WILDSIDE Yohji Yamamoto is partnering with NEEDLES for a new retro-style collaboration that focuses on deconstruction in fashion. The ‘Flannel 7cut Wide Shirt,’ a loose-fitting shirt produced from a disassembled flannel, was created as part of the partnership. The shirt features a peony embroidered on its left-side chest pocket and an irregularly cut hem in WILDSIDE's signature black color as a nod to Yohji Yamato.
Since each shirt is made using a different check pattern, color, thread, and button depending on the original piece it was reconstructed from, no two pieces are alike. The retail price for the WILDSIDE Yohji Yamamoto x Rebuild by NEEDLES Flannel 7cut Wide Shirt is 37,400 JPY, or around $272 USD. The item will be on sale on December 14 at the WILDSIDE Yohji Yamamoto store in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.
Dismantled Flannel Shirts
WILDSIDE Yohji Yamamoto Partners With Rebuild by NEEDLES
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