Isetan x Visvim 100th Anniversary Serra Boots
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visvim is a Japanese streetwear label, founded by Hiroki Nakamura in 2000. The brand is famous for its iconic FBR moccasin shoe, which became a cult classic. Currently, visvim has ten boutiques in Japan and Hong Kong, and is stocked by 111 retailers worldwide, including New York’s Bergdorf Goodman and London’s Dover Street Market.
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The Isetan department store which has been a retailer of some of the top Japanese brands including Undercover, mastermind Japan, and Visvim will be celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. To commemorate this event, they will be teaming up with Visvim to create a special edition Serra Boots. Two colorways will be available, both designed by Isetan. These boots will only available at the Isetan store so those who are not in Japan will be out of luck.
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In what should prove to be an interesting juxtaposition of different themes, Japanese brand Number (N)ine has teamed up with Visvim on an upcoming project. Number (N)ine has wowed runway goers with its eclectic style bordering on the avant garde while Visvim has occupied the opposite spectrum with its mostly conservative styling. We suspect that Visvim’s expertise in creating technical apparel is among the starting points for this collaboration.
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Visvim and Resonate Goodenough will release a small capsule of products including a waist bag and hat in the near future. Both contain a faded camo print while the bag is in trademark Visvim stlye with the use of elk skin on the bottom. Tentatively set to release later this month or early April.
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The creation of a brand like Visvim represents much more then building high quality products. The obsessive traits regarding creating products which are not only relevant to their inspirations but also the willingness to ensure every detail is perfect is hardly something that can be learned. The new Folk Series from Visvim has created yet another innovation in the world of lifestyle footwear. Although there exists more then just the FBT within Visvim’s footwear line, it is this sneaker which has unofficially taken the reigns as Visvim’s flagship, something hard to argue. The new re-worked Folk Lhamo FBT is in our opinion the truest representation of moccasin meets sneaker.
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The brand we all love has released this latest piece from their newest Spring ‘08 collection. This Visvim Pauline Hoodie is a pretty simple hoodie made from a nice fabric that is derived from GIZA45 cotton which Visvim absolutely seems to love using. There are five different colors available for this hoodie. This hoodie retails for 24,150 Yen and is now available at Reinforce.
Intersection is a magazine is a car magazine that not only talk about cars but also the lifestyle that surrounds them. Recently they have worked with six designers and brands on something that most people probably don’t need or use, car covers. Included in the list of designers are Bless, Masison Martin Margiela, Ksubi, Adam Kimmel, Richard James and Visvim. This is a pretty amazing project so do check it out at Intersection.
New shoes have been released from the Japanese label Visvim. The brand new Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk looks a lot like the FBT Bear Foot-Folk but is actually slightly different. While both shoes offers the FBT flaps, the midsole on the FBT Lhamo-Folk is a bit higher than the Bear Foot-Folk. The Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk also comes in diferent colorways including a really nice white colorway and also a grey one. These Visvim FBT Lhamo-Folk are not for everyone though as they cost 39,900 Yen (~ $370 USD) but what you’re buying is something of really nice construct and quality. Available now at Shaft.
A year has quickly pass by as tomorrow will be the 1st year anniversary of the opening of the F.I.L. Sendai shop. The creative director of Visvim, Hiroki Nakamura, has released two pictures of Visvim shoes which we assume will be dropping for the 1st year anniversary. They include the Visvim Hockey-Folk and the Visvim Foley-Folk.
If you missed out on Hiroki’s interview on Honeyee, you can check it out here.
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What differentiates Visvim from many other brands is that they’re out there not to only make money but to create quality products for their consumers. Each of their items are carefully planned and crafted resulting in products that makes sense. Here are some new items from the brand which includes message tees, photos tees, the Saga Contrast Chino, the Stein Shirt (made with Giza cotten), and the Ketchkan 2L Jacket. Available now at Reinforce.
The 2008 Spring/Summer collection from Visvim which is based on “the Future Relationship Between Materials and Technologies in Product Fundamentalism” will be releasing on Saturday February 9th. Included in the collection is the Folk Series which consist of shoes like the FBT Bear Foot-Folk (seen here). The Folk Series will only be offered at F.I.L stores. F.I.L Hong Kong will be getting their S/S collection including the Folk series on February 23rd!
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Visvim is an example of a brand that has done it right from day 1 (with the except of their current G-Line). Their strict requirements to quality and comfort has paid off and the brand is now flourishing with fans from around the world. For their 2008 Spring/Summer apparel collection, they have continued with their dedication to simple aesthetics and quality materials. Visvim doesn’t come cheap though but what you’re buying is something that will last. Check out the newest pieces which are available now at Shaft.
Pictures from the Visvim ‘08 Spring/Summer catalog have been scanned and released on the internet. From the pictures, we feel that the upcoming collection will be a very good one. New models have been introduced including the Lama Folk Sandal and the Logan Deck Lo. Visvim has also taken inspiration from different cultures and has created the Mayan Christo, the Mayan Kiefer Hi, the Patala Kiefer Hi, the Jokhang Christo and the Jokhang FBT. The Jokhang FBT drops first and will be available this week at Anytime.
