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  • MASUGNEN
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 387

    ripvanwinkle

    »Rip Van Winkle's strange clothes [...] attracted the attention of the people.«

    Otherwhere, yes – but not here, not yet.

    What could be said about this brand, founded in 1997 by Naoki Shirotani and Masao Ono? While getting no attention here, it seems like a highly respected label in homeland Japan. See homepage and Yahoo! sales.

    I own two pieces, an ox blood leather henley shirt and a white-painted linen jacket (soon for sale here). They're both pretty special. Working in leather and stylish techno fabrics, quality is good and design is fine – sometimes Carpe diem inspired, minimalistic arte povera style with raw edges and neutral colouring, at other times working more polished.

    Couldn't you also detect some Watanabian and Yamamotian DNA? What the hell do I know about references? Do you like it?


    ripvanwinkle
  • Geoffrey B. Small
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 618

    #2
    .


    Yes...

    ...actually they had a very cool hidden store near Daikanyama that
    in 1998-9 was the talk of the town. When that town is Tokyo, that
    means number one in the world...Impossible to find. No windows. No
    sign. But eventually found. Enter: small, rectangular, incandescent lit,
    dark brown tile floor, beige typically Japanese residential building
    block style tile walls, Miles Davis 'Blue' pounding through the space
    and you. Only 2 collections hanging on a single brushed steel rail that
    ran horizontally at sternum level all around the small rectangle of the
    store's space. One collection was theirs, very cool, from a professional
    point of view. Another collection was leather, done in an interesting
    new way for that date and time. After further review, I discovered it
    was somebody I knew from Paris, a colleague and friend I had known
    for quite some time. And now, he had radically changed his work since
    I last saw him. And it was quite, quite good. The 2 collections hung
    together in the space very well, especially with Miles. Yes, long before
    Lift, long before Midwest, long before all the other Tom, Dick and
    Harry's who eventually tagged along this idea's beat, Maurizio Altieri's
    new Carpe Diem concept hung in Rip Van Winkle's tiny, cozy and
    visionary hidden store. Before all of them. One of the best retail
    experiences I ever had. Thank you Rip Van Winkle, I wish you well.

    --Geoffrey B. Small





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    • Ekinerkan
      Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 53

      #3
      Does anyone know what the "rla provocazione eterna" tag means? Its attached to my Rip shirts.
      “The noise of the bars, the grit of the sidewalks,
      The decaying plane trees shedding leaves in the dark,
      The omnibus a hurricane of rattling iron and mud,
      That screeches, badly aligned on its wheels,
      And slowly rolls its green and yellow eyes,
      Workers going to their club, smoking clay pipes
      Under the noses of the police officers,
      Dripping roofs, sweating walls, slippery pavement,
      Cracked asphalt, streams filling the gutter,
      That’s my road—with heaven at the end.”
      -- Paul Verlaine

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      • Blackman
        Member
        • Feb 2011
        • 63

        #4
        Originally posted by Geoffrey B. Small View Post
        .


        Yes...

        ...actually they had a very cool hidden store near Daikanyama that
        in 1998-9 was the talk of the town. When that town is Tokyo, that
        means number one in the world...Impossible to find. No windows. No
        sign. But eventually found. Enter: small, rectangular, incandescent lit,
        dark brown tile floor, beige typically Japanese residential building
        block style tile walls, Miles Davis 'Blue' pounding through the space
        and you. Only 2 collections hanging on a single brushed steel rail that
        ran horizontally at sternum level all around the small rectangle of the
        store's space. One collection was theirs, very cool, from a professional
        point of view. Another collection was leather, done in an interesting
        new way for that date and time. After further review, I discovered it
        was somebody I knew from Paris, a colleague and friend I had known
        for quite some time. And now, he had radically changed his work since
        I last saw him. And it was quite, quite good. The 2 collections hung
        together in the space very well, especially with Miles. Yes, long before
        Lift, long before Midwest, long before all the other Tom, Dick and
        Harry's who eventually tagged along this idea's beat, Maurizio Altieri's
        new Carpe Diem concept hung in Rip Van Winkle's tiny, cozy and
        visionary hidden store. Before all of them. One of the best retail
        experiences I ever had. Thank you Rip Van Winkle, I wish you well.

        --Geoffrey B. Small





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        Your post are a work of art bro

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        • Enaml
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2009
          • 890

          #5
          Originally posted by Blackman View Post
          Your post are a work of art bro
          so are yours, bro
          How do you guys like the fit of my new CCP suit?

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          • Ekinerkan
            Member
            • Jan 2013
            • 53

            #6
            I hope Vitamori stocks Rip Van Winkle again (despite the close of Downtown, the sole location I believe Rip was stored). Aside from auctions and the such, I have yet to see the brand online.
            “The noise of the bars, the grit of the sidewalks,
            The decaying plane trees shedding leaves in the dark,
            The omnibus a hurricane of rattling iron and mud,
            That screeches, badly aligned on its wheels,
            And slowly rolls its green and yellow eyes,
            Workers going to their club, smoking clay pipes
            Under the noses of the police officers,
            Dripping roofs, sweating walls, slippery pavement,
            Cracked asphalt, streams filling the gutter,
            That’s my road—with heaven at the end.”
            -- Paul Verlaine

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            • mortalveneer
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 993

              #7
              ^ Seconded; the piece I got from the sale will be a fall staple, no question about it.
              I am not who you think I am

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              • Uncontrol
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2008
                • 249

                #8
                There are lots of Japanese stores stocking the brand, so if you fit typical Japanese sizing there are plenty of ways to get it ...

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                • michael_kard
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 2152

                  #9
                  I'm not suprised Vitamori stoped stocking Ripvanwinkle. The clothes always looked like artisanal Marks & Spencer to me.
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                  • Ekinerkan
                    Member
                    • Jan 2013
                    • 53

                    #10
                    Originally posted by michael_kard View Post
                    I'm not suprised Vitamori stoped stocking Ripvanwinkle. The clothes always looked like artisanal Marks & Spencer to me.
                    Well, I don't think they stopped stocking the brand. I believe the pieces were available at Downtown and prior to the close the pieces were sold out (though I believe a pair of jeans are still available on the site). I can attest to Rip's detailed and quality, however, after purchasing two pieces which I love (certainly superior to Marks & Spencer, though I realize you were commenting on the look rather than the quality). Still, though, I like most of the Rip pieces I have seen - an interesting culmination of motorcycle-inspired, rugged jackets and denim reminiscent of rural artisan life with enough tinges of interesting, "more than meets the eye" experimentation to set themselves from other menswear (hand painted shirts, waxed jackets, etc.). But to each is own, I suppose.
                    “The noise of the bars, the grit of the sidewalks,
                    The decaying plane trees shedding leaves in the dark,
                    The omnibus a hurricane of rattling iron and mud,
                    That screeches, badly aligned on its wheels,
                    And slowly rolls its green and yellow eyes,
                    Workers going to their club, smoking clay pipes
                    Under the noses of the police officers,
                    Dripping roofs, sweating walls, slippery pavement,
                    Cracked asphalt, streams filling the gutter,
                    That’s my road—with heaven at the end.”
                    -- Paul Verlaine

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