Visvim
F.I.L. Nagoya/Kyoto Natural Dyeing Process Demonstration and Workshop
Japanese fashion label visvim and its retail store F.I.L will be hosting workshops explaining the natural-dyeing process in its Nagoya and Kyoto stores early next month. An indigo-dye craftsman will conduct a demonstration and interactive session where participants can also...
visvim ARENI-FOLK HI *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
The visvim ARENI-FOLK HI is in many ways the elder brother to the ARENI-FOLK model we showed recently. Crafted with the same unrelenting quality as the low version, the shoe utilizes the very best vegetable dyed Italian leather, complimented by a buffalo hide reinforcement on...
visvim GRIZZLY BOOTS MID-FOLK *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
Japanese label visvim goes to painstaking lengths to ensure the products they produce are constructed with the utmost care and are made from materials that are as naturally sourced as humanly possible. Enter visvim's latest GRIZZLY BOOTS that are made from Italian...
visvim NEWELL-FOLK *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
visvim advances a new NEWELL-FOLK *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE for Spring/Summer 2012. The understated colorway of this season's iteration arrives in a premium UK-suede cowhide upper and is set atop a hand-stitched welt construction and custom Vibram outsole. As is customary with visvim...
Japanese Designs “GORE-TEX Innovations” Exhibition Recap
Hypebeast was on hand for the Japanese Designs "GORE-TEX Innovations" exhibition in London that showcased a variety of cutting edge clothing and footwear from leading designers in Europe and Japan. Key brands getting reworked for Fall/Winter 2012 include Prada, Barbour,...
visvim 2012 Spring/Summer LAMINA CORDUROY 20L
Certainly famous for their extremely detailed and functional luggage line, visvim reprises the ever-popular 20L daypack with a return of the LAMINA CORDUROY. This time around the colors are a tad brighter to suit the sunny summer days ahead, with a new use of hand-dyed suede for...
visvim ARENI-FOLK *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
New from visvim comes a version of their ARENI-FOLK silhouette, available exclusively at their retail outlet F.I.L. The shoe features a rich brown Italian vegetable-dyed leather complemented by a darker buffalo hide leather reinforcement on the heel. The shoe's form is...
visvim SOCIAL SCULPTURE 99 DAMAGED-8
visvim returns to one of its staple materials making use of a heavily distressed denim for a pair of Spring/Summer 2012 SOCIAL SCULPTURE 99 DAMAGED-8 jean shorts. Employing an amalgam of patchwork, the denim sees whiskering and a damaged wash treatment given to the entirety of...
SOPHNET. x visvim AMERICANA DECK VD
Deck shoes are primed to make yet another big play this summer -- but if the flashy hues or patterned uppers don't strike your fancy, visvim has created this classic monochrome AMERICANA DECK VD for alongside SOPHNET. for Spring/Summer 2012. The shoe uses a premium cow leather...
SOPHNET. x visvim 2012 Spring/Summer Italian Canvas Collection
Japanese labels SOPHNET. and visvim frequently share collaborative collections -- the latest being the Italian Canvas Collection for Spring/Summer 2012. We've already covered the Logan Canvas shoe from this collection, but there are still three other pieces that follow similar...
visvim SS FOUR CORNERS SHIRT ONE WASH *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
Fresh from visvim's 2012 spring/summer Collection, the Japanese fashion label presents the F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE FOUR CORNERS SHIRT ONE WASH. Custom crafted from 8oz. Okayama denim, the shirt gives necessary props to the wild western via its overall denim construction, contemporary...
visvim LAMINARIA 20L
visvim never fails to blend a technical superiority with a rich cultural heritage from both Japan and abroad. The new visvim LAMINARIA 20-liter daypack is great proof of this, as it combines a baked nylon shell with vegetable-tanned reinforcements for a luxurious portaging...
visvim 2012 Spring/Summer BALLISTIC 8L Waist Pack
visvim has rolled out their BALLISTIC 8L Waist Pack for Spring Summer 2012 with design inspirations drawn from previous collections. Featuring a resistant ballistic nylon upper, vegetable-tanned cowhide leather reinforced bottom, and Tri-Compartment Construction, the Waist Pack...
visvim PRIMA-FOLK *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
Japanese label visvim isn't one to leave out details nor heritage in designing its contemporary menswear or street accessories, and this PRIMA-FOLK shoe is of no exception. The classic slip-on is constructed of a custom Jacquard Italian canvas upper, atop a hand-stitched jute...
visvim SUMMIT PAPOOSE *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE
A brand that has always exhibited a strong affinity for well-made accessories and backpacks, visvim unveils the latest SUMMIT PAPOOSE *F.I.L. EXCLUSIVE. The two-tone backpack features a reinforced solid color lower panel that is made from KONBU Japanese baked nylon and serves as...
