Needles
Number of products: 81
Japanese Fashion Reimagined
Needles is a brand for the curious and the bold. Every piece feels like it has a personality of its own. It is for those who want fashion with a bit of depth.
Needles: A Unique Fashion House
Needles is a Japanese fashion house founded by Keizo Shimizu, the founder of NEPENTHES. It was born as an in-house brand in 1995. Then it quickly grew into a fashion force of its own.
The brand blends Western style and military style with the elegance of Japanese textiles. Its design philosophy embraces imperfection and character. Needles often use upcycling and deconstruction to transform vintage pieces.
Shimizu’s knowledge of vintage American clothing shines through in every garment. Every collection is a nod to the past.
Key Styles Offered by Needles
Needles presents key styles that mix Western military style with vintage Americana aesthetics. The collections are based on eclectic designs. Be it sharply tailored silhouettes or bohemian-inspired loose fits, you will find it all.
Signature military jackets are mostly reinvented through reconstruction and embroidery. The surplus clothing is then revamped into high-fashion statements.
The use of Japanese textiles includes jacquard, velvet and bespoke high-quality fabrics. The pieces feel familiar yet fresh.
The Vintage Influence in Needles Collections
Vintage pieces are the soul of Needles’ collections. The needle approach involves reconstruction of the vintage clothing and reshapes it into one-of-a-kind pieces.
The Rebuild by Needles line is a perfect example.
It combines multiple flannel shirts into a single design. Iconic track pants with the signature butterfly logo in plush velour have long become global cult items. Just as the reconstructed military jackets feature patchwork or embroidery.