T-shirt from Lad Musician for sale here. Lad Musician is one of Japan’s somewhat more avant-garde labels, where their main focus is on a fusion of clothing and music. Colors are usually blacks, grays and whites, with a generally slim silhouette and strong lines. Lad Musician draw a lot of inspiration from classic and contemporary rock music, aiming to keep a generally minimalistic aesthetic. They’ve been going since 1995, although they seem to have almost no international distribution as far as I can tell. Still, they have garnered a pretty strong cult following both in Japan and abroad.
This shirt comes from Lad’s spring-summer 2021 collection. It is a part of their graphic range of tees in a light weight 100% cotton fabric. Material is an excellent long staple cotton, very soft and very comfortable. The main draw is probably the print, which in this case references the classic British shoegaze group Ride from the 80s and 90s. Details include 3/4 sleeves, a slight U-neck opening, and “success rocker” tag on the back of the neck. Original tag is also still attached.
Retail on these kinds of shirts from Lad Musician is currently about $200 outside of Japan if you can find them. Lad Musician have developed a strong cult following in Japan, and this sort of piece speaks to their strengths: a sharply tailored minimalist design, referencing some classic music, in super high quality execution.
Size is labeled 42, fitting a small. There is some stretch to the fabric, but unstretched I measure the chest at 19”, shoulders at 16”, length at 26” and sleeves at 18” from the shoulder. The shirt comes in new, unworn shape with no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $24.