Available here is a zip-up hooded sweater from Nexus VII. The Nexus VII label is another one of those cult Japanese streetwear brands with a long history and cult following. They don’t advertise, keep willfully small, but at the same time are associated with a lot of quality manufacturing. Perhaps their best known association was with the Original Fake label, where the people responsible for Nexus VII designed the Original Fake collections along with artist Kaws.
Nexus VII has been going strong for quite a while now, always with interesting design, typically understated and with very limited availability. This sweater is deceptively simple, where there’s a lot happening when you look closely at it. Fist, fabric is pretty unusual where it comes in a 50% silk / 50% cotton blend. It is very rare to find silk incorporated into a hooded sweat shirt, but it gives the material a very soft feel, definitely softer than your typical hoody, and nicely heat retaining. Cuffs have red ribbing to make for a nice contrast, there is a hook on the left side for additional storage, and the front uses a double riri zip closure. Riri zips are usually found in higher-end clothing given their higher cost, where this is definitely one of the more luxe streetwear pieces you are likely to come across.
As noted, Nexus VII always produces in limited quantities. These pieces were nonexistent outside of Japan and this model is now long gone. Get it here in excellent shape and at a fraction of the retail price.
Size is labeled “mercury” for medium. I measure the chest at 22”, shoulders at about 19” (they’re raglan so exact measurements are difficult), length at 26” from the base of the neck, and sleeves at approx. 25” from the shoulder. The sweater comes in lightly used, excellent with no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $26.