Modern Folk; Visvim’s New Line
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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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A few months ago, Visvim founder Hiroki Nakamura previewed an upcoming sub-line of Visvim titled the Folk series. In recent memory, Nakamura has shed much light through interviews on his design ethos as well as his concept behind this Folk collection. Although not based entirely based around ecological factors, the Folk collection will utilize vegetable tanned leathers which offer uncompromised breathability and comfort unlike traditional leather materials. Also touched upon by Nakamura is the relationship of technology and environmental preservation. Although Visvim’s other sub-collection G-Line seemed to be deviating from the path which once made Visvim so popular, the Folk collection is much more a return to Visvim’s traditional roots. An interview with Honeyee can be seen here.
In some ways, the FBT can be considered the face of Visvim’s footwear collection representing the brands success in creating their own reinterpretations of popular classics with an almost obsessive attention to quality and detail. A new series of elk skin FBTs have released in three colorways, consisting of black, brown and white. With the most recent leather releases coming in the form of the Christmas Pack, the buttery soft elk skin is a better indication of Visvim’s dedication to quality. Currently available at Chapter World with a price tag of ￥37,800 JPY (approximately $355 USD).
As foreshadowed recently by our update on Hirofumi Kiyonaga’s upcoming debut of his three brands, here’s a look at SOPHNET.’s 2008 Spring/Summer Collection. The collection reveals a collection of sophisticated contemporary classics which stress material and fit. Among the interesting stylistic approaches are the sweat pant bottoms and crops.
The latest from Visvim is a series inspired by a famous Buddhist temple, the Jokhang Monastery whichis located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Two shoe models are included in this collection which includes the Christo slippers and the FBT’s. Each model comes in three colorways, black, beige and green. Available soon at F.I.L. or now at Samplekickz.
Yesterday we were presented with a new collaboration between Sophnet. and Visvim which consisted of a metallic gold and metallic silver Kiefer Hi. Today we take a look at a third pair of Kiefer Hi’s from the same collaboration. This newest pair features a more “regular” colorway as opposed to the ones we’ve seen before. It features a side zipper as well as a side patch. Easy to wear and never out of style, these Sophnet. x Visvim Kiefer Hi will sell for 29,400 Yen.
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The glamorous metallic style is pretty hot this year. You can easily stop the use of metallic colors in the collections of top designers such as Burberry, Prada, Chanel and Jil Sander. Sports and street fashion has also taken this cue with various footwear labels such as Puma using metallic colors on their sneakers. Now, together with Sophnet., Visvim has also created two pairs of Kiefer Hi’s using the colors metallic gold and metallic silver. The Kiefer Hi will also include a side zipper which is extra detail usually not seen on the Kiefer Hi’s. These retail for 29,400 Yen and are now available at UCS.
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The Japanese label, AFFA which is also known as “Anarchy Forever Forever Anarchy” is a brand created by two heavyweights in the Japanese fashion industry, Hiroshi Fujiwara and Jun Takahashi. They have just collaborated with the popular Japanese footwear company, Visvim to produce a new pair of Serra Alpine. This Serra Alpine comes in three colorways, beige, ice grey and black and will cost 40,950 Yen. Available now at the Honeyee Store.
A new version of Visvim’s Bickle has been released. The herringbone print can be seen on a 3-layer Gore-Tex M65 styled body. The jacket is also decorated with patches, consistent with Visvim’s recent themes. The jacket also includes a stow-away lined hood. Previous DIY attemps have seen people successfully remove the patches of recent bag releases, however we feel no such luck is in line when dealing with Gore-Tex. Three colors are available, black, olive and beige.
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Visvim recently released a collection of shoes including the FBT and the Kiefer Hi under a “New Year” motif. Continuing with this New Year collection are some new accessories including a Ballistic Backpack and a Ballistic E-Cat messenger bag. Both utilizes heavy duty material and comes in two colorways – black/red and black/blue. They are now available at Figure and retails for 31,290. If you haven’t checked out the Ballistic bags from Visvim, you should definitely take a look if you have a chance.
Visvim has develop quite a recent following these past few years due to their simplistic approach to clothing. Hiroki Nakamura, the creative director of Visvim, has created a brand which focuses on quality and on the smallest details. You could even say buyers of the brand want to buy it because they want to live the Visvim lifestyle. Anyhow, Visvim has recently released a New Years Collection which includes two models of shoes, the FBT and the Kiefer Hi. Two colorways are available for each model. The predominantly black shoes will be accented with either red or blue. The FBT’s will retail for 29,400 Yen while the Kiefer Hi will retail for 28,350 Yen. Both are now available at Chapter World.
Japanese design label which produces various designer products including furniture, accessories and of course clothes, has worked with another Japanese label, Visvim, to produce three different colorways of the Visvim Logan Lows. Most Visvim items uses neutral colors and strays away from using bright tones however, this is not the case for these Logan Lows. The use of vivid colors as well as the materials canvas and suede make for some unique sneakers. These will retail for 26,040 Yen and will be available soon.
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Visvim has just released a new Logan Elk Lo which features nice buttery elk leather and a suede toe box. Visvim has always been known for their simplicity and these Logans are no different. They come in three simple colorways including brown, black and white. Available now at ACU.
