An unexpected yet beautiful collab!
Good afternoon beautiful Hauters!
We are enjoying a beautiful Saturday and despite I’ve been having a pretty intense week I’m finding the time (and the mind) to write about an upcoming collab that literally blew my mind: Liquem x Takashi Murakami.
Liquem is a Tokyo-based accessory label specialized in cute & flamboyant fashion jewelry and 2 days ago they officially announced through an Instagram live session their collaboration with Murakami-san.
The 10-item capsule collaboration consists of earrings, pins, a necklace and a vinyl pouch for traveling, of course inspired by his iconic flower and cherry motifs. They worked on the collaboration for almost a year and to explain his connection with Liquem, Murakami explained:
“For the past few years I have been making sneakers and clothing, and Yuichi Wakatsuki @wakamoon has been instrumental in coordinating my undertakings in this area. I feel quite indebted to him”.
“His wife has an accessory brand named Liquem, which sells its products via Instagram Live once a week, and he told me the business was going extremely well. So I checked it out one day and saw her, under the pseudonym Wakasama @madoka.wakatsuki and hiding her face, introducing her various products. I found it really amusing and got intrigued, and that’s how we came to meet a year ago and started collaborating on a project.”
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For the past few years I have been making sneakers and clothing, and Yuichi Wakatsuki @wakamoon has been instrumental in coordinating my undertakings in this area. I feel quite indebted to him. His wife has an accessory brand named Liquem @liquem.tokyo , which sells its products via Instagram Live once a week, and he told me the business was going extremely well. So I checked it out one day and saw her, under the pseudonym Wakasama @madoka.wakatsuki and hiding her face, introducing her various products. I found it really amusing and got intrigued, and that’s how we came to meet a year ago and started collaborating on a project. The brand has continued to do exceedingly well: Last summer, they opened a store along a busy street of Asakusa, a huge tourist area in Tokyo, and, that being a smashing success, ended up opening a store even in Laforet Harajuku, a popular fashion mall. Then, however, came the COVID-19 pandemic, andd the mall has temporarily closed. Any ordinary person would be discouraged by this turn of event, but not Wakasama. She has gone right on selling her products on Instagram. So we decided to go live on Instagram together the other day. And here’s the recording of it. translation @tabi_the_fat ココ数年、服やスニーカーを作っていますが、それらをコーディネーションしてくれている若月祐一さん @wakamoon 。本当にお世話になってます。 で、その奥様が、リクエム @liquem.tokyo と言う屋号でアクセサリーを制作していて、週に一回のInstagram放送で販売して、めちゃくちゃ好調なんですよぉ〜、と、話を聞いてて、試しにその放送を見てみると、ワカサマ @madoka.wakatsuki と言うニックネームで、顔を隠して商品紹介の放送をしていて、なんとも面白い事、やってるなぁ、と興味を持ってお会いしたのが一年前。で、コラボをし始めたんですけど、その後も好調すぎて、昨年の夏に東京の観光地浅草に路面店を出店して、其処も好調過ぎて ついにラフォーレ原宿 @laforet_h にまで出店してしまうと言う成功ぶり、、、だったんですけど、コロナ禍で、ラフォーレは自粛閉店。で、普通なら落ち込むはずなのに流石のInstagramで販売していたワカサマ。一緒にインスタライブやりましょう！と先日放送しました。その映像のまとめがコレです。
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Despite the items will only be available exclusively in Japan (no international orders), some items are already being re-sold on eBay and other online platforms like misutabai-online.com who offer international shipping. If you happen to have a Japan address and credit card, you can buy them online and ship them there. Prices will range between $45 to $100 and will be available to pre-order on May 23rd on either zingaro.shop-pro.jp or liquem.net or if you are desperate to secure them as much as me, head now to misutabai-online.com to do so. Shipping will start happening by the end of June.
My favorite pieces are the flower brooch and the cherry earrings! Which one are yours?! Happy Saturday!
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VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
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¡Buenas tardes Hauters!
Estamos disfrutando de un nuevo sábado y, a pesar de haber tenido una semana bastante intensa, estoy encontrando el tiempo (y la mente) para escribir sobre una colaboración que literalmente me robó el corazón: Liquem x Takashi Murakami.
Liquem es una marca de accesorios con sede en Tokio especializada en joyería de moda adorable y extravagante y hace 2 días anunciaron oficialmente a través de un live de Instagram su colaboración con Murakami-san.
La colaboración cápsula de 10 artículos ofrece zarcillos, broche, un collar y una bolsa de vinilo para viajar, por supuesto inspirada en sus icónicos motivos de flores y cerezas. Ambos trabajaron en la colaboración durante casi un año y para explicar su conexión con Liquem, Murakami declaró:
“Durante los últimos años, he estado haciendo zapatillas y ropa, y Yuichi Wakatsuki @wakamoon ha sido fundamental en la coordinación de mis empresas en esta área. Me siento muy en deuda con él “.
“Su esposa tiene una marca de accesorios llamada Liquem, que vende sus productos a través de Instagram Live una vez por semana, y me dijo que el negocio iba extremadamente bien. Así que lo revisé un día y la vi, bajo el seudónimo de Wakasama @ madoka.wakatsuki y escondiendo su rostro, presentando sus diversos productos. Lo encontré realmente divertido y me intrigó, y así fue como nos conocimos hace un año y comenzamos a colaborar en un proyecto “.
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For the past few years I have been making sneakers and clothing, and Yuichi Wakatsuki @wakamoon has been instrumental in coordinating my undertakings in this area. I feel quite indebted to him. His wife has an accessory brand named Liquem @liquem.tokyo , which sells its products via Instagram Live once a week, and he told me the business was going extremely well. So I checked it out one day and saw her, under the pseudonym Wakasama @madoka.wakatsuki and hiding her face, introducing her various products. I found it really amusing and got intrigued, and that’s how we came to meet a year ago and started collaborating on a project. The brand has continued to do exceedingly well: Last summer, they opened a store along a busy street of Asakusa, a huge tourist area in Tokyo, and, that being a smashing success, ended up opening a store even in Laforet Harajuku, a popular fashion mall. Then, however, came the COVID-19 pandemic, andd the mall has temporarily closed. Any ordinary person would be discouraged by this turn of event, but not Wakasama. She has gone right on selling her products on Instagram. So we decided to go live on Instagram together the other day. And here’s the recording of it. translation @tabi_the_fat ココ数年、服やスニーカーを作っていますが、それらをコーディネーションしてくれている若月祐一さん @wakamoon 。本当にお世話になってます。 で、その奥様が、リクエム @liquem.tokyo と言う屋号でアクセサリーを制作していて、週に一回のInstagram放送で販売して、めちゃくちゃ好調なんですよぉ〜、と、話を聞いてて、試しにその放送を見てみると、ワカサマ @madoka.wakatsuki と言うニックネームで、顔を隠して商品紹介の放送をしていて、なんとも面白い事、やってるなぁ、と興味を持ってお会いしたのが一年前。で、コラボをし始めたんですけど、その後も好調すぎて、昨年の夏に東京の観光地浅草に路面店を出店して、其処も好調過ぎて ついにラフォーレ原宿 @laforet_h にまで出店してしまうと言う成功ぶり、、、だったんですけど、コロナ禍で、ラフォーレは自粛閉店。で、普通なら落ち込むはずなのに流石のInstagramで販売していたワカサマ。一緒にインスタライブやりましょう！と先日放送しました。その映像のまとめがコレです。
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A pesar de que los artículos solo estarán disponibles exclusivamente en Japón (sin pedidos internacionales), algunos artículos ya se están vendiendo en eBay y otras plataformas en línea como misutabai-online.com las cuales ofrecen envíos internacionales. Además, si tienen una dirección en Japón y una tarjeta de crédito Japonesa, pueden comprarlos en línea y enviarlos allí. Los precios oscilarán entre $45 y $100 dóalres americanos y estarán disponibles para pre-ordenar el 23 de mayo en zingaro.shop-pro.jp o liquem.net o, si estás ansioso por asegurarlos tanto como yo, puedes ingresar ya mismo a misutabai-online.com para hacerlo. Los envíos de mercancía comenzarán a finales de junio.
¡Mis piezas favoritas son el broche de flores y los pendientes de cereza! ¿Cuáles son las tuyas? ¡Feliz sabado!
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PHOTOS: LIQUEM
