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Our Legacy Tokyo catalogue assembles the visual language beyond clothes

A new publication gathers the folk costumes, hand tools, fanzines and wooden figurines that form the conceptual spine of the Swedish label's Daikanyama store. Objects speak where garments remain silent.

By Jordana LynchFriday, 6th of November 20262 min read
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A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
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Our Legacy has released a catalogue that functions as both archive and manifesto, drawing together the objects, artworks and printed ephemera assembled for its Tokyo store in Daikanyama. Rather than showcase the clothes themselves, this publication materialises the ideas and cultural references that form the foundational skeleton of the Swedish label’s vision.

Two mannequins displaying upcycled Norwegian and Swedish folk costumes in black, featuring embroidered details, studded jackets and long skirts

The collection breathes with Nordic heritage and subcultural memory. Upcycled folk costumes from Norway sit alongside mixed Swedish traditional dress, their embroidered surfaces and layered silhouettes speaking to the brand’s enduring fascination with handmade culture and textile history. Wooden Dala horses and pigs, carved in the 19th and early 20th centuries, occupy their own visual plane, their painted surfaces weathered by time into objects of profound, understated presence.

A wooden Vikarbyn Dala horse with painted decorative patterns and a wooden Dala pig with carved floral motifs, both Swedish 19th to 20th century folk toys

Spunk Nr.1, a Swedish fanzine from 1978, punctures the historical narrative with punk energy. Nineteenth century flax scutching knives, their metal forms refined by agricultural necessity, sit as sculpture. A black flag bearing the letters O U R F A K hangs from a wooden pole, its torn edges and stark typography evoking both heraldry and protest.

The cover of Spunk Nr.1, a Swedish fanzine from 1978, shown in black and white

The catalogue itself becomes a curatorial statement about what Our Legacy considers essential to understanding its aesthetic. This is a label that has always drawn strength from the specific, the handmade, the objects that carry the weight of use and meaning. By assembling these pieces without clothing, the publication asks a quieter question: what remains when you remove the garment? What visual language, what historical conversation, what craft values survive beneath the surface?

A collection of 19th century Swedish metal flax scutching knives arranged to show their varied blade forms and handles

The catalogue is available through Our Legacy’s retail locations and online platforms, offering a tangible window into the intellectual architecture that has always distinguished the brand’s approach to contemporary design.

A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn

Imagery courtesy of Our Legacy (@ourlegacy).

Two mannequins displaying upcycled Norwegian and Swedish folk costumes in black, featuring embroidered details, studded jackets and long skirts
A wooden Vikarbyn Dala horse with painted decorative patterns and a wooden Dala pig with carved floral motifs, both Swedish 19th to 20th century folk toys
The cover of Spunk Nr.1, a Swedish fanzine from 1978, shown in black and white
A collection of 19th century Swedish metal flax scutching knives arranged to show their varied blade forms and handles
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn
A tattered black flag bearing the letters OURFA hangs from a wooden pole against white, its edges worn and torn

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