Greg Laboratory Alternative Practice

We partnered with future-classic label Greg Laboratory to document a special story in Japan, capturing the clothing as it is meant to be worn—a uniform for the extraordinary life.

Production: Ransom Ltd
Photographer: Parker Fitzgerald
Cinematographer: Charlie Balch
Art Direction: Austin Rossborough
Cast & Crew: Producer: James Fitzgerald | Camera Assistant/Sound: Tomohiro Mazawa | Editor: Riley Brown | Coloring: Matthew Gamlin | Featuring: Sotaro Matsumura

Sotaro Matsumura is a master Togishi, a sword polisher following in the footsteps of his father, father's father & the generations before him. In a workshop above his family home Sotaro has refinished & maintained swords over 1,000 years old—all while caring for his wife and three daughters. This important craft demands repetition, a balanced lifestyle and clothing designed to be useful in any situation. Enter Greg Laboratory.