Up for sale here is a shirt from John Undercover, this one from the fall-winter 2016 collection. John Undercover is a sub-line of Jun Takahashi’s Undercover label. JUC, along with the ladies’ Sue Undercover label, are sort of between the main line collection and their “basics” line. Designs certainly are not basic and quality is in no way sacrificed, although some of the detailing may not be quite as crazy as the UC main line. I would say the line is comparable to Julius MA and Julius: that is, maybe somewhat simplified design but in no way cheap or compromised.
Anyway, the John Undercover line started in the fall-winter 2013 collection and was only available in Japan. After running for several years I believe John Undercover is no longer producing clothing. Still, they are well worth checking out, especially for fans of Undercover’s aesthetic. JUC tends to emphasize a patchwork-style approach, often layering fabrics with contrasting colors together, and that’s what you get here.
This shirt is a solid black, coming in two distinct fabrics. The main body of the shirt is 100% cotton, while the neckline and right sleeve come in a 90% acrylic, 10% wool blend. It is a fairly subtle detail but one that makes for a very nice contrast. Although the overall look is fairly classic here, the details are very much in the Undercover vein. Undercover tailoring is always very strong and highly underrated, this shirt being no exception.
Size is labeled a 3 and fits like a standard medium in my opinion. I measure the chest at 20” / 51cm, shoulders at 18” / 46cm, length at 25.5” / 65cm and sleeves at 24” / 60cm from the shoulder. The shirt comes in lightly used, very good shape with no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $24.
