N.Hoolywood

N. Hoolywood’s Daisuke Obana is a master at marrying “functionality and fashionability,” a term he used in regard to a specific look, but which applies to his work as a whole. He is an expert in vintage American workwear and military gear;…

N. Hollywood’s Daisuke Obana is known for his painstaking accuracy. The idea of the brand’s pre-fall 2022 lookbook, for example, was to insert a model in that season’s clothing into vintage military photos; to make that effect took hours…

Not all ’80s revivalism leans into pop culture references like Dynasty, Jane Fonda workouts, and big hair. N. Hoolywood’s Test Product Exchange Service collection is a case in point. Designer Daisuke Obana, who is an expert on vintage…

At first glance, the spring collection for N. Hoolywood Compile might read as “basic” because the materials (denim, flannel, waffle and rib knits) and pieces (jeans, shirts, windbreakers) seem so familiar. But as with everything Daisuke…

Guns can’t save the world—or feed the soul—but N. Hoolywood’s Daisuke Obana believes clothes might be able to. It’s a bold POV, and an ambitious one that runs counter to the conservative aspects of Japanese society. “To move forward, you…

N. Hollywood’s pre-fall look book follows a student’s progression through military school. The photos are vintage, found at a flea market, and the model has painstakingly been worked into the images so as not to stand out. This might seem a…

There’s been a lot of talk about how fashion needs to change, but there was little evidence of it at New York Fashion Week, which proceeded much as usual—though not at N. Hoolywood. Daisuke Obana wasn’t able to be in the city, but he…