High-end that looks like high-street? It’s a tricky genre to negotiate. The piece might originate from some obscure maker, but if it looks a bit too much like low-hanging chainstore gear, what then? It’s when those rare Korean sneakers look just a little too much… Read More
People have shit taste. Or rather they’ve got the same taste as everyone else, so they’re confused into thinking it’s good. The same, homogenised, spoon-fed taste. You can see it in deadpan grey John Lewis pillow cases. It’s the unread Mondrian art book (concealing a… Read More
AiE, Nepenthes most recent imprint, is still chugging along with no UK, or to my knowledge western stockists. Looking at this I’m not entirely surprised. It’s enough to make even the most effete Soho fash-hag totter away in terror. Charged with the kind of feral… Read More
Not following Nepenthes Hakata on either Facebook or Instagram? Rectify that situation soldier. The Nepenthes digital store is great and all, but the social feeds of the specific shops are where the action is. Hakata in particular posts wearable lunacy on the reg – all… Read More
More from the house of Nepenthes today. After yesterday’s fancy-boy EG shirting, here’s a Fall 17 piece from Needles to get us back to the relative safety of blue jackets. It’s a blue jacket. Chore style. Fairly standard on the whole cut front; four pockets,… Read More
Here’s one for the heads. Silently and with zero fanfare a new brand has appeared under the Nepenthes umbrella. Called AiE, these are the first product shots. Hardly a full range at this point; we can see some colour clash shirting and some tartan tunics.… Read More
