Retro Olympics F/W18 Explained

I was really inspired by Heron Preston's ability to bootleg whatever he wanted and then on top of that Mike Cherman of Chinatown Market. I had been following both for a few years before starting Wavy Oaks Co. Mike was running ICNY making anything you can think of with 3M. Then Heron was bootleing Givenchy and handwriting on the tags like Asspizza, so I quickly noticed I must create what I feel. Its not about stealing anyones ideas or selling clothes, this is just taking skills we learn throughout life and what inspires us then sharing it through art. There are so many other individuals that inspired this collection, like Paul Mittleman who I remembered from the Stussy days that I recently within the last two years came across his instagram and saw he was still in the field grinding. The work I will continue to produce into 2019 will also continue to show what is inspiring me, which is simply life it self. Specifically from my perspective throughout different parts of my life.

To convey local characteristics the medals were created in lacquer (Kiso lacquer). The decoration technique adopted was embossed gilding (or Maki-e), with so-called shippoyaki (i.e. cloisonné techniques) and precision metalswork. The obverse represents the rising sun in Maki-e, surrounded by olive branches and accompanied by the emblem in cloisonné. The reverse is mainly in lacquer. It represents the emblem of the Games in Maki-e, with the sun rising over the Shinshu mountains. The lacquered parts were done individually by artists from the Kiso region. The medals had a diameter of 80mm with a thickness of 9,7mm; the gold medal weighed 256g, the sliver 250g and the bronze 230g.