Bosozoku
Bosozoku is a Japanese youth subculture associated with customized motorcycles. The first appearance of these types of biker gangs was in the 1950s. Popularity climbed throughout the 1980s and 1990s, peaking at an estimated 42,510 members in 1982.
Their numbers dropped dramatically in the 2000s with a reported number of under 7,297 members in 2012. Bōsōzoku style traditionally involves jumpsuits similar to those of manual laborers or leather military jackets with baggy pants, and tall boots. This
uniform became known as the tokkōfuku , “special attack clothing”) and is often adorned with kanji slogans.
Typical accessories to this uniform are hachimaki, surgical masks, and patches displaying the Japanese Imperial Flag. Bōsōzoku members are known for taking a Japanese Road
Bike and adding modifications such as over-sized fairings, lifted handle bars shifted inwards, large seat backs, extravagant paint jobs, and modified mufflers. Bōsōzoku styles take inspiration from American choppers and greasers.
Their numbers dropped dramatically in the 2000s with a reported number of under 7,297 members in 2012. Bōsōzoku style traditionally involves jumpsuits similar to those of manual laborers or leather military jackets with baggy pants, and tall boots. This
uniform became known as the tokkōfuku , “special attack clothing”) and is often adorned with kanji slogans.
Typical accessories to this uniform are hachimaki, surgical masks, and patches displaying the Japanese Imperial Flag. Bōsōzoku members are known for taking a Japanese Road
Bike and adding modifications such as over-sized fairings, lifted handle bars shifted inwards, large seat backs, extravagant paint jobs, and modified mufflers. Bōsōzoku styles take inspiration from American choppers and greasers.
Mood board
This subculture depicts various moods like Rebellion, brotherhood, love for the country, youth with attitude and a set of ideals for the gang. Bosozoku rebels have a very strong set of ideals and are very disciplined even though ironically they believe in rule breaking and causing havoc. They believe in brotherhood and fight with aggression whosoever tries to mess with their fellow group member.
Concept board
The concepts used for this menswear collection consists mainly of prints and silhouettes inspired by Japanese biker gangs and factory workers.The prints mainly consist of grafitti written in Japanese depicting rebellion.Then prints depicting graphics related to bikes and the whole Japanese custom bike culture.
Color Board
The colour palette consists of colours inspired from vaporwave and holograph kind of an aesthetic. This palette depicts few bright colours like yellow, red, green and orange for contrast in prints which are mostly used for accent colours . Main colours include jewel tone shades like Purple and blue along with black and grey for base colours of the range.
Prints
The graphics mostly consist of prints inspired form biker culture in japan, manga comics and customised bike culture etc. some are also inspired from the streets of Tokyo.
Fabrics used for the swatches are mostly polyester blend for easy printing.
The swatches are digitally printed on polyester based fabric which is a blend of chiffon and polyester. Few other flowy fabrics like taffeta silk lining have also been used which are also known as windsheeter fabric, facilitating easy movement for bikers during bad weather conditions or when its windy.
Fabrics used for the swatches are mostly polyester blend for easy printing.
The swatches are digitally printed on polyester based fabric which is a blend of chiffon and polyester. Few other flowy fabrics like taffeta silk lining have also been used which are also known as windsheeter fabric, facilitating easy movement for bikers during bad weather conditions or when its windy.
Prints Developed
Flat Sketches
1.Slate grey taffeta lining fabric used for the
jacket with a light grey colour hood .
Black leather quilted patches placed at
shoulders amd elbows giving it a biker aesthetic.
Graphics have been used using different
biker and graffitti like prints.
jacket with a light grey colour hood .
Black leather quilted patches placed at
shoulders amd elbows giving it a biker aesthetic.
Graphics have been used using different
biker and graffitti like prints.
2.Purple windsheeter fabric used for the
base , imperial japanese flag patches
have been used along with japanese
grafitti. Black leather biker jacket like collars
have been used for biker like aesthetic .
Bosozozoku rebels writen at the back
in japanese along with the Japanese
imperial flag.
base , imperial japanese flag patches
have been used along with japanese
grafitti. Black leather biker jacket like collars
have been used for biker like aesthetic .
Bosozozoku rebels writen at the back
in japanese along with the Japanese
imperial flag.
3.Slate grey cotton linen wrap jacket with
front layered black leather panels.
The jacket is sleeveless and ideal for
bikers who like free arm movement.
Biker prints and graphics have been
used at the front and back and attached
like patches.
front layered black leather panels.
The jacket is sleeveless and ideal for
bikers who like free arm movement.
Biker prints and graphics have been
used at the front and back and attached
like patches.
4.White cotton linen fabric has been
used for the kimono like sleeve jacket.
It is an open jacket with the japanese
flag in front and bike prints and
patches in the front.
used for the kimono like sleeve jacket.
It is an open jacket with the japanese
flag in front and bike prints and
patches in the front.
5.White cotton linen has been used for
the kimono jacket. Grey piping is
used at the edges, along with biker
prints and patches.
It is finished off with a whte obi belt
made from the same fabric.
the kimono jacket. Grey piping is
used at the edges, along with biker
prints and patches.
It is finished off with a whte obi belt
made from the same fabric.
