'Wear' the World of a Classical Music Festival!! La Folle Journée TOKYO 2026 Main Visual Art Turned into a Product

Renfro Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Director & Branch Manager: Ryota Takahashi) will launch collaboration socks with artist Taichi under its own art sock brand 'HOTSOX' starting April 27, 2026. This product is based on the artwork adopted as the main visual for the classical music festival 'La Folle Journée TOKYO 2026', which will be held in May 2026. It proposes a new way to enjoy the world of music by 'wearing' visually interpreted art in everyday life.

Collaboration Background

The NY-born art sock brand 'HOTSOX', operated by our company, has been developing products that incorporate art and culture into everyday life based on the idea of 'socks as a canvas'. And 'La Folle Journée TOKYO' is a music festival held under the concept of 'bringing classical music closer to you'. For the 2026 event, artwork by artist Taichi was chosen as the main visual, visually expressing the dynamism and expansiveness of music. In this collaboration, we aim to create new experience value by visualizing the 'invisible experience' of music as art and further embedding it into everyday products like socks, allowing people to 'wear music'.

〇 Product Overview 〇 Name: [Taichi × HOTSOX] Release Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 Varieties: 9 types in total Sizes: 23-25cm, 25-27cm Price: 23-25cm 1,980 yen (tax included), 25-27cm 2,200 yen (tax included) Sales Locations: HOTSOX Official Online Store (https://www.hotsox.shop/) Scheduled to be sold at the Shinseido special merchandise booth inside the La Folle Journée venue *The official online store will accept pre-orders (from April 27 to May 19), with shipments starting sequentially from late May.

[About HOTSOX] Born in New York, USA in 1971. Founder Gary Wolkowitz, who has created various innovative original designs, won the fashion industry's most prestigious award (Coty Award) and established its position as fashion socks. Since 2013, it has developed an artist series featuring famous paintings as motifs, gaining immense popularity in over 2,000 stores across the US. It is sold not only in the US but also in department stores in the UK, France, Italy, and at museum shops of famous museums domestically and internationally, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the National Art Center, Tokyo. Furthermore, in Japan, it is highly popular not only in museums but also at Tsutaya Books, Loft, PLAZA, and more.

<Holiday of Mona Lisa> Ever since I was a child, I've always found myself drawing. I express the mysterious, pop-fantasy world in my head by transferring it to a canvas using vivid colors as a base. Using small everyday joys and mysterious stories as motifs, the people and animals I draw with a fine pen have bright lines and narratives, and I hope to deliver warmth and imagination to everyone who views them. The style of arranging famous paintings in a modern way is a means of sharing my inner world. (Taichi)

Taichi Takahashi (TAICHI) Born in 2005. Based in Tokyo. He has loved drawing since childhood and is attracting attention for his style of turning the mysterious worldview in his head into artworks. His works, drawn with gentle, vivid colors and warm narrative motifs, express the small joys and humor of everyday life as a modern reinterpretation of famous paintings and historical motifs. He is a young artist who leaves a deep warmth and lingering impression on viewers. Solo Exhibition Info: May 13 (Wed) - May 19 (Tue) JR Nagoya Takashimaya 9th Floor Special Venue Web: https://taichi-takahashi.jp/ Instagram: @taipopo729

[Company Profile] Company Name: Renfro Japan Co., Ltd. Headquarters: Tennoz First Tower 3F, 2-2-4 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Representatives: President Susan C. Beward, President Corina A. Norris, Director & Branch Manager Ryota Takahashi Established: October 2012 Capital: 50 million yen Business Activities: Manufacture and sales of socks and hosiery (Representative brands: HOTSOX, Hokaron Socks, etc.)