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Undercover x Valentino Knitted Intarsia Roll Neck 'Khaki

By A Mystery Man Writer

Designed by the Japanese streetwear label Undercover in collaboration with the honoured Italian luxury fashion house Valentino, this 'Intarsia Rollneck Knitwear' presents both brands' further exploration of the outer space. The jewel-tone sweater is crafted from pure wool with an emerald green and intarsia of purple and black coloured spaceships. The ribbed cuffs and hem and the repeat motif featuring the 'VU' monogram throughout, offer a retro appeal which is compounded with an old-school ribbed roll nock. 100% Wool, Made in Japan Ribbed Collar, Cuffs and Hem Engineered Branding, Roll Neck
UNDERCOVER x VALENTINO [ Sartorial menswear and streetwear. ] Japanese designer Jun Takahashi and his streetwear label Undercover, that embodies the quintessence of Japanese cool, channeling raw edged rebellion and dramatic high-concept elegance to produce a vision that fascinates. The label was founded in 1993 on the designer’s way to graduation and broke-through the streetwear-couture divide many years before the luxury-casual hit the mainstream, with the support of CDG‘s icon Rei Kawakubo. Expanding the collection and the collaboration list, the Japanese designer collaborated with the Italian high-end fashion label Valentino, thanks to the brand’s creative director Pier Paolo Piccioli, both labels were able to present a series of graphics that exist out of space and time. Time travel collections, defining a spontaneous streetwear concept, surrealism and contemporaneity.