Combined with these wide array of topics were the clothes themselves, which were spectacularly detailed, cut, and constructed to express Takahashi’s own personal political views. During this period, Undercover embraced many different styles and ideas, ranging from technical fabrics to punk rockers and even anarchist politics. Following SS2003 SCAB, Undercover would continue to show collections in Paris.
By fully displaying his political punk nature, along with creating immaculate designs Jun Takahashi would set the tone for the next era of Undercover, spanning from 2002-2010, and win himself critical acclaim the world over.
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With this opportunity of Paris Fashion Week presented to him, Jun Takahashi dared to be bold with the presentation of SS2003 SCAB, which was a chock full of staunchly anti-war, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist messages. In the wake of 9/11 and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan, along with the buildup to the Iraq war, Jun Takahashi stayed true to his punk ethos and decided to spit in the face of warmongering. In 2002, Undercover got its big break onto the international scene in the form of a Paris Fashion Week show slot. Undercover was not content to limit itself to just being a mere political brand, however. Fast forward to today, Undercover’s SS2000 season remains timeless in its nature, with even Supreme using the ‘Generation Fuck You’ graphic and slogan on their collaborative pieces in 2016. This fostered feelings of resentment towards the older generations who had a much easier time economically. In comparison, however, those growing up in the 80’s and 90’s were afforded with no such luxury and were pressured to compete for less and less, creating a whole lost generation of workers in the process. This was in stark contrast to the generation that came before them, who, in the wake of World War 2 and during Japan's economic boom, were afforded with a degree of stability and a relatively high quality of life. This is due to the fact that Japan was dealing with the end of the first ‘ Lost Decade(s)’, where young people were given less and less economic opportunity and stability in their lives. “There are lessons here for our staff on the appropriate way to conduct these operations in future and I will be ensuring those conversations will be had.While still relevant in terms of how the youth tend to view older generations, these phrases and graphics were even more pointed during that time. “We will be communicating with our staff this should not be happening in future,” he said. He did admit however that an officer dressing up and pretending to be a window washer was “not appropriate”. “The use of a plain clothes officer to watch for these offences is a standard operating tactic to prevent death and serious injuries on our roads,” he said in a statement. Credit: Today FMĬounties Manukau road policing manager Inspector Tony Wakelin confirmed in a statement to Today FM that police were conducting an operation at the intersection, and were looking for motorists running red lights or who were using their phones while driving. “I just think that it’s really intimidating for the people that are sitting in their cars even if they’re not on their phones, having some guy prowling in their windows.” NZ police released a statement saying the stunt will not happen again. I went around the corner and parked up there, watched them from the outside. “I was up from Wellington at that point in time with my mate, and we were just sitting there at the intersection and I noticed the window washer, and on further inspection we noticed there was police standing there and then my mate clicked on,” he said.
Speaking on Today FM on Wednesday, a man named Aneil, who was driving the car at the time, explained he had never seen a police stunt like this before. He continues to stay on site, filming the undercover policeman who is seen going back to work on the side of the intersection. “You’re obstructing what he’s doing,” another policeman says. “Do you want to move on, or you’ll be arrested for obstruction,” a policeman can be heard asking him. The police in uniform confirm that the man dressed in plain clothes pretending to be a window washer is indeed an undercover policeman. Credit: Today FM Uniformed police who were waiting nearby asked the man to move on from the scene, and threatened him with arrest. The man got out of the car and confronted the undercover police. Shortly after, a group of police officers dressed in uniform approach the man filming and ask him to move on, or else he could be arrested for obstruction. While being filmed, the undercover cop actively ignores the accusations and tries to walk away. “What they do, is they stand here and they dress up in hoodies with a window washer thing, and they’re looking and they’re trying to get people in Manurewa tickets for fines, maybe phones, seatbelts.”
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