Up for sale here is a pair of pants from Undercover’s spring-summer 2009 collection. They’ve done a few musician-inspired collections, covering the likes of the Talking Heads, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Can, Suicide, Television and a few others. The 2009ss collection was split into two actually, part of it called “poptones” and referencing John Lydon and Public Image Ltd., the other part called “neoboy” and referencing Patti Smith. As you can see from the waistband, this is from the neoboy side.
As usual, we’ve got the excellent Undercover quality and tailoring. Fabric is 100% cotton in a somewhat light weight. Inseam is somewhat cropped, where the pants are intended to fit at about ankle length. Fit is overall somewhat slim. The big twist comes with the waistband, where the lyrics to Neo Boy are embroidered.
A number of additional details are incorporated, including a cotton plaid fabric lining the waistband, a season-specific tag on the interior, logo tag on the rear and a cargo-style pocket on the left leg. With all the elements combined we have a timeless design executed at just about the highest level possible. These were released in very limited quantities for the season, and a size 4 is just about the rarest around.
Size is labeled a 4 and fits a 33” waist well. I measure the waist at 33” / 84cm, inseam at 27” / 68cm, rise at 10” / 26cm and leg opening at 8” / 20cm. The pants come in lightly used, very good shape. There is some general wear to the material and a small abrasion on the rear right pocket (see last pic). Otherwise no holes, tears or stains. Made in Japan.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $30.
