This moment marked the beginning of luxury fashion streetwear. In due course, Takahashi put on his famous ‘Scab’ show for Paris Fashion Week SS03 and, henceforth, the Western world became obsessed with the brand and the designer. In a full-circle moment, Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo was one of the first purchasers, which quickly led to a friendship between the two designers.Īfter eight years, Kawakubo had told just about everyone in the fashion scene about UNDERCOVER (she really was, and still is his biggest fan) and finally persuaded Takahashi to flaunt his designs outside of Tokyo he decided Paris was the fashion destination he resonated with the most. The looks were a huge upgrade to the designer’s previous collections in every way: he took streetwear to high-fashion levels by using unexpected cuts, forward-thinking prints and manifestly luxe fabrics. As one can imagine, the two were already well connected within the Ura-Harajuku area, so it didn’t take long for the store to become one of the city’s most influential fashion hubs.Ī year after setting up Nowhere, Takahashi put on his first womenswear runway show at The Garage in Daikanyama for Tokyo Fashion Week. Named Nowhere, Takahashi launched the store alongside his school friend Nigo (as in Nigo the DJ, record producer and founder of Bape and Human Made). This led to the designer dreaming of his own retail space and subsequently setting up a store, circa 1993. This special edition of the innovative silhouette is a collaboration with Jun Takahashi and his UNDERCOVER label that extends concepts explored in the label's. Initially, Takahashi’s collections largely consisted of customised pieces created from vintage finds before he knew it, prominent Japanese stores such as Billy’s in Tokyo began to stock his collections. The Overbreak delivers head-turning style and unrivalled comfort by merging the iconic athletics aesthetic of Blue Ribbon Sports with hyper-modern OverReact tooling. From inception, UNDERCOVER collections have been informed by rebellion, which explains the label’s ‘We Make Noise, Not Clothes’ slogan and the gothic undertones of the aesthetic. (Productive, we know.) The designer combined his interests and influences with avant-garde notions that were circling in the industry at the time to create a brand-new look. Tato speciální edice s inovativním vzhledem je výsledkem spolupráce s Junem Takahashim a jeho znakou UNDERCOVER, která roziuje prvky zkoumané v kolekci znaky SS21. In 1988, Takahashi graduated from Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, and just two years later, he founded UNDERCOVER. Overbreak ti dodá neotelý styl a bezkonkurenní pohodlí, kombinuje legendární vzhled Blue Ribbon Sports s hypermoderní technologií OverReact. Interestingly enough, Takahashi only started to pay attention to Kawakubo after being dragged by a friend to a Comme des Garçons show. To be specific, he did this by joining punk rock tribute band the Tokyo Sex Pistols as lead vocalist adopting the nickname ‘Jonio’ to pay respects to one of his heroes, Johnny Rotten tattooing his arms up (which, FYI is an act that’s frowned upon in Japan) and, showing dedicated admiration for the work of punk designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo. Born in the historic Japanese city of Kiryū in 1969, the streetwear designer deviated from the traditions of his culture by immersing himself in the global punk movement. My second Nike Overbreak pickup is the Undercover collaboration in the 'Overcast / Sail' colourway Releasing earlier this month, this collab with the Japane. Updated February 26th, 2021: A SNKRS US release date has been scheduled for March 11th, 2021.At heart, Jun Takahashi – founder of UNDERCOVER – is a punk.

In other news, check out the store list for the Jordan 3 Cool Grey. In the meantime, enjoy official images of the pair here below. Akin to the label’s Fall/Winter ’21 Dunk High collaboration, left shoes are stamped with “CHAOS” text (but on the toe box) “BALANCE” makes its way onto the right shoe.Ī stateside Nike SNKRS release date is unknown, but UNDERCOVER’s Overbreak heads to Europe on February 19th.

Heel panels and labels on the tongue don the Japanese brand and its founder’s names, while “Black” lateral swooshes are accompanied by an embroidered rose. Achetez et vendez des chaussures Nike Undercover au meilleur prix sur StockX, LE marché en temps réel des vraies sneakers Nike soigneusement vérifiées, et des dernières sorties hype. Lace guards feature an ostensibly-studded arrangement, perhaps to complement the aggressiveness of the Nike React tooling underfoot. Long-time collaborator UNDERCOVER, however, is looking to change that as it’s prepped a tasteful take set to launch soon.Ĭlad in shades of “Fossil” and “White, which deviates from much of the Jun Takahashi-led label’s recent work, the forthcoming pair boasts mixed-materials throughout its upper. Unveiled shortly after Nike ISPA’s Spring/Summer ‘21 lineup was announced, the Nike Overbreak has kept a quiet profile.

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