Post Overalls Designer
Born in Tokyo in 1962. After moving to New York in 1987 and working as a freelance vintage buyer, he founded his own original brand POST O'ALLS in 1993, inspired by American workwear and military garments of the past. In 2018, he moved his base to Tokyo and opened a flagship store in Nakameguro. His vintage archive is extremely diverse, with workwear at the forefront.
Instagram: @takeshi_ohfuchi
When did you start wearing coveralls and becoming interested in American workwear?
I think I was around 22 or 23 years old. At that time, I often went to second-hand clothing stores such as "Santa Monica", "Metro Gold", "Delaware", "Banana Boat", and "Supreme" which no longer exists. Of course, I also went to Ameyoko to look for jeans and denim jackets such as Levi's® XX from my mid-teens, but I remember that it was around 1984 that I started to look for workwear such as coveralls and overalls.
Do you remember the first coveralls you got? Also, what was the workwear situation like at the time?
I think it was either the Payday I'm wearing today or the Super Payday I'll introduce later. These were the triggers that got me hooked on coveralls. At the time, it was a category that was hardly recognized by the general public, so the prices were cheap. There were no rivals, so I think it was an environment where it was easy to find old and rare items.
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