Soliloquy November 25th

Good evening. This is Ikeda.

As some of you may know, Dells Coffee and Young in the neighborhood will be closing their stores at the end of this month, so please come and visit them when you're in the area. .

Yesterday, I wanted to go to the Togashi exhibition, but I couldn't go because I didn't know that it was a completely designated date and time system.
After the coronavirus situation subsided, I was able to enter many museums on the same day, so I was completely caught off guard.
Is it really that popular?

It would be great if you could get a date and time ticket the day before, but if you have to buy it at least a week in advance, you'll be hesitant.
I wouldn't like it if it rained that day.
We hope that the number of visitors will calm down considerably around mid-December.

Right now, it's more about the World Cup than anything like that.
I was watching it while reading the manga, but I never thought I would win.
It's something the world doesn't understand.
I'd definitely like to watch the match against Spain, but the 4pm kick-off will be tough.
I wake up once every day around 6 o'clock, so I'm likely to watch the breaking news on my cell phone.

The world is excited about the World Cup, but I was more surprised by Michele's resignation from GUCCI and Raph's resignation from the brand.
I didn't really feel like wearing either of them, but if you put aside my personal preferences, I think they did an amazing job.

In particular, I personally thought that Michele was better than designers of other brands not only at designing clothes, but also at presenting collections and in terms of business.
By creating designs and collaborations that are both Michele-like and easy to understand, I feel that they have created items that resonate not only with GUCCI lovers and core fans, but also with a mass target audience.
Even so, the fact that he had no choice but to resign means that sales may not have increased that much.

And does that mean that Raf will concentrate on PRADA?
Since MIUMIU is also involved, it seems like Raf's role within PRADA will be more important.
Personally, I think PRADA has improved a lot since the rough patch, so if that happens, I'm looking forward to it.

That said, I personally believe that RAF SIMONS has quite a core fanbase, so from their perspective, it's a shame.
Since he quit without taking over as part of the design team, I wonder if this is also a business issue such as sales, or if it's a replacement issue where there is no replacement designer or team that Raph can accept.
It's possible that RAF himself has done everything with RAF SIMONS and wants to concentrate on PRADA.

I wrote about what is happening in the world.
I apologize for taking so long without including any images.

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See you then.

Ikeda