Wonderful World
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| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| No. of locations | 0 (Currently) |
| Founder(s) | Kaneko Isao |
| Website | website |
| Current status | Closed |
| Lolibrary Link | |
Wonderful World is a Kaneko-kei brand founded by Kaneko Isao in 1994.[1]
Concept
The brand concept was[2]
愛するものたちへ、野に咲く花たちへ、
優しさに満ち溢れ、語りかけるように唄われる曲。
ルイ・アームストロングの「 ワンダフルワールド 」。
その唄の想いに重ね描くようにして、金子 功が、本当に好きな服を創るために
「 ワンダフルワールド 」を発表しました。
薔薇や菫の花模様。いとおしいほどのフリルやレース。
誰もが愛したテディベア。手仕事のパッチワーク。少女のための。
綺麗な、沢山の「色」。金子 功の色遣い。幾重にも木綿を重ねて。
着るひとのすべてが、優しい気持ちになれて、楽しくて嬉しくて、綺麗にみえる服を。
金子 功の、永遠に変わることのない「 好きなものたち 」で創った
「 素晴らしき世界 」＝「 ワンダフルワールド 」から届けます。
"Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong speaks about 'the ones I love', and 'the flowers that bloom in the fields'. It's a song filled with tenderness, sung as if it were talking to you.
Isao Kaneko created "Wonderful World" with the goal of creating clothes that he really likes, as if layering on the feelings of the song.
Floral pattern of roses and violets. Loving frills and lace.
The teddy bear that everyone loved. Handcrafted patchwork. for girls.
A lot of beautiful "colors". Coloring by Isao Kaneko. Layers of cotton.
Clothes that make everyone who wears them feel kind, fun, happy, and beautiful.
Created with Isao Kaneko's never-changing "favorite things"
Derived from "wonderful world (japanese)", it's "wonderful world (english)".
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History
In April of 1994, the Wonderful World brand was announced. The first collection was the '94-'95 autumn/winter collection.[1] In April 1998, the '98-'99 Autumn/Winter Collection was shown. In November 1998, the '99 Spring/Summer collection was shown. In April 1999, the '99-'00 autumn/winter collection was shown. In November 1999, the 2000 Spring/Summer Collection was shown. In October 2000, the Spring/Summer 2001 collection was shown. In April 2001, the '01-'02 autumn/winter collection was shown. In November 2001, the Spring/Summer 2002 collection was shown.[1] In April 2002, the '02-'03 Fall/Winter Collection was shown. In November 2002, the 2003 spring/summer collection was shown. In April 2003 the '03-'04 Fall/Winter Collection was shown. In October 2003 the 2004 spring/summer collection was shown. In April 2004, the 2004-2005 autumn/winter collection was shown. In November 2004, the 2005 Spring/Summer collection was shown.[3]
A 2006/2007 Winter collection was shown in late 2006.[4]
In July 2007, the brand announced their closure:[5]
株式会社 カネコイサオ からのお知らせ
Information from Kaneko Isao Co., Ltd.
日頃より「カネコイサオ」「ワンダフルワールド」をご愛顧いただきまして、誠にありがとうございます。
Thank you for your continued patronage of "Kaneko Isao" and "Wonderful World".
このたび、金子 功のデザイン活動を、この秋で休止とさせていただくことになりました。
We are sorry to inform you that Isao Kaneko's design activities will be suspended this fall.
これに伴いまして「カネコイサオ」「ワンダフルワールド」の２ブランドにおきましても、この秋物をもちまして終了させていただくことになりました。
Along with this, we have decided to discontinue the two brands, Kaneko Isao and Wonderful World, after this fall.
これまでの長い間、本当にすばらしい年月を過ごさせていただけたのは、ひとえに皆様のお引き立ての賜物と改めて御礼申し上げます。
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your wonderful support over the past many years.
また、皆様にとりましてもこれまでが良き思い出になりますように願いまして、ご挨拶とさせていただきます。
I would also like to conclude my message by wishing that all of you will keep your good memories of us.
平成１９年７月
July 2007
Notable Figures
Kaneko Isao - Founder / Designer
Characters & Design Motifs
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Locations/Sales Model
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Shop List
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Directly Managed Shops
| Shop | Country | Address | Status | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store 1 | Country 1 | Test Address 1 | Test Status 1 | Test Socials 1 |
| Store 2 | Country 2 | Test Address 2 | Test Status 2 | Test Socials 2 |
| Store 3 | Country 3 | Test Address 3 | Test Status 3 | Test Socials 3 |
External Distributors
| Shop | Country | Address | Status | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store 1 | Country 1 | Test Address 1 | Test Status 1 | Test Socials 1 |
| Store 2 | Country 2 | Test Address 2 | Test Status 2 | Test Socials 2 |
| Store 3 | Country 3 | Test Address 3 | Test Status 3 | Test Socials 3 |
Tips for Identifying Pieces
As always, we recommend searching Lolibrary first both by item number and by any relevant tags/features. If neither of these bring up the item, the following are some tips for researching the mystery item, though you are always welcome to ask for assistance in the Lolibrary Discord, or the EGL Research Center or What is that dress? Facebook groups as well.
Wonderful World published robust photo catalogs which typically have sheets with item names and prices. There also also sketch flyers that were mailed out every month, and there are also item specification sheets. You can identify the year or possible 2 years of a piece by the item number.
Item Numbers
Item numbers for wonderful world items are printed on the wash tags of most, if not all, items. Item numbers start with a W followed by a number. This number is the last digit of the year.
| First 2 Digits | Years(s) | Unconfirmed Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | 2001 | |
| W2 | 2002 | |
| W3 | 2003 | |
| W4 | 1994, 2004 | |
| W5 | 1995, 2005 | |
| W6 | 1996 | 2006 |
| W7 | 1997 | 2007 |
| W8 | 1998 | |
| W9 | 1999 | |
| W0 | 2000 |
The next number is a single digit that indicates some sort of release group or time frame. This number is most commonly 1, 2, 3 or 4. This may be a season marker. Items released together in the same series in the same year will have the same 2nd digit.
Next are two letters. These stand for the type of item.
| Item Type Code | Item Types |
|---|---|
| KA | knits, sweaters, skirts (probably knit or cutsew material skirts) |
| FP | Pants, shorts, overalls |
| FA | OPs, Overdresses, Talbards, Salopette skirts, |
| FC | Coats |
| FM | Jackets, Hoodies |
| FS | Skirts, Skirts with suspenders, Salopette Skirts, JSKs, Talbards, Aprons |
| GA | Goods: Accessories. Socks, Gloves, Teddy bears, broches, fans, scarves, overskirts, collars, jabots, jewelry, pouches, cooking aprons |
| GB | Goods: Bags |
| GS | Goods: Shoes |
| UA | Cutsews, Skirts, OPs, Sweaters. Usually more casual or cutsew material |
The last 2 digits of the item number are sequential. They start at 01, and keep going until the end of the items for that release time block. Items from the same series that have the same item type code are usually issued sequential numbers. For example W81KA11 and W81KA12 are both sweaters from the same print series.
For example, if we take W81FP04, w have a W for Wonderful World, followed by an 8 for 1998. The 1 is the release's group. FP means this is in the general 'Pants" category. and then 04 means this is the 4th pair of pants release in group 1 in 1998.
