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January 11, 2011

1/11 JEAN DOUCET - Couture Spring- Summer Collection 2011

I just got invitation from JEAN DOUCET for the Couture Collection on wed 26th of this month in Paris.

We discussed about fabric together in Kyoto last summer and Hinaya in Kyoto dyed and weaved the textile. Jean Doucet will show his design using them at buddha bar in Paris.

I showed his drawings here but I still don't know how it worked. (except fabric, we sent him the high heeled Geta(Koppori) as well)

I am going to able to see them how came out just before the show because I am assuming he will be working hard just a minute before the collection.

Also this will be the third times with On Aura Tout Vu to collaborate, he will also have the show on the same day as JD.

Here our "HINAYA" textile will be shown two places at JEAN DOUCET and On Aura Tout Vu in Paris on Wed. 26th of Feb.








*The back ground is designed by Jean using HINAYA textile. Also you can see our two logos as our collaboration this time.

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-11 13:45



January 8, 2011

The 1st "HINAYA Story" Meeting

We had a project "Let's present our own "HINAYA" showing 10 photos" in the middle of Dec last year.

A team had three minutes each sliding 10 photos showing and explaining.

22 team, 26 people.

This was our first trial and I saw tense from them but it was really worth seeing with their various ideas.

"It might be easier to express our impression using photos than express using words..?"

"I hope we can have each deeper images of "HINAYA" From the thought to add the words on the photos ."

"We can share the images through seeing each other's ideas."

"It may make"HINAYA"'s skill to produce deeper and to make "HINAYA"'s skill to send toward out higher?"

After this, we picked 30 photos from them and asked Mr. Sakaguchi who gave us this idea to pick final ones to let it finish.

There are the honor to be picked 30. ( check the order as well out )

I would like to continue this project about once a year. Of course I will let you know here whenever we have.

You must see the same points and changed points when we keep continuing this project.

It might be the important point for us.






























































by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-08 11:16



January 7, 2011

At commercial of TOSHIBA "REGZA"

I introduced here before, [N4 ].

The designer Koichi Watanabe is a friend of one of our staff members and we have helped little by little for textile and dyeing since last year.

This scarf is one of them. Mr. Watanabe arranged one of scarves from our archive and released as Men's scarf from [ N4 ]line.

I haven't known until today but Masaharu Fukuyama REGZA".
I was kind surprised because I usually don't watch TV commercial..

I checked through their web site of REGZA Web site, yes, that is from us precisely. (I had to check very carefully, though)

I just simply happy to see that but I didn't notice if I was told. Thank you for the person who told me!

REGZA TV CM

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-07 14:34



January 6, 2011

Going to Paris. I will attend Haute Couture Collection.

My business trip for Paris is coming sooner.

From Sat. Jan. 22nd to Sat. Jan. 29th, this time.

I will attend the show of Haute Couture Maison on aura tout vu which is collaborating with us and Couture Designer Jean Doucet. Also I will have dinner with Laurent Vincenti who is famous as graphic designer in France and the stylists of Luc Besson who is making the films.

I got a phone call from Jean Doucet as greeting for New Year and saying just got the textile from us. He said " I have just only 3 weeks left to the show which starts from Wed. Jan. 26th. Very busy but very fulfill.

To me, 2 weeks left to go to Paris.. getting more ideas for the business there.


Haute Couture Fashion Show of On Aura Tout Vu - Fall Winter 2010-2011 "Fishing for Compliments"




defile metiss attitudes -Jean Doucet




by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-06 16:45



January 5, 2011

2011, my own resolution

To wear KIMONO more and enjoy my own way and become practical.
Shoes, bags and jewelries, I try them on KIMONO matching nicely.
To bring KIMONO to business trip abroad.
To try KIMONO from grand mother and feel the materials and the way to be woven.


And to become to be able to new KIMONO based on my own way to wear.










by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-05 16:25



January 4, 2011

The hope is " Sales Reformation"

2011, our, as HINAYA Group, hope is "Sales Reformation".

I talked this "Sales Reformation" at the meeting this morning today.

It is not everything by team work improvement by sales department or their each reformation consciousness even they are important to achieve it, that is I talked.

Before the "Sales Reformation", we have Three Years Project which will start from Feb.

The Three Years Project is..

We would like to change from "name-brand style business with upstream ideas to unique and rational manufactured retailing style business", in order words, we would love to reform to the direct manage sales style mainly in earnest.

Then, the important word is "Branding".

I have used that word "branding" frequently. However, everyone captures their own way and the meaning has become fuzzy, I think.

I, myself, did reconsider and organize the idea about it. I tried to image the "successes of our Branding".


The image of our successes of Branding is..

The realization which all staff of HINAYA can talk about our company toward out with pride vividly.

It is not only sales department job to make new customers.
I strongly consider that staff from every each department can introduce or talk about our own company or job toward out with enthusiasm, that is the successful image of our "Branding".

When I look back, every single visitor was amazed when we showed every department in our company to them. Usually they are amazed by our skill to blade and weave or our company outline but recently we have gotten these ideas, too. " You have many younger staff" and "staff works very vividly, especially produce department" etc.

We missed those points before. We have the departments which the staff has been working very vividly.

Then, the things that we can do the next is to inform this reality toward out vividly.

The thing is how we inform them without visiting us.

How can we relate between ourselves and company to inform our company toward out?

For that case..

An intention to manage the company to make it active. Each staff should be aware of will to work. The combination of these two is very important.

The true meaning of Sales Reformation is..

The will of management will be reformed the base of sales to above. To make it come true, it is necessary the company's Branding.  The Branding is to become brighter and shine each of us informing our job toward out.

I would like to hoist them as our "Sales Reformation". My real intention is there.

by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-04 16:13



January 3, 2011

A Happy New Year, 2011

「愛国消費 -欲しいのは日本文化と日本への誇り-」 三浦展著

今、「日本ブーム」とも言うべき状況がある。旅行先は京都が人気である。熊野古道なども人気がある。雑誌で神社やお寺の特集が組まれると、評判がよい。伊勢神宮に行く人が若い人でも増えているという。

その背景にある心理は、「大きな物語」を求める心理である。そして日本人が最も多く共有できる物語、それは「日本」そのものである。

「日 本」という「大きな物語」を求める心理は、どうやら1990年代に広がった。90年代、サッカーのJリーグが始まり(93年)、最初のワールドカップ出場 を「ドーハの悲劇」で逃し、さらにフランスでのワールドカップ出場を果たした(98年)。野茂英雄は大リーグに挑戦(95年)。つまり、スポーツを通じた 愛国心が昂揚され始めた時期である。

さらに現在は、より経済的な理由もある。日本は2010年以降のGDPで、経済大国2位の座を中国に譲る。そのことが、経済大国に代わる誇りを、日本人に求めさせているのだ。

ほ とんどの国民は経済大国2位の座から落ちることに失望はしていないように私には見える。むしろ、ようやく経済ではない別の価値を国民がひろく共有できるよ うになったことを喜んでさえいるように思う。朝日新聞が2010年に行った世論調査でも「日本の国内総生産が3位に下がることは、重大な問題だと思います か」という問いかけに対して「重大な問題だ」が50%、「そうは思わない」も46%と、ほぼ拮抗している(「日本のいまとこれから」調査)」。

1970 年代に日本人はエコノミックアニマルとさげすまれた。それよりは、たとえ経済大国2位の座は中国に譲っても、文化的な国と呼ばれたほうがいい、経済大国の 名はどうぞ中国に、ガツガツ働いて、ガツガツ消費する人間とは、そろそろさよならしたい、という感情が、日本人に、特に若い人にあると思う。

さ らにその「脱ガツガツ」の気分がエコ意識と結び付いている。環境に優しいエコな消費は必然的にガツガツ消費とは矛盾する。そしてまた、エコな消費、生活 は、日本人本来の暮らし方を思い起こさせる。つまり、ガツガツ消費せずに、エコな暮らしをすることが日本人としての「正統性」の感覚を呼び覚ます。このよ うに、エコ志向の高まりが日本を好む心理と結び付いている。

ただし、このように日本志向が強まっているからといって、日本的な物の消費がぐんぐん伸びているわけではない。米の消費金額は減り続けているし、特に20代は60代の3割程度しか米を消費していない。魚や和服の消費も同様に減っている。

こ ういうことから考えると、日本志向が強まっているのは確かだとしても、それがそのまま米食を増やすとか、和装を増やすといった消費の変化に直結していない ようである。それどころか、日常的な衣食住はますます脱日本化し、西洋化だけでなく、アジア的だったり、いろいろに多様化し、雑種化している。

だから、日本志向とは、生活が西洋化、雑種化するにもかかわらず、むしろそれだからこそ、純粋な日本をいとおしみたいという感覚の増大であると解釈したほうがいいだろう。

とはいえ、その日本志向は、いつかかならず消費にも結び付いていくだろうと私は予測している。今日本人が一番欲しいもの、それは「日本」であり、日本への「誇り」なのだ。

- 「まえがき」より


第2章「経済大国」という「大きな物語」の盛衰

「大きな物語」の終わり?
さよなら、大衆
高度成長期:「経済大国」という「大きな物語」
東京オリンピックを愛国心
大阪万博と愛国心
1970年代:ディスカバー・ジャパン〜大きな物語の喪失と自分らしさ志向の始まり
1980年代:自分らしさがわからずにマニュアル志向が強まる
1990年代:「本当の自分」をさがす
自分らしさを支えるもの
海外高級ブランドには日本人としての「誇り」は持てない
多様化の果ての日本志向
グローバリゼーションによる社会の流動化と「日本らしさ」
「リキッド」な近代
会社共同体の流動化
日本志向は保守的か?
「手段的」「自己拡張的」日本志向から「自己充足的」「自己肯定的」日本志向へ
「ソリッド」でも「リキッド」でもない「ソフト」な「クレイ」
地方の誇りと「中くらいの物語」
シビックプライド
「誇り」が人をつなぐ
場所の重要性

ー「目次」より


by izukuranaoto | 2011-01-03 08:41