吉田カバンについて、調べてみた件

吉 田 カ バ ン （ よ し だ か ば ん ） は 、 日 本 の 鞄 メ ー カ ー 株 式 会 社 吉 田 （ よ し だ ） の 通 称 。  PORTER（ ポ ー タ ー ） や LUGGAGE LABEL（ ラ ゲ ッ ジ レ ー ベ ル ） な ど の ブ ラ ン ド を 用 い て い る 。 

多 く の 製 造 業 者 が 生 産 拠 点 を 日 本 国 外 へ 移 転 す る 中 、 吉 田 カ バ ン は 日 本 国 内 生 産 を 標 榜 し 、 日 本 国 内 に お い て ビ ジ ネ ス 用 途 向 け 商 品 を 中 心 に 人 気 ブ ラ ン ド メ ー カ ー と し て 定 着 し て い る 。 

「 吉 」 の 正 確 な 表 記 は 「 ??」 （ 「 土 」 の 下 に 「 口 」 、 つ ち よ し ） で あ る 。 

ク ラ チ カ と い う 名 前 で 全 国 に 出 店 し て い る が 、 ク ラ チ カ ヨ シ ダ は 吉 田 カ バ ン 直 営 店 、 ク ラ チ カ は フ ラ ン チ ャ イ ズ 店 の 違 い が あ る 。 

沿 革 

1935年 （ 昭 和 10年 ） に 「 吉 田 鞄 製 作 所 」 が 吉 田 吉 蔵 に よ っ て 創 業 さ れ 、 1962年 （ 昭 和 37年 ） に 自 社 ブ ラ ン ド で あ る 「 PORTER」 を 立 ち 上 げ る 。 

1983年 （ 昭 和 58年 ） に PORTERブ ラ ン ド に お け る 定 番 商 品 と な る 「 TANKER」 シ リ ー ズ を 発 表 。 そ の 翌 年 の 1984年 （ 昭 和 59年 ） に は 「 Luggage Label」 ブ ラ ン ド を 新 た に 立 ち 上 げ る 。 

吉 蔵 の 息 子 は 吉 田 カ バ ン の デ ザ イ ナ ー を 務 め 、 三 男 の 克 幸 は 1981年 に 日 本 人 と し て 初 め て 「 NYデ ザ イ ナ ー ズ ・ コ レ ク テ ィ ブ 」 の メ ン バ ー に 選 出 さ れ た 。 

そ の 他 直 系 ブ ラ ン ド と し て 、 藤 原 ヒ ロ シ プ ロ デ ュ ー ス ブ ラ ン ド の 「 HEAD PORTER」 や 一 般 的 に 取 り 扱 っ て い な い 吉 田 カ バ ン を 取 り 扱 っ て い る 「 B印 YOSHIDA」 や 「 ク ラ チ カ ヨ シ ダ 」 な ど が あ る 。 「 HEAD PORTER」 は カ バ ン 以 外 に も 衣 服 （ 「 HEAD PORTER +PLUS」 ブ ラ ン ド 扱 い ） も プ ロ デ ュ ー ス し て い る 。 「 HEAD PORTER」 ブ ラ ン ド 商 品 は 、 原 宿 と ニ ュ ー ヨ ー ク に あ る 直 営 店 で の 販 売 お よ び 原 宿 店 で の 通 信 販 売 の み と な っ て い る 。 一 度 あ た り の 生 産 数 は 少 量 で あ り 、 人 気 商 品 の 入 荷 日 に は 原 宿 店 の 店 頭 に 行 列 が で き る こ と も あ る 。 

他 に も 色 々 な 製 品 と 連 鎖 し て PowerBookや iPod、 VAIOな ど と コ ラ ボ レ ー シ ョ ン し た バ ッ グ や ケ ー ス も 販 売 し て い る 。 

こ れ ら の 吉 田 カ バ ン ブ ラ ン ド の 各 商 品 は イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト オ ー ク シ ョ ン に お い て も 高 値 で 取 引 さ れ る ほ か 、 偽 物 が 流 通 す る こ と も あ り 、 2006年 2月 2日 に は イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト オ ー ク シ ョ ン に お い て 吉 田 カ バ ン の 偽 物 を 約 7,200人 に 販 売 し た 母 子 2人 が 逮 捕 さ れ た 事 例 も 生 じ て い る 。 

PORTERブ ラ ン ド 商 品 一 覧 （ 一 部 ） 

ACTIVE

ANGLE

AROUND

Bicycle style

BLACK PATTERN

BARK

BARON

BLAZE

BLOCK

BOARD

CAPSULE

CASINO

CLIP

CHAIN

COLLECTOR

CONDITION

CONVERT

CORNER

CORE

CORD

CLEAR

CREAM

CUBE

DEEP-BLUE

D.I.Y.

DESERT

DRIVE

DUAL

DUCK

DEEPER

DRAWING

DYKE

EINS

ELEGANT

ELDER

EXTREME

FIELD

FRAME

FLAT

FRITTER

FREE STYLE

GIMMIE KILT LEATHER SERIES

GIMMIE QUILT2

GRAPHIC

GREEN EYE

GRIPPER

HEAT

HIDE

HIKE

JUNI

LEAD

LESINA

LEASH

LOVE&PORTER

LOUIS

MARZ

ARSHAL

METRO

MILE

MONTI

MUDDY

NATURE

NETWORK

NEW ELEGANT BAG

NOSE

OUNCE

PAINT

PAGE

PHOTOTE

PRIMAL/IMPERIAL

REPORT

REMOVEL

RIGBY

SECRETARY Q&R

SELECT

SPACE

SMOKY

SOAK

SQUARE

SUNNY

TAG

TANKER

TAUZEN

TENSION

THUMB BAG

TRADITION

TRIP

TRUNK

UNION

WORKER

鼎  CROCODILE

Luggage Labelブ ラ ン ド 商 品 一 覧 （ 一 部 ） 

BLACK LEATHER

COTONE

DIRECT

FUN

GOLD POINT

HOLDER

LINER

MEDIUM

NEW LINER

SCOPE

SHIELD

TIPS

TREK

PROOF

QUICK

ZONE

HEAD PORTERブ ラ ン ド 商 品 一 覧 （ 一 部 ） 

BLACK BEAUTY

BROWNIE

COLOR

EIGER

LEATHER

LESSON

PYTHON

SHATI

SILVER JET

STIFFER

SUNBRELLA

TANKER HP ORIGINAL

TANKER STANDARD

X-PAC

ZEBRA

※　参照元:https://ja.wikipedia.org