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and SS12 was no exception

while lace overlays and embroidery added a romantic counterpoint

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and Takatomo Ariga ignited a counterculture

SS17 Blackmeans Deconstructed Laced Up Shirt Julius and SS12 was no exceptionBlackmeans is an English transliteration of burakumin, a term from Japans feudal era used during the Edo period to denote marginalized communities outside the caste system. Jobs such as leatherworking and tanning are stigmatized for their association with death and deemed religiously impure. An irony that mirrors how countercultures have long turned rejection into identity. By adopting this name, founders Yujiro Komatsu, Masatomo Ariga, and Takatomo