by Morlin » Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:03 pm
i felt like I never really "got" visvim until reading that nakamura's background was in snowboarding and outdoor apparel. the aesthetic isn't straight americana/folk or straight techwear. it's a hybrid of the two. and those two styles are very hard to blend without looking awkward, which is why vis continues to stand out (and not blend into kapital, remi, 45rpm, patagonia etc.) it's folk applied to a techwear template. primitive dyes, processes etc applied to modern function. they're not trying to recreate the past, they're playfully exaggerating folk style to outdoorsy wear.
I think that it is not. Cowichan, etc., If you prefer a thick knit, how about you? It is cool there is atmosphere!