The Tamesis
“There has been a long-standing debate about whether fashion is art or just fashion,” said Tatsuyuki Suzuki, manager of Archive Store in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward. Suzuki is responsible for the store’s carefully curated and curated collections, which include a piece from Comme des Garçon’s Spring 2018 collection. “It’s not art to be worn, but I think it’s close to art,” he said of the jacket, which features a painting by 16th-century artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Although Shibuya is known for its many vintage shopping stores, Archive Store operates a little differently. Suzuki explains that the store “shows and sells archives of fashion magazines, with an emphasis on designer brands.” In fact, the experience is more akin to an art museum, as the store features gallery-worthy pieces, such as a Maison Margiela jacket from fall 1992, which is protected under a glass case. Suzuki was responsible for the archive’s collections like a museum curator, dedicated to preservation and showing a keen eye for little-known archival details. Other rarities include a pair of Margiela Fall 1995 handmade trousers with a now-defunct labeling system inside the waistband – a truly unique thing to witness for any fashion die-hard.
Director: Mike Sander
Director of photography: Victor Ivanov
Editor: Tagami Mana
PUSH Executive Producer: Aimee Okamoto
PUSH Producer: Uraraka Ogasawara
Vogue Senior Producer: Bety Dereje
Associate Producer: Anissa Kenard
Assistant Videographer: Alex Witmer
Lighting Engineer: Seth Shaw
Audio: Masashige Sasaki
Photographer: Najim Kyari
Production Coordinator: Tania Jones
Production Manager: Christine Helmick
Producer: Natasha Soto-Olbers
Assistant Editor: Justin Simmonds
Colorist: Oliver Elder
Post-production coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Cameron Key
Post-production supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
“Vogue” Japan Edition Fashion Editor: Saori Yoshida
“Vogue” Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director of Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director of Programming: Linda Gittleson
Vice President of Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Resources
Video provided by: IVO MILAN Radical Fashion
Shooting location: Archives store
