Aka tribe bag
Yasuhide Ono
This time we will introduce some old Aka bags.
One of the questions I am often asked when dealing with old things is, "Is it good because it's old?"
There are various opinions, and this is just my own opinion, but just because something is old does not mean it is good.
I make my own accessories and believe that good things are good, even if they are new.
However, when compared to things available today, the good old things still have their charm.
Even taking this bag as an example, even though it is made by the same Aka people, the differences in fabric and the fineness of the embroidery are completely different compared to bags currently on the market.
The entire process of growing cotton, spinning, dyeing, weaving, and embroidery.
Even though the process is the same, the quality is completely different.
At some point, the economic trends of mass production began to infiltrate into the Aka bags.
When we look at the well-known vintage Levi's 501s, I think that the reason why people are attracted to the 501XX and Big E is that at some point the "quality" of this series of trends became mass-produced and production became more simplified, and this can be seen even in a single pair of jeans. (Of course, Levi's is still a brand that exists today, and with the development of fabrics, the strength of current products has improved dramatically compared to the past, so this is just an analogy to reaffirm the goodness of old things.)
The amount of labor and time it takes to produce one thing is changing.
So I think people are attracted to that kind of attention to detail.
Please come and see these Aka bags.
Even though I like them, I always end up buying shoulder bags.
