Who is Cali Thornhill DeWitt?

For his background, he is said to be a multi-visual artist from Canada currently based in Los Angeles.

He has a background not only as a designer at ©SAINT M××××××, but also as a merchandising designer at KANYE WEST, who is a rapper, songwriter, music producer, and fashion designer from the United States.

He is currently active in various scenes such as providing his work to OFF-WHITE designer and Virgil Abloh, artistic director of LOUIS VUITTON.

His music label

He is the owner of Teenage Teardrops, a label that actively picks up local bands in LA, and is also an indispensable creator for the music scene.

Below are some of the albums released by Teenage Teardrops in the past.

First one: artist name CRAZY BAND album name LIVE FROM PRISON 2nd: Artist name TRIUMPH OF LETHARGY SKINNED ALIVE TO DEATH Album name BIRD SONGS

Popular apparel line developed by artist "KANYE WEST"!?

He is also famous for his apparel collection for the album "The Life of Pablo" released by KANYE WEST around 2016.

At that time (2016), there were pop-ups in about 20 cities around the world, and there was a long line during the pop-ups, and it became a very popular topic, selling over 100 million yen in 2 days.

At that time, there were copies of this T-shirt on the market...

I remember vividly that I wanted to get it at all costs at that time. lol

・The following is an item from the apparel line that was developed with the look of POPUP at that time.

「The Life of Pablo」which was only available for streaming at first, nevertheless made its debut at number one on the US album charts.

It is also famous as an album that shocked the United States as it ranked first only in streaming.

Brand with Brendan Fowler "SOME WARE"

Not only ©©SAINT M××××××, but also a party and record label (brand) "SOME WARE" which was produced by multi-artist Brendan Fowler living in LA. In addition, SOME WARE made its collection debut in Paris, and it is said that they created a big buzz with the pop-up in Los Angeles.

In 2017, a shop held an in-store party for SOME WARE in Tokyo.

・concept Catalog numbers will be assigned to all parties, T-shirts to be released, and mixes and records. Brendan Fowler and Cali Thornhill DeWitt are based on music, words, and art.

・Below are photos from the 2018 SS collection.

Collaboration with various artists

At the time of the above, the multi is not only music-related, SOME WARE, ©SAINT M××××××！

A collaboration brand called SOCIETY has been developed in the past.

SOCIETY is a collaboration brand of four people, Cali Thornhill DeWitt's artist group "WSSF", "Haruka Hirata" of Big Love Records in Tokyo, and fashion graphic designer "Kazuki Kuraishi", who are gaining attention and trust in art, culture, and fashion scene.

Even before the announcement of ©SAINT M××××××, great career and ability is conveyed.

・Below are Haruka Hirata of Big Love Records and Kazuki Kuraishi, a fashion graphic designer.

Wide range of production activities and exhibitions, including solo exhibitions around the world

Until now, he has held several solo exhibitions in Japan, and in recent years, he has been active in the world of art, having held 3 such exhibitions in 2015, 2017, and 2020.

What left an impression on me personally is the solo exhibition "TOKYO OLYMPICS" held at Tokyo GALLERY COMMON in 2020.

In the personal exhibition in 2020, many masterpieces such as the following "Canvas, Neo Silk" and "Plastic Sign Series" were displayed.

In addition to the "flowers" and "earth" that have often appeared as motifs of Cali Thornhill DeWitt, there were also works such as the "pandemic phenomenon" and "racism" that cover the entire earth that evoke awareness of the ongoing issues.

In the pop-up art direction, Cali Thornhill DeWitt and KIRI were invited, and they showed specially selected images and music on 75 monitors, and it is said that it became a very powerful solo exhibition by producing a special world view.

At the time of the above, the multi is not only music-related, SOME WARE, ©SAINT M××××××！ In this solo exhibition, ©SAINT M××××××(St. Michael) was selling a special item limited to "TOKYO OLYMPICS".

The following is a limited edition item of the exhibition and ©SAINT M××××××(セントマイケル).

Meeting another designer Yuta Hosokawa

Not long before this exhibition, in July 2019, another designer Yuta Hosokawa (READYMADE) from ©SAINT M×××××× met them through the introduction of an acquaintance.

Both designers met in July 2019 when they wanted to continue working on a joint project with him, not just as a one-off project. Yuta Hosokawa said "I want to start a brand with a vintage style like a one-of-a-kind item" and this was the start of ©SAINT M××××××.

As many of you may know, the English binding has been changed to "©SAINT M××××××" and the first 2020-21 AW collection was presented as "SAINT MICHAEL".

Finally, the origin of the name "©SAINT M××××××" was interesting, so I would like to introduce it to everyone! lol

The real name of Cali Thornhill DeWitt is Michael, and when you say various names, the spelling of Michael and the god called Michael is the same, and the brand name became "SAINT MICHAEL".

Did you know that there were many Christian items such as Jesus in the initial 2020-21 AW collection!?

From the name "SAINT MICHAEL", the theme was Michael and the design content became like the 2020-21AW collection!

Since "Cali Thornhill DeWitt" introduced this time is an artist/art/director/designer and "Yuta Hosokawa" is READYMADE and both designers are active in a wide range of fields, so we © cannot take our eyes off not only ©SAINT M××××××, but also their future movements from now on!

If you know the brand for the first time on this blog, please check out the designer's career.

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