Up for sale here is a pair of pants from John Undercover. John Undercover was a sub-line of Jun Takahashi’s Undercover label. It ran for several years alongside the Sue Undercover label as a sort of diffusion line. Quality was in no way compromised with John Undercover, it was just another facet of Jun Takahashi’s vision, punk-inspired with sharp tailoring and unique detailing.
John Undercover often emphasized a patchwork-style approach, layering fabrics with contrasting colors together, and that’s what you get here. The main body of the pants comes in a burgundy 97% cotton, 3% polyurethane blend. Silhouette is loosely based on the classic military baker pants, although very much tweaked in Undercover’s particular aesthetic. The fit has been slimmed down somewhat, while the polyurethane gives the fabric some stretch to ensure maximum comfort and freedom of movement. The twist comes in the cuffs, where there is an additional fabric on the interior of the cuffs that is exposed when you turn the cuffs up. You of course do not have to turn them up, it just makes for a nice little contrast if you do.
These pants retailed at approx. $300 in Japan and were not available abroad at all. UC rarely reproduce their designs as well, and this particular one is now long gone. Get it here at a fraction of the retail, and in a rare size 4.
Size is labeled a 4 and fits a 32 inch waist well. I measure the waist at 32” / 84cm, inseam at 29” / 73cm cuffed as in the pictures or 31” / 80cm uncuffed, rise at 12” / 31cm and leg opening at 7” / 18cm. The pants come in lightly used, very good shape. There is a bit of piling on the interior white fabric but otherwise no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $30.
