Toshio Yoshizawa, the Man of Many Hats
To share his love of headgear, this collector, who started out working in finance, founded his original brand CA4LA in 1997.
© LESLIE KEE
Toshio Yoshizawa began his career working in finance and was doing well for himself, but he gave it all up in 1989 to open his own hat boutique in Tokyo.
A style inspired by jazz musicians
His idea came to him while he was watching television. He noticed how classy jazz and blues musicians looked in their hats. Toshio Yoshizawa began travelling the world, purchasing different headwear and learning more about this highly specialised field. Thus, a passion was born.
To share his love of hats, Yoshizawa (who calls himself the ‘King of Hat‘, created his original brand CA4LA in 1997, which employs several thousand people across the world. His style is subtle and sensitive, both daring and eccentric, but always elegant. On his Instagram account, the entrepreneur is keen to showcase his own headwear, smiling out from under the brim with his thumb up.
CA4LA’s latest collections can be found on the brand’s website.
BEAVEA FELT HAT ￥48,600
LEATHER CAP ￥15,338
SCABAL×CA4LA FLAT CAP ￥12,960
© Toshio Yoshizawa
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