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Murder License High Contrast Jeans 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Distressed denim and high contrast wear are prominent features in this pair of jeans from design house Murder License
.
Chaotic sewing and severe destruction around the back pockets is sure to remind those pension collecting seniors on the bus, who may of lived through the Great Depression, that they actually had ... Read more:Jeans
Vanquish Striped Wifebeater 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Most wifebeaters come in the plain variety, but not this specimen from Vanquish
. With pleasant, thick stripes and a large 'VA' logo, you'll impress the crowds as you mow the front law, careful not to get any grass stains on your fashionable undershirt.
And if some neighbor comes over and ...
Dark Denim by Killer Treasure 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Dressy and exotic, these jeans by KillerTreasure
are a perfect style for a night out on the town. Red stitching and zippers offer just the right highlights for this lush and deeply dyed denim.
Some people don't care much for zippers, but I don't mind. Cause you never know when you ... Read more:Denim
Varentine Night Club Shirt 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Night club fashion designer Varentine (that's not a typo), has produced this interesting long sleeved shirt. Designed for a slim build, the shirt's cut follows the elegant contours of a champaign binging, cigarette eating, spiritually famished Osaka male host. If you think that description is in anyway exaggerated, watch The Great ... Read more:Night
, Shirt
Charm Cult Worn Belt in Purple 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A stylish belt by the glamor outfit, Charm Cult. The worn purple leather and aged brass buckle reminds me of many a late night at the penthouse suite, MGM Grand.
You know, the one filled with loose women, unlimited cigarettes and a Tudor style Emperor-sized bed where I blast off one of my ... Read more:Purple
Stillgreen Gloves: Python and Lamb Skin Badness 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Remember those BMX gloves from the mid-80's that were once the statement of cool? Stillgreen has produced a pair of insane gloves that'll have you thumbing the phonebook looking for old members of your B-boy crew. Featuring real python and lamb skin, they are of superb build quality and ... Read more:Gloves
, Python
Hiromu Takahara Smokey Shoes 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Stylish, dressy and loaded with all kinds of surprises, these shoes by Hiromu Takahara will make an incredible statement in any situation. A slightly worn and dusty look slides over delicately patched and worn textures.
If your Japanese streetwear wardrobe lacks any cyber-cowboy dress items, you obviously haven't been watching enough anime. ... Read more:Smokey
Harakiri Cobra Shoehorn 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Rude dinner guests? Give them the boot! But before you do, offer to help them put on their shoes. This haraKIRI cobra shoehorn is designed to get people quickly out of your house. Or kill them. Because, if angled wrong, this silent ankle biter will have your company dead on ... Read more:Cobra
Obelisk Reptilian Wallet 0000-00-00 00:00:00 An eye catching wallet by accessories specialists Obelisk. Intricate pattens and textures cover this entire wallet. The reptile skin and micro-detailed artwork blend together in rich colors and style.
But a word of warning: this wallet only accepts platinum credit cards and stacks of crisp hundreds. Yes, I tried to fit in a ...
Yasuyuki Ishii Patchwork Leather Boots 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Another stunning design by Yasuyuki Ishii. This time he's constructed a pair of post-apocalyptic looking leather boots through meticulous patchwork and sewing. These are the boots a fashion conscious road warrior from the future would wear as he saves a town from a traveling band of ex-WWE stars. Sorry, did ... Read more:Patchwork
, Leather
, Boots
Evisu Raw Selvage: A Total Bitch After 600 Hours of Wear 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After 600 hours of wear, these raw selvage Evisu jeans have proven to be a massive pain to run down! Where are the totally rad distress patterns? Why don't they feel soft like women's underwear?
You see, I wore these selvedge jeans at a laboring job, figuring it would greatly speed ... Read more:Total
, Bitch
, Hours
Dragon Beard DB2002 Sports Better Design 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I just noticed that Dragon
Beard has stamped a redesigned logo on some of their kicks. I’d call it an improvement, if you ask me.
Most Dragon Beard shoes have that weird tri-appendage design stitched into the sides of their runners. I don’t know what this feature is supposed to be, ... Read more:Sports
Onitsuka Tiger Athletic Wear 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I’ve been aware of the Onitsuka Tiger brand since their surprising revival a couple years back. In fact, I own a pretty sweet track jacket that I picked up from one of their boutiques in Osaka. But I had no knowledge of their close ties with Asics. I always figured ...
Takeo Kikuchi Hoodie 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Takeo Kikuchi is a well-known Japanese designer of industrial products and men’s apparel. On occasion, I’ve visited his boutiques and have always found myself impressed by his line’s sensible tastes and original designs. His clothing is usually cut for a slender build that can sometimes be a bit metrosexual for ... Read more:Hoodie
How Levi’s Distressed Denim Comes To Be 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Ever wondered how distressed denim is made? Yea, me neither. So it came as a bit of a surprise to learn that Levi’s doesn’t loan their jeans out to impoverished Cambodian farm laborers, or hobos in LA, to get that realistic weathered look.
No. The process is performed by a ... Read more:Denim
Streetwear Fashion Was Never New 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A lot of times, I look at the youth of Japan and wonder where they get their inspiration to look so outrageously defiant. There’s the ganguro and yamamba of yesteryear, and the many other tribal micro-cultures that flourish everyday amongst the country’s rebellious youth.
Then I take a look at some ... Read more:Streetwear
, Fashion
Denime Tokyo Cooks Denim In-Store 0000-00-00 00:00:00 There’s something wonderful about Japanese service. On the bustling island, it is said that the customer is King, and you really begin to feel it when some minimum wage server sprints from the kitchen to your table, just so that you'll save 3 seconds off your wait time. In Japan, ... Read more:Tokyo
, Denim
, Store
Junmen Preppy Belt 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This preppy style leather and ribbon belt from Junmen is suited for the season’s lighter colors, and aims to add just the right accent to your denim, cargo or short pants. The belt is made from natural and synthetic leather and comes in two colors, red (shown) and blue. The ... Read more:Preppy
Levi’s Vintage 201 Jeans - $33,000 0000-00-00 00:00:00 These authentic Levi’s 201, No. 2, 1911 style jeans are being sold for a cool $33,000 - a bargain price, the seller claims. This low-ounce selvedge denim features suspender hooks and an adjustment buckle on the back. The stitching is linen and the patch is made of fabric (not leather). ... Read more:Vintage
, Jeans
Boycott Presents: The Man-Bag 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Trust your masculinity? Then it’s time to consider a man-bag! This classy Boston-style bag from Boycott
resembles more of a stylish gym bag than a ‘handbag’, as some people might stubbornly call it. With the usual attention to details, like side pockets for your gadgets and a large zipper for ... Read more:Presents
Red Pepper Jeans: Feature Loaded Denim 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I’m loving all the details worked into these Red Pepper
jeans. The stitching, zippers, studs, and chaotic distress patterns are the kinds of features that you’d expect from a highly stylized pair of Japanese jeans.
The look is reminiscent of LA’s denim scene, and in certain ways Osaka can be seen ... Read more:Jeans
, Loaded
, Denim
If The Dragonbeard DX 502 Was A Car 0000-00-00 00:00:00 What could have possibly inspired shoemaker Dragonbeard to create this utter monstrosity of fashion. It’s like they hired the Pontiac Aztec design team and then invited teenaged drift racing fans to choose its colors. If this shoe was a car, it would drive through a circus tent and clowns would ...
Cropped Heads Long Sleeve Shirt 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Most people have heard of the geisha, the nightshift women who entertain Japan’s wealthy and elite. Their classy behavior and dedication to the arts have gained them respect and reverence throughout Japan’s storied history. And also helped inspire one of the most terrible forms of Hollywood Orientalism ever. Just try ... Read more:Heads
, Sleeve
, Shirt
CASIO G-Shock: From Soldiers To Schoolgirls 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I never really got how Casio could sell the G-Shock
in Japan. The watch series reminds me of the stuff I grew up wearing, like the iconic Timex Ironman, which basically resembled a hideous plastic stopwatch, but strapped to the wrist.
So in these past few years, every time that I’d ... Read more:Soldiers
Visvim: The Deep End of Casual Footwear 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Visvim is one of those Japanese fashion labels you hear about from time to time, usually in the context of superior handmade footwear and omfg $380 sneakers?!
The label was started by Hiroki Nakamura as a response to mass produced footwear from the likes of Adidas and Nike. It’s not that ... Read more:Casual
, Footwear
Hobo Chic Boutique: Joneaa Denim Cargo Pants 0000-00-00 00:00:00 These denim cargo pants would look fit on street wandering hobos -- although definitely not the Japanese variety -- as those guys tend to dress (and live) better than most middle aged bachelors back home.
The distressed, paint splotched fabric, exaggerated pockets and frilly details aptly serve Japan’s current fascination ... Read more:Boutique
, Denim
, Pants
Olympus E-420: Smokin’ Good Times 0000-00-00 00:00:00 You’re going to have to forgive me, because today’s post is not about a fashion item, or is it? A new camera, the E-420 DSLR from Japanese optics specialist Olympus
, has just been released and I feel compelled to say a thing or two about this awesome piece of hardware!
Ever ... Read more:Smokin
, Times
, Good Times
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