
American Ivy: Chapter 6
Articles of Interest
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Van Jackett Goes Bankrupt
Van Jackett went bankrupt in 1978. It was one of the biggest bankruptcies in post-war Japan. Kensuke Shizu had to apologize and police followed him home from the press conference thinking he was going to take his own life. In an interview in 1980, he said, I have absolutely no interest in clothing right now.
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