Claim: In early 2006, Izaki exited BROWNRATS to launch a clothing line of his own which would be based on one of his primary passions, jackets.
Evidence: KIKS TYO is a Japanese clothing company founded by DJ, designer and streetwear/sneaker culture personality hobby:tech (Shinichi Izaki) in 2006. In early 2006 he exited BROWNRATS to launch a clothing line of his own. The line would be based on one of his primary passions: Sneakers.