, busy days with work, housework and childcare are passing.I want to stop once in a while. I want to treat myself. I want to gain the energy to do my best again from tomorrow. If you think so, please go camping. When you go camping, please bring comfortable clothes for both body and mind..