即使是爸爸,有时也想天真无邪地欢闹。 – GINZA SIX | GSIX | 银扎西克斯

GINZA SIX EDITORS

时尚、珠宝&手表、生活方式、美容、食品…
精通各种类型的个性丰富的编辑们,在GINZA SIX上闲逛
记述走路发现的乐趣。

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GINZA SIX EDITORS Vol.54

作为大人的街道而闻名的银座,对我来说是一个有着应届毕业生入社的主妇和生活社这一出版社的街道(其实最近的车站是隔壁的京桥,年轻的时候也包含了荣耀。各有关部门的各位,借这个机会道歉和订正。……）。因此,银座也是一个充满20多岁回忆的地方。这是开业以来再次访问了那个城市新的地标GINZA SIX。在漫步的过程中,我突然意识到,30多岁成为父亲的自己快要忘记了,隔二无二的那个时候的新鲜心情。“买东西很开心!”“不知道的自己很害羞!”。像这样,爸爸也不由自主地回到童心,心跳不已的3家店铺闲逛。

首先到访的是“赫尔诺”。今年迎来创业70周年的意大利豪华套装品牌。顺便说一下,时尚又新颖的橱窗和显示器,采用了和米兰总店一样的概念设计。

让我试穿的是本季作为新收藏品登场的《LEGEND》系列。据说这是“将传说中有不朽之名的传说中的服装凝聚在一起的收藏品”。对于大经典的达夫大衣型设计加上垫子轻量尼龙和最高级的软银质地组合,不由得“难道穿着这个去幼儿园接孩子的话,不就会成为幼儿园孩子们的英雄了吗?”这样的妄想都可以想象(¥110000※以下全部不含税价格)。儿子啊……请原谅简单的父亲。

不愧是拥有70年历史的外套品牌,其阵容多方面。在众多的收藏品中,一件适合自己的身心和身体的一件“那个也不错,但是这个也很难扔掉……”一边迷茫一边寻找,也是原始购物的享受方式。

接下来去拜访的是日本引以为豪的爱戴品牌“Fornains”。我自己也是喜欢使用这里的眼镜的人,但是因为太好了,经常会在深夜工作的时候挂着睡着了。睡眠时对眼镜的压力暂且不提,这样无压力的感觉,真的……。

一边眺望着店内排列着鳞次栉比的美衣群,当初也毫不在意地说:“即使在夏天强烈的阳光下,也能和我的孩子尽情地玩耍……”的理由试穿的是该公司的太阳镜线——福纳因兹·菲尔山。

不过,试着做了。在流行趋势的波士顿型“F-05SP”(¥33000)中,对休闲也很搭的黑心眼圈一见钟情,马上决定购买。加上能够保证舒适的挂法第十八号的逆R铰链,诺斯垫和摩登的部分可以自己进行微调,这一点也是关键因素。……(原本该公司的眼罩穿起来很舒服,如果试穿了自己喜欢的设计模型的话,以后就没有办法逃避其欲望)。而且因为视力显著不好,所以也有拜托了制作近视镜片的请求。和儿子一起度过的休息日,好像会继续去公园。

很难看的照片,很抱歉,这是为了测量戴眼镜时黑眼的位置,并在镜头加工时反映出来的测量图。在自己的眼镜人生中也是第一次体验,为了向大家传达这份感动。

GINZA SIX的漫步终于到了最后一个环节了。怀着稍微挺直的心情,跨过了明年迎来创业100周年的“漆器山田平安堂”的门槛。虽然空间绝对不能说是宽广的空间,但是在那里整齐排列着许多美丽的器皿,总觉得心灵被洗涤了。

这是根据年轻工匠的想法而诞生的“汤碗锡漆”(¥18000※和朱红色的套餐价格)。一个一个地削出天然木,在那里混合锡和透明度高的漆涂上,表现出独特的质感。是因为反映了年轻的感性,还是因为有着现代的氛围,所以和西式餐具的搭配也很好呢。手中的感觉也很棒,“每天早上喝这个味增汤的话会有多么幸福啊”这样的妄想。

这次去店的最大目的就是这个。这是使用夏季限定销售的“白漆”制作的盘子(¥6000)。听说这个眼睛也很凉爽的米色,是在漆树液中加入白色颜料。20多岁的时候,在每天的忙碌中不知不觉就容易忘记,但是孩子出生后,我也觉得“珍惜和家人一起享受季节”之类的事情。

结婚后独立生了孩子,保护的东西增加了,自己的想法也有稍微被保护了的部分。即使看了一件T恤,也只买同样牌子的东西。……。虽然现在的自己并不是感到呼吸困难,但是偶尔也会有想要天真无邪地欢乐的时候呢?　GINZA SIX是大大刺激了物欲和知识欲的激动和兴奋感的GINZA SIX,也许是让这样的父亲也不由自主地回到淘气鬼的“大人时间机器”式的馆啊,一边想着这样的想法,一边轻松踏上回家的路。

Text：Shinji Mochida photos：Toshiyuki Tamai Edit：Yuka Okada

Ginza is known as a neighborhood for grownups. For me, it’s the home of the publishing company Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, the company where I worked after graduating. (The company’s offices are actually closer to Kyobashi, one station away from Ginza, but I used to say Ginza back then to impress people. I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize for stretching the truth in my youth…) In any case, Ginza is the location of many of my memories from my 20s. This marks my second visit to the area’s new landmark, GINZA SIX, since it opened. As I stroll around nonchalantly, I recall a sense of feverishness from those days, a time when I rushed from one thing to the next. What a delight shopping can be! How embarrassed I am of all the things I don’t know about! Now, a father on the cusp of my mid-30s, I realize that vividness has become unfamiliar. A heart-pounding excitement that reminds me of my youthful self returns as I visit three stores I’m interested in.

My first stop is Herno, an Italian luxury outerwear brand celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The stylish, innovative window and displays are based on the same design concept as the main store in Milan.

I want to try on items in the LEGEND series, a new collection for this season described as “condensing into a single collection a legendary line of outerwear that has accumulated the patina of eternal renown.” The design is a duffle coat, one of the brand’s standards. It features an appealing combination of lightweight matte finish nylon and premium goose down. I find myself drifting off as I wonder if this will look cool enough to make me a superhero among my son’s playmates at nursery school when I go pick him up with this jacket on…! (110,000 yen; all prices listed before tax). Son, I can only ask you to forgive your dad for being so simple-minded…

As one might expect from an outdoor brand with a history going back some 70 years, the lineup is varied. From all the different collections, I’m looking for something that’s a perfect fit for both mind and body. I find I can’t decide. “This one’s nice, but so is that one…” I’m engrossed. I’m struck by the visceral joy of shopping in this way.

The next store on my list is 999.9—“Four Nines”—one of Japan’s finest eyewear brands. I myself wear glasses from this store. I love the way they fit. They’re so comfortable I often doze off wearing them when I’m up late at night working. Ignoring the stress placed on the glasses themselves during sleep, it’s a sign they offer true stress-free comfort.

As I examine an array of the eyewear on display, I realize I might find myself playing with my son under the harsh rays of the summer sun with some sunglasses on. With this in mind, I choose one pair from the brand’s “999.9 feelsun” range.

I try them on, and that settles the matter. I fall in love at first sight with the matte black frame on a pair of Boston-style sunglasses in a range called the F-05SP (33,000 yen). The Boston style is in vogue right now, and I believe they’ll go well with casual attire. Right then and there, I decide to buy them. Besides the reverse-R hinges, a signature feature of 999.9 that ensures comfort, the nose pads and temple tips can be adjusted by the wearer. For me, these are decisive factors. (Fair warning—the comfort of this company’s eyewear is such that once you try on a model of a design you admire, you’ll find yourself unable to resist the impulse to buy them.) My eyesight is really bad, so while I’m there, I also ask them to make me some prescription lenses. I guess I’ll be going to the park more often on days off I spend with my son.

I apologize for the quality of this photo. What the staff is doing here is measuring the position of my irises while I’m wearing the glasses. This data is used to make the lenses. In all the time I’ve worn glasses, this is my first experience with such minute adjustments. I’ve included this picture to convey how impressed I was with this.

I’m now coming to the end of my stroll around GINZA SIX. Finding myself in the mood for some elegance, I step into Yamada Heiando Lacquerware, a brand that marks its centennial next year. It’s not the largest space, but the numerous, beautiful, and carefully arranged pieces somehow purify the mind.

This is a tin-lacquered soup bowl (18,000 yen for a pair that also includes a red one), the inspired creation of a young craftsperson. Each one is carved out of natural wood, then coated with a mixture of tin and highly transparent lacquer, creating a distinctive texture. Perhaps because it reflects the tastes of young people, it has a somewhat modern feel. I think it would go well with Western crockery. It feels wonderful in the hands. I find myself drifting away once again as I imagine the delights of drinking miso soup from this vessel each morning.

This was my main reason for visiting the store today—a white-lacquered plate available only in the summer (6,000 yen). Apparently, this shade of beige, which is especially refreshing to the eye, is made by adding a white pigment to lacquer-tree sap. It’s a concern that rarely came to me in my frenetic 20s. But since becoming a father, I’ve wanted more and more to enjoy each of the seasons with my family, a feeling as undeniable as it is (for me) out of character.

Getting married, choosing an independent course of career, and having a child…alongside growing responsibilities, I’ve become a bit more cautious and conservative. Take t-shirts, for example. I always buy the same brand. This doesn’t really bother me, but do you ever miss that youthful buzz inspired by something new and unexpected? GINZA SIX is filled with encounters that inspire that sense of heart-pounding excitement, stimulating a desire for both products and knowledge. As I head home with a spring in my step, my mind swirls with the sensation that GINZA SIX is something like a time machine for grownups, one that takes this dad back to a time when he felt like a mischievous little boy.

Text: Shinji Mochida　photos: Toshiyuki Tamai　Edit: Yuka Okada