Working in a silk hat and morning coat.

As someone who is abnormally fond of Atsushi Watanabe, I have vaguely thought that someday I would like to wear a silk hat just like him, and I would also like to wear a morning coat. I also thought that if I had that style, I would like to work in it.
It was a dream I had vaguely cherished since I was thirteen. It was a dream so deep that I didn't even realize it was a dream.

The other day, my partner suggested, "Let's have a silk hat made for your birthday," and while I was thinking, "Really!? Can we do that!? Is it okay!?", I looked up hat shops, found a store that makes custom hats, and went to consult with them and get a quote.
As soon as I showed the hat maker a photo of Atsushi's silk hat, they immediately identified the material and ribbon width, and after looking at the inner lining, it seemed like they could make something quite good. They were a very reliable craftsman.
The price of the silk hat was also lower than I had expected. I heard that when Atsushi bought his, it was with money he made from "getting a raise" plus "selling the bowler hat he had been wearing to his friend Hikaru Yamauchi," so I had vaguely thought that in today's terms, it would be about 150,000 yen. At that price, it feels like a pretty bold purchase.
However, it seems this custom hat can be made for about 60,000 yen, which is cheaper than I thought, and I felt that my dream was no longer just a dream.
I had thought that an expensive silk hat, which would likely cost 150,000 yen, was something unrelated to me.

Next, we have to find a morning coat that goes well with the silk hat, and then some black and white two-tone straight-tip shoes, my partner said. I was thinking leisurely, "A morning coat at last... I hope I can get one eventually," but my partner told me there was a vintage morning coat at a pop-up thrift store and we should go see it before it closed. I wasn't expecting much, thinking they wouldn't have my size, but after doing a self-divination, the result was, "If you don't go, you'll regret it because you'll never find such a good item again," so I dropped everything and decided to go see the morning coat.

When I got off at the station and was walking, the backpack of the person walking in front of me, blocking my way, had "Vanity Fair" written on it. Vanity Fair is the title of the fashion corner in the magazine Shinseinen. However, the person's backpack had a picture of a somewhat strong-looking bee on it, which had nothing to do with gentlemen, Art Deco, or the 1920s. I wondered what that meant, but as I walked toward the ticket gate, I couldn't overtake the person at all, and I ended up being confronted with the words "Vanity Fair" the whole way until I exited the gate.

When I went to the thrift store, there were two morning coats that looked good. One was from the 1930s-1940s, and the other was said to be from around the 1950s.
After trying them on, I thought the 1930s one was the best, as I liked the silhouette and it fit me, a small person, surprisingly well. As soon as I put it on, I fell in love with that morning coat in an instant. I was happy that my partner was also impressed, saying, "It suits you."
When the clerk asked, "Are you looking for formal wear?", I replied, "No, I want it as everyday wear. I'm going to type on my computer at Starbucks wearing this," and they laughed and said, "That's cool."

It was very comfortable to wear, and I felt like I wanted to wear it all the time.

It's nice that details like this are stylish too. It was a wonderful morning coat that fits my body well. The design is different from Atsushi Watanabe's (that can't be helped since his was custom-made...), but I love it. I'm so happy.

The vest and pants aren't for a morning coat, but I tried wearing them casually. It was extremely comfortable. It feels very natural. I don't even want to take it off.

1992, 6th grade, an elementary school student in Gifu. Back when I was trying my best to be a modern boy with the clothes I could get without any information. Thinking about it now, this black jacket was the length of a morning coat. Perhaps I have liked morning coats potentially since that time. Even before living this life. The shirt was a tie + white shirt from Suzutan, jeans, and a black bowler hat not shown in the photo, 5,000 yen. I saved up my money and took the plunge to buy it. A 5,000 yen hat is expensive for an elementary school student. I also believed this hairstyle was what a modern boy had... I used to part it on the side at this length, but there was hardly anyone else like that modern boy except for Atsushi Watanabe, right? I hadn't seen photos of Atsushi at that time, though.
Even before I knew Atsushi, my tastes were too similar to his.

It was the day after I went to the hat shop, I think, that my partner noticed something. The story is that Thomas the Tank Engine is set in the 1920s, and Sir Topham Hatt goes to work in a silk hat and morning coat.

I see. Atsushi, who loves foreign movies, might have thought that this style was normal overseas, and so he went to work in this outfit without any resistance.
Perhaps that was one of the reasons why Atsushi commuted in these clothes with a straight face.

From now on, in the winter season, I want to go out everywhere in this attire.

As an aside, when I was riding the descending escalator after buying this morning coat,
I heard the words "The editor..." from the ascending escalator next to me. And when I left the store, a large advertisement for the sneaker brand "On" appeared right in front of my eyes.
I thought that this must be a blessing.