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TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION

Country
Japan
Founded
2001 2000s
Category
Clothing Accessories

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Overview

TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION (commonly known as TATA) is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Osaka in April 2001 by Naoki Ichihara and others. It incorporates elements of vintage clothing, ethnic costumes, and antiques, and develops unisex clothing and accessories using techniques such as transfer printing. Its guiding principle is “design for coexistence with all people involved in the production of works.”

Concept

Design for coexistence with all people involved in the production of works

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands
3 brands
Founded
2007-2013
2007 Sub-brand
TATA BABY
Clothing

A function-focused line covering children’s clothing.

TATA BABY is a children’s clothing line developed by TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION. It was

TATA BABY is a children’s clothing line developed by TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION. It was introduced from the Fall/Winter 2007–2008 season with designs that made use of functional materials, such as moisture-wicking and quick-drying fabrics. Released under a name bearing the brand’s abbreviation, “TATA,” it is positioned as a separate line that reworks design elements of the parent brand, such as transfer prints, to suit children’s sizes, comfort, and functional needs.

2011 Sub-brand
Breathed Things TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION
Clothing

A derivative collection focused on womenswear

Breathed Things TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION is a womenswear line developed from TALKING

Breathed Things TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION is a womenswear line developed from TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION, which began its womenswear offerings in 2011. It carries forward the parent brand’s signature transfer prints and motifs derived from vintage and ethnic clothing, while presenting collections designed around women’s patterns and proportions and tailored detailing.

2013 Sub-brand
MATATABI
Bags

A separate label focused on lifestyle goods and accessories

MATATABI is the name of a lifestyle goods and accessories label developed by TALKING ABOUT

MATATABI is the name of a lifestyle goods and accessories label developed by TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION, offering items such as clutch bags, totes, and umbrellas under a separate name. Many of its products and collaborations apply the brand’s transfer-printing technology, making it a line that complements the parent brand’s expression in the accessories and lifestyle goods field.

Brands with shared characteristics

Brands that share a country of origin, founding period, category or designer.

Clothing brands from Japan founded in 2001

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Brands from Japan founded in 2001

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Frequently asked questions about TALKING ABOUT THE ABSTRACTION

Country of origin, founding year, categories and parent brands.