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.
The Visvim Kiefer Nome has just been released at Singapore’s Surrender. The Nome version is quite simple with the use of Nez Perce print along the side. Various colorways are included such as black, white and brown.
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The Visvim 2007 Christmas Pack is set to release shortly. The whole collection includes models such as the FBT, Kiefer Hi, Decoy Duck and Gridwood boots. No gripes about the black colorways which is a far cry from some recent Visvim releases.
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Cold Canadian recess’ saw kids running around in the snow with the likes of Sorels or some cheap SAAN store derivatives. The recent release of Visvim’s Decoy Duck Boot Hi is the rich mans Sorel, ironically most kids loathed wearing their winter boots cause they were lame and loathed the cool kids rocking their sneakers. Their socks got wet but they were still so cool. Three different colorways are available, priced at ¥35,700 JPY (approximately $320 USD).
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Visvim purists will most likely scratch their heads regarding some of the latest releases from fabled Japanese brand Visvim. Since its inception, many have felt that the G. Line (marketed globally) to be a deviation from what has earned Visvim so many accolades. Although the silver colorway within this particular release of G. Line Skynyrd Ring Mocs could be considered the poster child of the G. Line, the other two releases should achieve passing grades. Available now at F.I.L. shops in Japan.
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With some of Visvim’s 2007 Fall/Winter Collection finding themes and inspirations from the lands of Alaska, their latest Skagway model is named after the popular port city in Alaska. This model features an almost pure white body with just a hint of color seen on a strip that travels up the rear of the heel. Four different colorways are available for this lightweight model, white/black, white/red, white/brown and white/navy. Available now at REINFORCE.
Hong Kong’s F.I.L. will release their latest batch of products later this week. The items releasing include the Lieutenant Tweed Gore-Tex coat, Cashmere Muffler, Neck Warmer and Juneau L/S Stripe Shirt made with high quality Giza70 cotton. The use of high performance materials in the classic aesthetics of the Lieutenant and Varsity are a further testament to Visvim taking a classic product and elevating it to a new level. Available Saturday, November 24th at Hong Kong’s F.I.L.
F.I.L. Hong Kong
18 Wyndham Street
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: 2525 7550
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