Cerita - PRPS

Prps is a New York-based luxury fresh denim brand that was established in 2002, and was founded by former Nike designer, Donwan Harrell. The brand motto is "Bruised, never broken".

There are 3 PRPS brands; PRPS Noir - Prices range from $500-$1500. PRPS - Prices range from $350-$600 PRPS Goods & Co. - Prices range from $180-$250 (all tops are under Goods & Co brand)

Prps jeans are manufactured in Japan. The denim used for the manufacture of the jeans, is organically grown in Africa. The Japanese manufacturer of the jeans uses looms from the 1960s similar to the type that were used to produce denim for Levi's. The manufacturing of Prps wares has since been moved outside of Japan, to China.

(PRPS fabricates heirloom jeans of organic Japanese or Zimbabwean cotton with a futuristic process that replicates the rugged wear of yore. Hand-made molds ensure all our whiskering is original. PRPS stitches the soul of ancestral American jeans, from when the denim work gear was new, onto modern silhouettes that bear the old stains proudly.

The PRPS NOIR Collection is not about black denim. Noir utilizes the best selvedge denim fabrics available anywhere in the world – with incredibly extensive washes and old school wear, tear & repair details that are authentic to genuine vintage jeans painstakingly collected over the years worn by real miners, mechanics, and laborers alike. Each pair of jeans is handmade and can take up to a week to produce. Noir represents the best of PRPS– true collector’s items.)

Harrell says that the manufacturing process was inspired by denim worn by workers before it became popular as an everyday fashion. The designer launched a women's range in the US in September 2008 and will be launching in Europe and Asia in January 2009.

Untuk pengetahuan kengkawan semua jeans PRPS ni memang cenggini. Koyak-rabak merata walaupun baru. Tersangat 'distress' kata diaorang.

Some of the distinguishing features of Prps jeans include a folded back pocket, the purple tab on the back pocket, different colored buttons on the fly, and purple line selvage.

Poster iklan yang dikeluarkan oleh The Selvedge Yard blog kolaborasi bersama PRPS sewaktu pelancaran jeans PRPS 'Blackbird'.

Trademark jeans PRPS - buttonfly bermacam warna, hidden rivet, pocket plap celoreng.

Trademark paling penting untuk jeans PRPS - purple selvedge.

*words via wiki.pictures via google.

Cerita - Akademiks

Akademiks (an intentional misspelling of "academics") is an American brand of urban clothing popular with devotees of hip hop music. The label was founded by two brothers, Donwan and Emmett Harrell, along with another group of partners.

Akademiks was popularized in 2001 by Brooklyn rapper Fabolous whose lyrical content advertised the brand. He also wore an akademiks velour on the inside cover of his debut album Ghetto Fabolous.

In 2005, the label achieved a degree of notoriety when its advertisements on New York MTA buses, which included the tagline"Read Books, Get Brain", were banned. Although MTA officials had not originally realised that there was any double meaning in this phrase, it was later pointed out that "get brain" was in fact a slang term for "receive oral sex" along the lines of "get head". Akademiks released another small group of ads for the MTA in early September, 2006. The ads are clean and without controversy.

Akademiks has gained popularity in the clothing industry due to the number of celebrities who wear the brand's PRPS jeans, such as rappers Dizzee Rascal and 50 Cent .

The name Akademiks is spelled Akdmks, or occasionally AKS, on many of the company's garments. Some apparel also bears the Akademiks "A.S.A.P." insignia, standing for "Akdmks Small Arms Patrol".

*words via wiki. pictures via google.

Cerita - Yoropiko

YOROPIKO JEANS was started in 2005 by MARTIN KSOHOH (MARTIN YAT MING). Using the elements of Jeans from the World War era, Jewelry design concept and fine details accessories, each YOROPIKO JEANS comes with unique detachable white gold buttons. Made with World War era denim fabric from FUKUYAMA – HIROSHIMA JAPAN, it is released irregularly due to the long producing process. A series of special edition that come with various rubies and diamonds are also available.

New Balance X Yoropiko - Hungry Dragon

Collaboration between YOROPIKO and Japan famous manga artist INOUE SANTA’s SANTASTIC brand saw the release of the SAKURA and BLACK SAKURA EDITION. United States’ New Balance released their first denim product “HUNGRY DRAGON” with YOROPIKO and was made available as a charity sale on EBAY. The series comes in 10 different colors and were exhibited all around Asia Pacific region.

Button berharga - Emas atau emas putih bertatah batu permata.

Star Wars crossover with YOROPIKO and released a STORMTROOPER DENIM through working with toy creative outlet “how2work”.

 Iklan Martin Ksohoh semasa pelancaran Yoropiko X Star Wars.

Review - EVISU GENES TOTE BAG G Pan-type tote bag FW 2009

Beg ini menggunakan kain jeans dari jenis No.2 EVISU denim. Bayangkan seluar evisu anda tanpa kaki. Dan kalau sesiapa yang memang dah terlebih duit atau terlebih seluar Evisu bolehla hantar ke tailor yang berpengalaman dan convert jeans anda jadi beg. Hu hu Bozzo tak sanggup.

Detail selvedge boleh nampak pada divider dalam. Made in Japan dan kat pai tu tertera Lot30232. hidden rivet juga ada sebijik cam seluar la. Cun gile.

Cerita - The Rarest of The Rare Evis No. 2 Lot#2501XX

 

Leather  patch untuk Evis Lot#2501XX. "Evis Genes Crafted With Pride In Osaka Japan"

The label reads エビスヤデ = EBISU YA DE. It's Kansai (Osaka) dialect. Basically, Ebisu "it is". Very cool, I haven't seen any before. Bozzo rasa label nih memang tersangat rare dan spesis jarang ditemui. Spesis sebegini juga sangat malu nak bersemuka dengan manusia tu pasal la susah nak jumpa.

3 great dudes (taken from Yamane's FB page)

Gambar dipinjam dari facebook page Uncle Yamane. 3 otai yang sempoi. Hajat di hati nak gi Jepun dan mintak Uncle Yamane tolong lukiskan kat belakang seluar aku...hu hu hu..ada ke yang nak belanja?

Rewiew - Samurai Jeans - 17oz S710BK Black Shadow

Samurai S710BK (黒影 Kuro-Kage) Black Shadow Edition

Produced exclusively for
Blue In Green by Samurai Co., LTD

Limited Edition Blue in Green and Samurai collaboration "Shadow" series, a two part production using Samurai's S710 silhouette and cut for the first time in their 17oz selvage "Zero" denims in Indigo and Black. This second edition is the Black Shadow model which features the Black Zero denim, Black topstitch detailing, Black leather patch, Black rivets, Jin model iron plated buttons, and Jin model Ecru color front pocket bags.

 Mid Rise Slim Tapered Leg.

• Warp threads are dyed black prior to weaving.
• Weft yarns are white as is common with indigo-dyed jeans
• As the Black warp yarns are rope dyed, and the cores of the yarns are left undyed, the color fading properties will be similar to indigo dyed denim jeans.
• Black Top Stitching thread
• Jin model Ecru color front pocket bags with original Jacquard woven pattern
• Jin model Iron plated tack buttons

 Black Rivets.

5 buttonfly.

Black Leather patch with silver embossing. Cuba perhatikan kedudukan bulan adalah ditengah-tengah dan tiada burung terbang di atas gunung Fuji. Dibahagian Lot# terteran BKSHDW iaitu acronim untuk Black Shadow. Dari segi lain tak nampak perbezaan yang ketara sangat untuk patch ini.

 17oz Samurai Original Japanese selvage "Zero" denim.

The selvage line contains intertwining strands of Red and Silver lamé which symbolize the bleeding passion of the samurai's soul and the gleam of the razor sharp sword which he possesses. Jahitan rantai/chain stiching juga menggunakan benang yang telah di dye hitam.

ps: Bozzo tidak menjual seluar ini. Ini hanya satu review simple. Kalau berminat boleh cari di e-Bay tau Rakuten Japan.