NAMBA SHOUTEN Journal – Kimono-Inspired Modern Fashion
OD and Boxy: The 1970s Nittsu Shoji Work Jacket...
A work jacket from the 1970s, manufactured by Nittsu Shoji. Olive drab, boxy fit, cotton/vinylon blend. The kind of piece that designer brands reference but cannot replicate — because the...
OD and Boxy: The 1970s Nittsu Shoji Work Jacket...
A work jacket from the 1970s, manufactured by Nittsu Shoji. Olive drab, boxy fit, cotton/vinylon blend. The kind of piece that designer brands reference but cannot replicate — because the...
Cut at the Hem: A 1991 USA-Made Levi's 501 and ...
A Levi's 501 from November 1991, made in USA. Raw cut hem — casual, effortless, and entirely the point. W36 L32, 100% cotton, indigo. One of a kind.
Cut at the Hem: A 1991 USA-Made Levi's 501 and ...
A Levi's 501 from November 1991, made in USA. Raw cut hem — casual, effortless, and entirely the point. W36 L32, 100% cotton, indigo. One of a kind.
The Number on the Button: Levi's 501, the Valen...
A Levi's 501 from the 1980s, made in USA at the Valencia Street Factory in San Francisco — identifiable by the 555 stamp on the back of the top button....
The Number on the Button: Levi's 501, the Valen...
A Levi's 501 from the 1980s, made in USA at the Valencia Street Factory in San Francisco — identifiable by the 555 stamp on the back of the top button....
Hige and Hachi-no-su: What Fifteen Years of Wea...
A well-worn pair of Levi's 501s from 2009, made in Philippines under Levi's Japan specification. Pronounced whiskers (hige) at the hips, deep honeycombs (hachi-no-su) behind the knees. The kind of...
Hige and Hachi-no-su: What Fifteen Years of Wea...
A well-worn pair of Levi's 501s from 2009, made in Philippines under Levi's Japan specification. Pronounced whiskers (hige) at the hips, deep honeycombs (hachi-no-su) behind the knees. The kind of...
The Rarest Noragi We've Ever Found — And What I...
A rare plaid cotton noragi from mid-Showa Tohoku, Japan. Indigo-dyed collar, tenugui lining, and a story about slow fashion, Japanese workwear, and the fields it came from. One of a...
The Rarest Noragi We've Ever Found — And What I...
A rare plaid cotton noragi from mid-Showa Tohoku, Japan. Indigo-dyed collar, tenugui lining, and a story about slow fashion, Japanese workwear, and the fields it came from. One of a...
Orange and Blue: The adidas Vintage Track Jacke...
An adidas vintage track jacket from the early 2000s — orange body, royal blue 3-stripes, Trefoil embroidered logo, Made in Philippines, size L. The orange × blue colorway is particularly...
Orange and Blue: The adidas Vintage Track Jacke...
An adidas vintage track jacket from the early 2000s — orange body, royal blue 3-stripes, Trefoil embroidered logo, Made in Philippines, size L. The orange × blue colorway is particularly...