LUKER by NEIGHBORHOOD 2013 Spring/Summer Lookbook
“I was heavily influenced by British design and fashion and it was fairly hard to show this type of
“I was heavily influenced by British design and fashion and it was fairly hard to show this type of style through the NEIGHBORHOOD line, so I decided to start a brand new line in which this could be showcased,” Shinsuke Takizawa said recently of LUKER by NEIGHBORHOOD‘s origins. Those English inspirations appear to have surfaced again for Spring/Summer 2013 in a collection that references classic British style, yet also manages to stay contemporary and distinctly Japanese. This season’s lookbook juxtaposes driving caps with modern garments like a technical spring jacket in blue and orange — British only in its quilted shoulder paneling — while a more traditional sand-colored Harrington jacket and lightweight rider’s jacket come emblazoned with the Union Jack. Elsewhere, Sid Vicious and Joe Strummer appear in prints on tees and shirts, lending a grittier, punk edge to the collection’s military and gentlemanly inspirations.
