Why the Hell Japanese People Dress So Well? | Beyond Wabi Sabi

Support THECASUAL on Youtube by becoming a member! • Build your brand at http://squarespace.com/thecasual — save 10% on your first website or domain. — "Why do Japanese people dress better?" is one of those questions that spreads fast — and gets answered badly. Wabi sabi. Minimalism. Some vague sense of cultural refinement. These explanations aren't wrong, exactly. They're just incomplete. And using one concept as a catch-all for an entire culture's relationship with craft and aesthetics does more harm than good. So in this video, we go deeper. Past the sound bites and into the actual interlocking systems that make Japanese fashion tick — the design logic, the editorial infrastructure, the historical constraints, and the attitude underneath all of it. — WHAT WE COVER: ↳ Why wabi sabi became the default explanation — and where it actually came from ↳ Ma — negative space as design logic, from the kimono to Yohji Yamamoto ↳ Henshu — the Japanese art of editing and why the select shop is its purest form ↳ Shibui — 400 years of plain sophistication, and why Graphpaper and Comoli aren't trends ↳ Iki — the Edo merchant's hidden silk lining and the three pillars of effortless cool ↳ Tettei (Shokunin spirit) — why total execution is the moat no fast fashion brand can cross • The Casual is the home of international fashion, culture, and lifestyle based in Tokyo, Japan. Keep it Casual. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Ad Read 1:50 - Wabi Sabi 4:35 - MA 7:04 - Henshu 9:39 - Shibui 11:48 - Iki 14:04 - Tettei 18:19 - Outro ••••• Follow us+ THECASUAL on INSTAGRAM:   / thecasual.co   REGGIE on INSTAGRAM:   / reggiecasual   ••••• MUST READS!!! Purple Cow - Seth Godin: https://amzn.to/2OxBROs Ametora - W. David Marx: https://amzn.to/2RJpYau Thread's Not Dead - Jeff Finley: https://amzn.to/2SUAltd