FUKU WO HORU
'Fuku wo Horu' — Destruction and Contemplation
Fuku wo Horu is a research project dedicated to the deconstruction and structural analysis of vintage garments.
It began with a 1960s Levi's Type III denim jacket. Taking it apart revealed what no amount of looking could — the trial and error of craftsmen, the quiet convictions of a brand, all encoded in each panel of cloth. It was a bridge from past to present.
Choice and creation grounded in history. A obsession with detail that travels invisibly, yet lands with certainty.
To make garments that connect past and present — that is the mission of Fuku wo Horu.
Fuku wo Horu vol.1
Fuku wo Horu presents its records of destruction and contemplation as a physical experience — something to be seen and touched.
Since its first exhibition in spring 2023, the project has been held three times in Tokyo and once in South Korea. Guided by the belief that knowledge should be shared, not hoarded, every insight gained is made openly available.
The goal: to shift the world from "can't do it because I don't know" to "know it, and choose what to do with it."
The accumulation of knowledge makes clothing — everywhere, for everyone — richer and more fascinating.
Come share in the obsession.
FUKU WO HORU — The Books
One exhibition. One book. One person.
Written, designed, and photographed — every step except the binding.
The thrill of taking something apart, preserved in print.
We receive many inquiries asking whether we sell vintage patterns.
The short answer: we don't.
There are two reasons.
The first is philosophical. Selling patterns derived from deconstructed garments feels, to us, like profiting from something we had no hand in creating. We tried it once. The response exceeded our expectations. But it sat wrong — and we stopped.
The second is technical. Patterns taken from deconstructed garments are affected by distortion and warping. They always require correction. Selling a pattern pulled from a pair of 501s as "the 501 pattern" is something we cannot stand behind.
Our work is about more than selling products. We believe there are more meaningful ways to put these patterns to use — and we are still working out what those look like.
