HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

 

Happy Holidays from everyone at absolute te-ma & company. We hope your holidays will be filled with joy and laughter through the New Year.

JAPAN

 

After not being able to visit Japan freely since COVID-19 restricted us, all aspect of our life have gotten very much affected by it. Especially our business structures in retail has changed drastically.

Many of our retail clients are considered as bigger retail chain company that is to operate more than few hundred stores in Japan. Since March 2020, they were forcibly to scale down its business as no one were allowed to go shopping for more than a year,

All the stores that has generated revenue has become only burden to the companies. 

I have witnessed all our clients has successfully switched relying on physical store business to e-commerce driven business and they were able to complete this transitions without hiccups were by every single employees dedications and loyal to their company.

I again realized that virtue of how Japanese people pay respect to others and achieve goal no matter what it takes.

I wonder what drives Japanese people to pursue their missions. Where does this sense of responsibility come from?

As of November 2022, most of travel restriction lifted and I was able to travel back there and had opportunities to witness this beautiful mentality that Japanese inherits and made me feel so proud to be Japanese.

From this trip, I feel I am ready to bridge people to people, and business to business to build stronger and healthier relationships among our friends.

I feel privilege to wrap up the year 2022 this way and look forward to year 2023.

Thank to everyone that I spent time in Japan and excited to join hands to build strong business together.

I wish you all a happy new year！！

  

Noah x Barbour

During the outdoor craze of the 1960s, a new technical fabric was introduced in the Northeast of the United States: 60/40 cloth. The name was derived from its fiber content--60% cotton/40% nylon. Originally used for mountain parkas, the cloth became wildly popular almost immediately, achieving a cult following amongst climbers and the like.

Since then, there have been incredible developments in the outdoor textile world utilizing new materials, processes and technologies seemingly every season. But the thing is, the 60/40 stuff still works and it captures a very familiar feeling when worn. With this opportunity to work with Barbour again, we wanted to inject a little bit of that feeling into a truly British jacket.

In addition to the eight colorways of the 60/40 Bedale, we also wanted to offer a traditional waxed cotton Bedale. This season we chose camo and included a zip-out liner.

Birthday

Always nice to get together to celebrate birthday among friends.

This is one of the best time being in Tokyo.

Thank you guys!!

Maui No ka Oi

Just came back from Maui

It is our second home and our family learn and have new experiences from the island

We have visited Maui every summer for the last 16 years and we still get fascinated every time from what Maui offers

We make no plan and entire itinerary will be planned depend on what we do on the first day

Surfing, scuba diving, tennis, snorkeling, trail, golf.........we become really active here.

We work in the morning 5am-8am and out for doing something never come back to our condo till 5pm.

We cheers to sunset 

This is the place we reset and come back city ready to work effectively

We feel very fortunate to have a place to stay in this magical island

Summer for this year may end soon but Maui will always welcome us every year and we are genuinely grateful

Mahalo

World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ (1984)

The World's Famous Supreme Team was an American hip hop radio show duo and recording group active from 1979. The original members were Sedivine the Mastermind (Larry Price) and Just Allah the Superstar (Ronald Larkins Jr.). 

The group's radio show started in 1979 on WHBI-FM 105.9, broadcasting from Newark, New Jersey and primarily serving the North Jersey and New York City area

The group rose to international prominence when punk impresario Malcolm McLaren recruited Sedevine, Just Allah, and samples of their radio show (including their use of the then-novel scratching technique) for his 1982 hip hop song "Buffalo Gals". In 1983 the group and their radio samples were featured on McLaren's full album follow-up Duck Rock.^[1] The group is credited as the first hip hop group to incorporate Five Percent teachings and slang into their music.^[The group released their own single Hey DJ in 1984, produced by Stephen Hague, and which would later appear on their only album, Rappin’ (1986). McLaren reunited with the group for the 1990 album Round the Outside! Round the Outside!.^[ A compilation album of the group's music, featuring recording artists KRS-1, De La Soul, and Rakim, was released in 1998 on Virgin Records.

text from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Famous_Supreme_Team

Meet New Creative Director

Introducing Brendon Barbenzien to coincide with Brendon’s debut collection as men’s creative director, we spent a weekend in his Long Island hometown and Brooklyn neighborhood, talking eclectic influences, cultural inspirations and his own personal history with J.Crew.

“
J.Crew and I have always
shared the desire for simple
pleasures: freedom,
friendship and fun. We
aspire to create happiness in
our everyday lives, find
balance and respect each
other and the outdoors.
„

“American style at its best is casual and individual at the same time. I appreciate that unfussy approach—making classic clothes designed to wear in that still retain a subtle sophistication.

More important than the clothes themselves is how you spend your time while wearing them. The passions you have, the places you go, the people you care about—that’s where personal style comes from.”

“
Multipurpose is really important to me—being able to take
one thing and have it work in a lot of different ways, and
over a long period of time. I like the classics and altering
them or thinking about them in a way that they weren’t
thought of before, rather than something being only good
for a season or two.
„

“I’ve always surfed, snowboarded and skateboarded. Just being outside generally is something that I think human beings at their core need. We’re a part of the natural world. A big thing we talk about in design here is that there’s always been this ‘getting out’ element to the brand, whether that’s walking the dog or going for a hike, which we’re trying to recapture.”

Brendon’sSTYLE PRINCIPLES

Clothes are the subplot“Clothes by themselves don’t have a life, right? Clothes need you to be living in them. The places you’ve been, the things you remember, moments you’ve had with your friends…that’s what brings clothes to life. It’s what you do that creates memories, and those memories include what you’re wearing.”

Self-expression comes first“One of the things I’d like to accomplish is giving people permission to be more themselves, and understanding that whatever you’re comfortable in, that’s the thing. Go with it. If you’re a writer, an athlete or a painter, your style should come out of that. It’s all an expression of who you are, and who you are is a result of what you’re interested in and the things you do.”

Look back and move forward“In the small community where I grew up, some of us couldn’t wait to leave. We were like, ‘It’s too small, there’s not enough here for us, we don’t experience enough!’ But then I go back, and I kind of understand just how good we really had it. Hearing a certain song or smelling salt air—those experiences can transport you right back to a moment. And for me personally, J.Crew was always there as a base of my wardrobe in everything I did, whether it was seeing The Cure play or going to a show at Arlene’s Grocery. When I look at old photos, it’s right there.”

BRENDON’S STYLE EDIT

The Giant-fit chino“I had been looking for a classic oversized chino to wear with more traditional Northeast looks and as a loose-fitting pant to skate in. We pulled the Giant-fit chino from the ’90s archives and reworked it a little for right now.”

The Fair Isle sweater “I’m a big fan of Fair Isle. It’s typically seen as traditional because of its history and connection to preppy culture, but to me it feels quite in your face due to the busy pattern. I’ve also always enjoyed wearing colors stereotypically associated with women’s clothing—thankfully, those boundaries are pretty much broken down at this point. Color is just color.”

The Italian suede argyle vest “This is based on a vintage piece that I found to be interesting—it felt very ’70s, and the addition of argyle changed it slightly. It’s one of those pieces that will feel different based on who’s wearing it.”

“
One of the things I appreciate about J.Crew is that we don’t
chase trends. We are what we are, always have been and
always will be. It’s up to the individual to make it something
else. People will wear the same thing many different ways,
and that’s when things get really interesting for me—that’s
what’s really creative.
„

BURGOS, SPAIN

We drove 2 1/2 hours towards north from Madrid, heading to Burgos, Spain. 

Over 110 degree hot city of Burgos is in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon.

Founded in 884 by Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Burgos soon became the leading city of the embryonic County of Castile.^[4] 11th century chieftain Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) is connected to the city, as he was born near Burgos and was raised and educated there. 

In a long-lasting decline since the 17th century, following the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Burgos became the headquarters of the Francoist proto-government. Declared in 1964 as Pole of Industrial Promotion and in 1969 as Pole of Industrial Development, the city has grown since then in terms of economic activity. At the regional level, Burgos forms part of an economic axis together with the cities of Valladolid and Palencia.

Construction on Burgos' Gothic Cathedral began in 1221 and spanned mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Cathedral is the resting place for El Cid (the famous knight from Medieval Spain's history) and his wife Dona Jimena. 

The west front is flanked by towers terminating in octagonal spires covered with open stonework traceries. The middle section, which serves as an entrance, has three alabaster pilasters, the intercolumnar spaces bearing panel-pictures representing the martyrdom of saints. The façade possesses ornate and fantastic surface decoration.

The octagonal chapel of the Condestable, in florid, thus highly sculpted, Gothic design, has a roof finished with balustraded turrets, needle-pointed pinnacles and statues. In the lower portion, coats of arms, shields and crouching lions have been worked into the ensemble. The exterior of the sacristy is decorated with carved traceries, figures of angels and armoured knights. The elaborate tabernacle is composed of two octagonal sections in Corinthian style.

R.I.P SHINZO ABE, JAPAN PRIME MINISTER

 

SHINZO ABE was Japan's longest serving prime minister and after stepping down, he remained as the power broker to support the current cabinet.

The bullet killed him that reached his heart.

It was a sad day not only for JAPAN but also globally.

 

Tesla gets serious about plans for drive-in restaurant

The company submitted blueprints for a diner, EV charging station and movie theater in LA. CEO Elon Musk has been tweeting about the idea for years.

Elon Musk could be getting into the restaurant business for real this time.

Electric car company Tesla, of which Musk is CEO, submitted plans last week for a 24-hour charging station in Los Angeles that would also include a drive-in restaurant and movie theater, more than four years after Musk first aired the idea in a tweet.

The proposed Tesla Supercharger Diner & Drive-In would replace a Shakey’s Pizza restaurant at 7001 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. It would include a two-story restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating as well as two movie screens and 34 Tesla charging ports.

The idea is to give Tesla owners something to do while they wait for their car to charge, which takes about half an hour, according to the plans submitted Thursday with LA’s planning department. The restaurant will also be open to the public.

A blueprint shows Tesla's proposed two-story restaurant along with bamboo landscaping that would frame two movie screens. / Source: Los Angeles City Planning Department

The plans are the automaker’s latest step into the world of foodservice, which it views as a way to support its EV charging stations, or Superchargers.

“People are coming and spending 20 to 30 minutes at these stops,” Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel said at the FSTEC conference in 2017. “They want to eat, they want to have a cup of coffee, they want to use the bathroom.”

Later that year, the company opened some Superchargers that sold coffee, beverages and prepackaged sandwiches. And in 2018, Musk tweeted about opening an “old-school drive-in” restaurant with a movie screen at one of Tesla’s LA charging centers. He tweeted about it again last April, and in June, the company filed a trademark application to use its logo and branding for restaurant services.

According to the latest plans, the 5,920-square-foot Shakey’s would be demolished and replaced with a new restaurant featuring a 3,800-square-foot enclosed lower level and a 5,500-square-foot outdoor seating and enclosed kitchen area above. Blueprints showed a snackbar and a carhop area, suggesting that customers would be able to have food brought to their car.

There will also be two movie screens that people can view from their cars or the restaurant’s rooftop seating area. Programming will be in 30-minute increments, or about the same time it takes to charge a vehicle. 

The restaurant and charging stations would be open 24/7, while the movie screens would operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The plans still have to be approved by the city of Los Angeles.

Sources from RESTAURANT BUSINESS

Top Gun: Maverick | NEW Official Trailer (2022 Movie) - Tom Cruise

 

                         It is coming on May.27.2022

  

Big Mac Index

Economists consider the index to be a fairly accurate real-world indicator of local 

economic pruchasing power since the pricing of a Big Mac like most consumer goods  

must take into account local costs of raw materials, labor, taxes, and business premises.

I have to go along with Big Mac index especially travel back from Japan recently and I realize that 

living cost is way higher in New York City.