'HIROSHI-OKAMOTO' reproduces McCoy American clothes using
re-developed real materials, such as threads, to show
respect to the 'original'. Because his
clothes are reconstructed by the part which cannot express
only with numeral value of MIL-SPEC, it is the best of
brand to feel a time-line of American
venturers of 20th century.
The motorcyclist and Hot Rodder have been fascinated with
American military clothes. They arranged those clothes
to match their SPEC for the principles.
Although HIROSHI-OKAMOTO understands those American history,
it is strictly taboo to arrange the original for a reproduction
and this notion should be
inherited. As his answer toward such inheritance, we launch
'GASOLINE-ALLAY' with a logo drawn by PURPLE-DRAGON. It
is an independent label in 'Toys-
McCoy product', the original label of HIOSHI-OKAMOTO to
reproduce the original completely, and produces novel
American clothes for our daily life and
motorcyclist.
With a sense, experiences, special materials and patterns
for a reproduction of HIROSHI-OKAMOTO, the label 'GASOLINE-ALLAY'
offers novel American clothes
at budget prices. The concept is to produce quality clothes
in close relation to an American motor-culture, with a
basic design and materials on a MIL-
SPEC. This is a realization of reality of motorcycle life
over the original. We have a license of the movie 'Easy
rider' from Sony pictures and it is our
another mission to produce items about the movie. We will
release shade for Captain America, helmet, leather item
and T shirt, in near future.
The identity of 'GASOLINE-ALLAY' is a reality of motorculture
for motorcyclist and Hot Rodder.
Genuine, or Original, reflects the intention and background
of the producer, as introduced the best technology of
the time. American culture has two
types of aspects, the respect of the 'original' and its
modification as their specific version. Motorcycle and
car are the best objective to express
their identity, by modifying and painting of their vehicles,
e.g. Hot-Rod and chopper. After WWII, at an off-street
of downtown, American teenagers had
involved in building up their own vehicle to stand by
their principles, with a dirty denim and oil. Such custom
had become a part of their lifestyle, and
people called the alley filled with an exhaust of engine
and a smell of gasoline as the 'GASOLINE-ALLEY'.
BASSEN is a traditional technique for a textile dying
and means a discharge print in English. In Japan, it has
been used for a traditional clothes, such
as Japanese washclothes.
At a general overprint, it is not capable of a fitting
or breathability because of a repeated overpainting. In
contrast, BASSEN is a specific technique for dyeing; it
dyes clothes after pulling out the color dyed once, and
there is no overlapping of the color.
So,
it is capable of an expression of a detailed motif and
there is no irregularity like a overprint. You must feel
the luxury of BASSEN!
