Y-3 has been gaining popuarity and momentum through 2014 with the release of the highly sought out Qasa sneaker. The hype was enough to make a new audience take a look beyond the footwear and at the unique athletic look of the entire line. GRIND kills it once again incorporating male and female models , while blending together key pieces from the fall/winter 2015 collection. Look for these items to be available directly through the Y-3 site.
GRIND Magazine puts their unique point of view on the Fall/Winter 2015 Neighborhood collection with this concise editorial. The photography focuses on the details in the outerwear and the relaxed styling is a logical accompaniment to Neighborhood’s take on street wear. My take on the collection is that the barbour-style coat is a banger. You can find current season NBHD stuff over at END.
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I had the pleasure of seeing the FW15 collection up-close when their showroom was setup in New York. The collection came about as a result of head designer’s Hiroki Nakamura’s travels through the United States, Italy and Europe. You can expect a host of fire outerwear including a great iteration on the MA-1 and a field jacket covered in vintage-style patches, not to the mention the Noragi inspired by bomber jackets.
While the pricepoint may have you saving for a few months, the creatively layered looks from the collection should tide you over. Look for stockists including Farfetch and End Clothing to get a hold of these pieces outside of Asia.
You may know the Japanese label Cyderhouse from seeing a few of it’s grail-status outerwear pieces on tumblr or around on the internet. It’s definetly not one of those brands you’ll see often outside of Japan. That being said, the label might be worth seeking out as it’s maximalist designs add alot of personality to tried and true men’s staples. Following up a strong SS15 showing, Cyderhouse once again brings it’s weird subcultural blend of references and combines it with interesting styling and a strong fit that’s not too slim and not too oversized. Check their website to see more from the collection.
Sophnet has amazingly been able to stay under the radar while delivering season after season of quality product. While the brand’s aesthetic is far from classy, it is assertive in it’s vision and place in the market. Coming out of the golden era of Japanese streetwear (think BAPE, UC, WTAPS and Neighborhood) Sophnet is a grown man’s update on the same solid street essentials). Just look to key pieces here like that workwear take on a baseball jacket or some of the banging outerwear (the fishtail parka and funnel neck jacket come to mind) to see what the fall collection is all about.
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Deluxe is a reliable Japanese label for men’s staple items made with noticeable quality and care. Like many other labels from the country, the focus is on re-interpreting classic American vintage pieces but where the brand excels is updating these styles and keeping that level of quality construction while adding details and bring the fit up to modern standards.
A quick look at the selection on the website with everything from coats to bombers and denim on the Deluxe site.
Japanese streetwear label C.E (CAVEMPT) has just released their latest selection of items from the Fall/Winter 2015 collection. The team of Toby Feltwell and Sk8thing have once again used graphics as the basis of the collection. There’s many items here in a collage-type style , replicating the feeling of a graphic designer work-in-progress. Returning items … Read more
Looking at winter clothes when it’s July is just a sobering reminder that winters last much longer than summers in the northern hemisphere. In the case of Japanese outerwear specialists nanamica though, planning (and budgeting) ahead might be worth the effort. If you’re looking for smart practical pieces to get you through the colder months , the Japanese outerwear specialists once again deliver offering up smart duffle coats, blazers and raincoats in GORE-TEX, WINDSTOPPER, COOLMAX fabrics. Think Patrick Bateman if he grew up in a progressive left-leaning Scandinavian utopia instead of coming of age amongst the hedonistic sociopathy of downtown Manhattan.
Japanese label Phenomenon is associated with it’s trademark wild styling and standout maximalist pieces. The label has refined this formula and created a more unified look in the last few collections. This is very evident in it’s fall/winter 2015 selection and I can safely say that many of these pieces will be grail-worthy. The collection is very on trend with what’s going on in Japan but the execution ensures pushes it above and beyond what many brands are putting out. Some of the real bangers include the above shearling, a MA-1 inspired poncho and distressed denim. The styling here is also impecable with a mixture of lengths, textures and details. Respect to Phenomenon to putting out what might be their best collection to date and a lookbook worthy of further investigation. Find current season Phenomenon over at SSENSE.
While fall/winter may be far from everyone’s minds right now, Silent Damir Doma delivers a collection of staples that can offer inspiration for how you dress right now. Silent has always been Damir’s expression of streetwear and here the usual tees, hoodies and light jackets are back in a black, white and in dusty grey/sand colors. While the goth-street aeshetic this fits into is now a crowded space, the execution of the stands above much of the competition. See more from the collection and explore the current offerings at Damir Doma’s online store.
