size:280 x 300mm
softcover
216 pages
*The special edition comes with an original hardcover and one film photo (230 x 270mm) signed by photographer Takehiko Nakato.
SUGARHILL presents 7 seasons of runway shows, lookbook shoots, and brand campaigns from 2022 to 2026. Photographer Takehiko Nakafuji has continued to observe all of these sites from a consistent perspective.
This work is a photo book in which one photographer records the time of one brand over four years.
What Nakato photographed is not a completed collection. The tension just before the runway begins, the silence after the show, the momentary expressions on the models' faces, the materials that reflect light, the heat and presence that fills the venue - these are fleeting scenes that can never be captured in a lookbook.
Nakato, who has continued to walk the city through street snapshots, has accepted encounters by chance and continued to capture those moments as a witness. That perspective never changes, even behind the scenes on the runway.
4 There are things that only emerge when the same photographer continues to look at the same brand for many years. It's not just the evolution of the collection, but the relationships between the people surrounding the brand, the time that has passed, and the atmosphere that cannot be captured in words.
『MIRRORBALL'' is a record of one eyewitness' observation of the phenomenonSUGARHILL for 4 years.
[Takehiko Nakafuji]
Born in Tokyo in 1970. Dropped out of Waseda University Faculty of Arts. Graduated from Tokyo Visual Arts Department of Photography. He continues to present works centered on snapshots of cities. In addition to Japan, he has covered various places around the world including Eastern Europe, Russia, Cuba, Paris, and New York. He also photographs artists, including serving as the official photographer for rock musicians such as Nakedo Rally's, Yurayura Teikoku, and Masatoshi Tsunematsu. In addition to his work as an artist, he also runs Gallery Niépce in Yotsuya 3-chome, Tokyo, where he holds many exhibitions and workshops. His photo books include ``Enter the Mirror'', ``Winterlicht'', ``Night Crawler'', ``Sakuan, Matapaan-Hokkaido'', ``Paris'', and ``STREETRAMBLER''. Received the29th Higashikawa Prize Special Writer Award. Received the24th Tadahiko Hayashi Award.
【SUGARHILL】
A brand that reconstructs and reinterprets Japanese Americana from a rough, punk, and grunge perspective. The brand name comes from Sugar Hill, a New York neighborhood where the designer lived while attending FIT(Fashion Institute of Technology).SUGARHILL has established its own design language through radical material development and unique processing technology. Deeply influenced by music and its culture, the brand reimagines workwear-inspired everyday wear with a touch of harshness and sharpness. The company has earned high praise for its outstanding use of materials and processing techniques, especially in its leather and denim products.
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