By Angela Velasquez for Sourcing Journal / The unique textual content seems here
4-time Grand Slam singles champion and activist Naomi Osaka can now add denim designer to her resume.
Levi’s introduced Tuesday that it’s partnering with the 23-year-old tennis celebrity, ranked second on this planet, to launch a limited-edition assortment fabricated from classic or upcycled denim. Working intently with the Levi’s design group, Osaka created 4 distinct items with silhouettes and design particulars that seize her sporty but female fashion in addition to her Japanese heritage.
The ladies’s assortment contains two types of shorts: a classic 501 jean brief embellished with Y2K-worthy crystal fringe cascading down the perimeters, and a knee-grazing lengthy brief with lace-up particulars on the again constructed from pairs of upcycled males’s denims.
The lace-up theme is replicated in a denim bustier constructed from reworked Levi’s Trucker jackets. The bustier options the basic traces, flap pockets and shank buttons of the enduring Sort III Trucker jacket, solely within the form and reduce of a conventional corset-style bustier with a lace-up again.
The gathering is anchored by a denim kimono with an identical denim obi belt. “I all the time liked carrying kimonos once I was a child,” Osaka stated. “So, to have the ability to do it in denim felt actually completely different and a bit sudden.”
The Levi’s x Naomi Osaka Collaboration will drop on Aug. 24 within the U.S. solely on the Levi’s App. The gathering will retail for $150-$380. Continue reading
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