San Francisco-based denim mannequin Levi’s has unveiled a model new collaboration with Undercover in celebration of the Japanese mannequin’s thirty fifth anniversary.
Based mostly in 1990 by Japanese designer Jun Takahashi, Undercover has turn into recognized for mixing extreme type with streetwear and underground influences. For the second Levi’s x Undercover assortment, the 9-piece line takes inspiration from every producers’ heritage, merging Undercover’s rich inventive universe with Levi’s denim DNA and craftsmanship.
On the coronary coronary heart of the gathering is the Pinnacle Kind II Trucker Jackets, which attribute detachable zip detailing on the sleeves, collar, and facet seams, allowing wearers to mix and match elements for a customisable look, referencing Undercover’s ‘Commerce’ programme from its autumn/winter 1998 assortment.
The jackets have been crafted from indigo selvedge denim and black corduroy and accomplished with a co-branded jacron patch and ‘Small Elements’ neck label as a nod to Undercover’s distinctive concept.
The gathering moreover accommodates Kind I Trucker Jacket, crafted from black and white 12 oz. denim with an embroidered zigzag pattern on the sleeves and bottom hem, referencing archival Undercover graphics from 2003, whereas the Kind III Trucker Jacket accommodates a newly developed artwork work impressed by the interconnected concept of yin-yang, adorned with a twin chest embroidery of ‘light’ and ‘darkness’ on the doorway, plus a mix of screen-printed and embroidered graphics on the once more.
There are moreover two pairs of denim jeans throughout the assortment – a 501 Jean with an embroidered zigzag pattern down the facet seams and a co-branded once more patch to match the Kind I Trucker Jacket and the Dishevelled Jean, offering a looser, relaxed match with a mix of screen-print and embroidery methods to match the Kind III Trucker Jacket.
Rounding off the collaboration are three cotton T-shirts that features the printed zigzag pattern and embroidered graphic methods seen all by way of the gathering.
To rejoice the collaboration, Levi’s and Undercover tapped Flea, the Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers bassist, to model the gathering in his Malibu dwelling, photographed by his daughter, Clara Balzary.
The Levi’s x Undercover assortment drops worldwide on January 18 in select Levi’s and Undercover retailers and on the mannequin’s websites.