Hello.
This is Noguchi from CASANOVA&CO.
As the title suggests, today I’m here to announce an event with that brand.
WONDER ROOM ESSE
collection 004 launch event
2026.10.24 (SAT) - 2026.11.01 (SUN)
An event with WONDER ROOM ESSE, which we look forward to with great excitement every season.
Counting from their debut, this marks the fourth season.
It feels like we’ve been doing this for much longer and many more times, but it’s still only the fourth.
Perhaps time feels like it's dragging because the speed at which WR/ESSE is taking over my closet and the speed at which the brand’s production system is evolving are both on another level.
They have become indispensable to my life, and their production background has grown into a strong in-house style that is hard to believe is only in its fourth season.
This fourth season features expressions using techniques we’ve never seen before and materials positioned to have a direct impact on our daily lives, making it feel as though the scope of what WR/ESSE covers has expanded dramatically.
Here is the lineup of fabrics you can see at next week’s event.
・"WHALE": The ultimate form of 100% cotton fleece, the pride of WR/ESSE.
・"NARWHAL": The next evolution of hanging-loop fleece, inheriting the lineage of "WHALE" using cotton silk.
・"PATINA": A whole new type of processed sweatshirt, designed irregularly with faded finishes in mind.
・"PEBBLE": The revolutionary jersey that appeared in the 2025SS season and instantly became a game-changer that transformed our daily lives.
・"SEASCAPE": An ultra-dense Ultimate Pima jersey.
・"CAMELLIA": A hyper-engineered 3-ply twisted Suvin cotton jersey.
・"STRATA": A part of "The Ground," a base layer series of wool jersey that fundamentally changes your daily routine.
...and so on.
There are others, but these are the main ones.
NARWHAL, PATINA, and STRATA, in particular, are materials appearing for the first time this season. You can definitely get your hopes up.
And we have long-awaited new styles for items like WHALE and PEBBLE. Those are incredible too.
I will introduce each one in detail on the blog from tomorrow on, but every single piece has exceptional quality.
Because they are simple in appearance, it might be difficult to grasp how high the quality is, but the fabrics made by Mr. Kakoi of WR/ESSE have an impact that is conveyed slowly and steadily through the skin.
What you feel after spending a day in them,
what you notice for the first time after washing them,
the sensation you get after wearing them 10 times,
the benefits you realize three years later after 100 washes.
Mr. Kakoi designs with those 100 washes in mind, pouring all of his experience into everything from the raw materials to the spinning, knitting, and sewing.
I’m sure by the time you’ve washed your WR/ESSE clothing 100 times, you’ll have forgotten what we told you in the shop. But that’s perfectly fine.
Your body will surely feel it properly through your skin.
That is the joy of jersey and fleece.
That is why both the physical durability to withstand 100 washes and the mental toughness that never bores you even after 100 wears are essential—that is when WR/ESSE becomes truly interesting once it has become your own possession.
My WHALE hoodie, which I bought in the first season of WONDER ROOM, is entering its third winter this year.
I’m sure I’ve washed it well over 100 times.
I can say this because I’ve experienced it: it’s an incredibly enjoyable piece of clothing.
I hope that beyond that joy and excitement, your lives will change just a little bit.
Regarding the event, Mr. Kakoi and Mr. Okamoto from WR/ESSE will be at the shop on the first and second days, the 24th (Sat) and 25th (Sun).
Personally, I am looking forward to seeing how many times Mr. Kakoi’s personal items have been washed this time around. (Laughs)
We look forward to having you come and see the 26AW WR/ESSE collection.
I’ll introduce the clothing at a later date.