I am so excited writing this! Simone Legno is one of my inspirations. I discovered him quite by accident only last year, and I felt very connected to a person at a very high level of what I was trying to. At the Nooka launch party during Tokyo Design Week, I had a chance to meet him, rap with him about life and design, and big him up! This was a truly amazing moment for me.

 

Nooka had a great eyewear launch party at Blinc in Aoyama icchome. Got to hang out with some great people, sip champagne and meet one of my design idols, Simone Legno of Tokidoki!

I had the great opportunity to meet Konshens, Delus and up and coming artiste Dario here in Tokyo at Ageha. I met up with them again in Kanagawa (about an hour outside Tokyo) , at the first annual Reggae Pride Festival put on by Shiloh Productions. Glasses and watch by Nooka. Shirts designs by Marcus Bird.

Junko was the 2002 Dancehall queen winner in Jamaica. This might not sound like much, but Junko is Japanese, and she flew all the way to Jamaica back then and against all the odds (or so people thought) was crowned the first Japanese dancehall queen of Jamaica. Nihon Terebi (Japan TV) was recording a small feature on her and needed some talent to act as Jamaicans in a re-enactment of her first time in Jamaica. Yours truly was the MC and the spot will be aired on October 8th. I had the opportunity to go to her birthday party last year when I was living in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.  Glasses, Watch and Belt by Nooka. Jeans by Gimme Richie, Mad A Road t-shirt by Marcus Bird.

Me & 2002 Dancehall Queen Junko!