Visvim Spring-Summer 2016 and the $30,000 Cardigan You Can't Find Anywhere Else

Hiroki Nakamura's Visvim has been making vintage-inspired, neo-spiritual gear for almost 15 year now, but the man behind the label hasn't lost an ounce of passion for the craft of making clothes. Yet while season's past have honed in a specific time period, icon, or indigenous tribe, Spring-Summer 2016, which was recently on display in New York, is all about a single concept: Freedom. "When I go to a wedding and there are many rules to gettind dressed, I sometimes have to ask myself, 'Am I having fun?' Then I see my daughter wearing her skirt on her head just because she wants to. And she is just free," says Nakamura. This child-like wonder for fashion makes for a mix of classic menswear pieces with never-before-seen constructions and fabrics. Wingtips made in Morocco of an almost whicker-like material, grass-dyed waterproof outerwear, handmade running shoes, and one made-in-France crochet knit sweater that comes with a whopping price tag of $30,000—a perfect pick-up for Visvim-obsessive John Mayer, perhaps?—are all pieces that are uniquely Visvim. It turns out that freedom isn't all that free, but hey, it sure looks cool.