Celebrity Life
Slam Jam Is Basically Father Christmas This Year
Christmas is now a matter of days away, so this roundup is for the late gang. Luckily, you’re not yet Christmas-is-ruined late. You still have time to round up your last presents and receive them in time for the big day. What’s more, while leaving it to the last minute used to mean giving your […]
10 Pieces We’re Copping in the SSENSE Winter Sale
It’s that time of year again when all the good stuff starts to happen. Aside from the weather which is currently deteriorating by the hour, everything else is coming up rosy. From the Christmas decorations which have started appearing to the preparation of gifts, the prospect of family time, and just all-around seasonal cheers, this […]
NEEDLES × MIYAGIHIDETAKA Is a Match Made in Paisley
Brand: Needles x MIYAGIHIDETAKA Release Date: November 20 Buy: Nepenthes & IMA:ZINE Editor’s Notes: If you’re into patchwork, bandana prints, and flannels, this might just be heaven – Needles and MIYAGIHIDETAKA have teamed up for a collaborative capsule collection. The range combines MIYAGIHIDETAKA’s signature paisley motifs in a handful of colors with Needles’ classic 7 Cut Rebuild shirt […]
Union & Needles Are Partying Like It’s 1991 (or ’71)
Brand: Needles x Union Buy: Union Tokyo’s website and store Release date: October 28 Editor’s Notes: Union LA’s 30th anniversary celebration is one for the history books, having already yielded exclusive collaborations with the likes of Stüssy and Fear of God ESSENTIALS that don’t reference the retailer’s founding in 1991 as much as they reiterate […]
Tracksuits Alone Can’t Contain AWGE x NEEDLES
Brand: AWGE x NEEDLES Buy: SSENSE, DOMICILE Tokyo, and NEPENTHES from August 21. The track jacket is ¥31,900 (approximately $290), the pants are ¥27,500 (approximately $250), the work jacket is ¥57,200 (approximately $520), and the zip-off BDU pants are ¥35,200 (approximately $320). Editor’s Notes: You can’t keep A$AP Rocky and NEEDLES apart for too long. […]
Here’s Why the Track Jacket Is the Most Underrated Item in the Modern Wardrobe
Few pieces of clothing have experienced a glow-up like the track jacket. Beginning life as a purely utilitarian garment in sports, it didn’t take long before it infiltrated the world of lifestyle clothing. Once it had settled into the everyday wardrobe, it filtered through into luxury. Essentially, the humble track jacket traversed the hierarchy of […]
Needles SS22 Ain’t Your Grandpa’s ‘Boogie Nights’
Brand: Needles Season: Spring/Summer 2022 Key Pieces: Nothing is more quintessentially Needles than the brand’s signature track pants but their signature Papillon (“Butterfly”) logo has been transferred to all kinda items, including denim jackets, blazers, work shirts, jeans, jewelry, and some sparkly caps. Buy: Nepenthes, SSENSE, Incu Editor’s Notes: It’s never not the ’70s in […]
Here’s All the Best Needles Clothing on Sale Right Now
In 1997, Keizo Shimizu launched the brand Needles out of Japan. The idea was to reimagine classic American silhouettes in eccentric and exciting new fabrics: his first-ever piece took inspiration from a suit jacket Miles Davis was known to wear in the ’60s. Since then, the brand has grown to international fame and captured the […]