Tokyo’s Most Insanely Well-Made Leather Jackets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Watch how Blackmeans meticulously hand ages its products for an astonishingly authentic vintage look.
In this video MR PORTER travels to Kami-Kitazawa, Tokyo, to meet the trio of renegade artisans behind cult leather label Blackmeans. Explaining how the ethos of punk underpins everything they do, they take us behind the scenes at their workspace - part studio, part rock venue.
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that jacket was fuckin awesome
I love how immersed they are in what they're doing. I am a leather jacket enthusiast, and this really moved me, both the gorgeous result of their work, and the thought behind it.
that helmet is marvelous!
look like a helmet of samurai
i love black means work, i love that raw in your face post apocalyptic punk look they create with their work. their is something about worn old aesthetic that has a sense of romanticism to it like an abandon house so beautiful yet dark
I would love to just live with these guys for like two weeks, learning the tricks of the trade and crafting my own custom jacket to perfection.
Dr Manhattan Only two weeks? I'm not surte that's enough time
Yeah, crafting a jacket to perfection in 2 weeks is a dream, you could craft one maybe in two weeks but it probably takes a lot of time and your only one wouldn't be perfect
This background music makes it seem very deep, but essentially it's "we make cool jackets because we think they're cool."
I bet it smells interesting in there.
MysticalOrca I bet you smell interesting
Artemis Ares I also bet you smell interesting
They did say insanely. The choice of words here is very well thought.
fuck it, come over and i want to smell you both.
puts on rubber gloves... LETS DO THIS !
Still have my punk rock leather from those days. Nice to see someone still rocking this style.
Punx Not Dead! Oi, Oi, Oi!!!
I see this as proof that punk is dead.
Its not a phase mom
it a fucking way of life
Best comment ever.
Genius comment
That brown tweed leather was amazing!
So typical of the Japanese to take something and make it incredibly exceptional.
"we don't identify as part of subculture"
....
"punk is the way I live my life"
Well, you see, punk is a state of mind. While punk has a subculture, fashion, music, etc. You don't necessarily have to be apart of the subculture, wear the fashion, or even listen to the music to be punk. I don't know if I've explained this well, but I hope I did.
I genuinely think that the individual has a point though.
The guy wears the fashion and goes to gigs and if he and his friends do not identify themselves as part of a subculture but admits that punk is the way he lives his life, then he is a part of that subculture by default premise.
It's as if you'd say that you eat everything with the exception of all types of meat but you're not a vegetarian. Given your statement, quite literally *anything* can be a state of mind in that case.
Mykola Yefimenko ya punk ass biyach
+TheMasterMI6 blah,blah,blah.
MasterMI6. Nah don't try to explain it away. They contradicted themselves. I'll use Japan as an example since we're here. Wathching NHK World one time, they had a special where they visited various businesses in Tokyo. One was a men's barbershop: barbers decked out in suits, tweed, beards, fucking straight razors etc. Basically everything that's happened in men's style the past 10 years. It was in this shop. The NHK narrator explains: "This barber follows the old ways, but yet refuses to follow the trends..." Get the fuck outta here. They contracted themselves.
Bravo! Excellent video. ...and now I want a Blackmeans jacket!
"Do not iron clothes while wearing them"
PONYBOYonline "we've been doing this for 10 years"
"Punk is the way I live my life."
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enjoy your video every time. Thank you!
Those were some awesome jackets
Must have!
Yeah
Love their style
Cool. Love it
wow I would love to visit that store
loveeeeee leather jaket
Where can I buy one ?
very cool vid , beautiful jackets
That is a cool ass jacket.
Very cool
aaaaaaaaah. it's a reasonable price but still soooo expensive for me. the cream leather jacket they have on the site is so amazing.
can you please share the site
I'm trying to remember what kind of amp I have seen that tweed on before.
I think it might be a vintage Marshall.
MC5 Limited Skills vintage Fender fsho
2:07 When they zoomed in on that chainsaw, I said to myself: "uh oh."
great video
Amazing
It is around 2000USD a piece... ridiculously expensive.
> ridiculously expensive.
For handmade, unique leather jackets of top quality / fabrics? You'd be surprised. There's "high fashion" junk made in factories by Armani and co. that sells for $2000 or even $5000.
> Well they are selling "brand" not the product it self, the brand alone cost more than the leather jacket.
They are a small shop, and nobody really knows/recognized that brand in the wild. The people that buy it, buy it because they appreciate the work. If they just wanted to show off they can buy some expensive famous designer shit.
> Expensive brands to make pathetic people feel better than others.
Spoken like someone who has never met/worked as/or understood craftmanship.
Buzz off poor ass
Kinda worth the price they are asking. Its like a collectors item, as already mentioned a small shop produces them and does so in the way they do. Some things in life you pay for craftsmanship and get a sturdy and reliable product.
Id spend if I had it.
One day.. Sooooonnn
Amazing leather.
Anyone know which jacket (non leather with japanese kanji) is made by?
I like them
Cool
great video but what's the music?
Where do i get this music that you used???????
cool !!!
i demand this video to be longer than 3:55
That background music
Really cool stuff but I don't get the dramatization of the video .,.
What exactly don't you get? They also have a story / personal angle.
bartolocasanova That's hiw animes are made
....smh
In Indonesia "punk" are identical with beggars, robber, imposter and some group of people who live in street with a bad smells and always annoy pedestrian. Most people in Indonesia will avoid kind of these people.
Btw, they don't dress like in this video too. I think "punk for life" is miss translated in Indonesia.
Big Fuckin Drip ✊🏽
3:21 Blackest eyes - Porcupine tree
Anybody knows their name the TH-cam account wanna see more videos
Japan is weird. A lot of the "punks" are just about the fashion, there's no real belief there. I mean, that's a lot of punks nowadays but i think Japan is something else in that regard. I've been told once a bunch of them turn 21 they give everything up and get suits for office jobs like as if they were never into anything at all.
Punk started in the UK and they only believed in "Anarchy ". The Punk scene is the music and the fashion. Vivienne Westwood literally created the punk look
if anyone knows the denim vest he is wearing at 0:50 PLEASE let me know
That vest was definitely customized by him/for him. Go buy yourself a nice fitting denim jacket, cut the sleeves off, and customize it to your liking! Make it something of your own. (:
any ideas of the music ?
Hugo Foulquier either Minecraft or a song from oneohtrix point never's rifts
Oneohtrix - Ouroboros
I have 2 original leather members only jackets from the laste 70s (i know), but its so hard to find 100% genuine leather.
Schottt nyc? Wilson leathers ? Aero ?
so its just tweed?
Song?
+Isaac Newcombe oneohtrix point never
I can't help but to laugh about people altering shit to make it look old. Wear the damn shit. It'll look old when it's ready.
its called a preference and style the aged punk aesthetic is actually quit under appreciated
@@Chrisjbennett89 Aged or distressed!
1000 dollar!!! holy shit. sorry i need to use that money for an exhaust for my car first.
the jacket is the better investment, youll dump your car in 5 years, the jacket will outlive you
@@ourcollectiveinsanity but a car is something i can enjoy everyday and i use it to go to work to make money. if you have the expendable income to buy a 1000 dollar jacket would you even want to keep wearing the same jacket? i honestly can't remember the last time I threw away a jacket. i still wear t-shirts that I wore in high school.
@@MouseCIickDid you end up buying the exhaust at the end?
@@ahshitherewegoagain6361 yup. Tomei, single exit full titanium. I bought it used lol.
And I got super sticky tires. Car handles and sounds like a dream. Gapping civics all day lol.
Honestly 1000 dollar not that bad for a leather jacket after seeing the cost of designer clothes.
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Joss gini
Best leather jackets yet lining is made out of polyester... hmmm
I've tried their jackets on and if you can lift anything more than a 5lb dumbbell, you won't fit in it. I don't how a man can fit his arms and shoulders in their jacket. I will stick with my Schott NYC. The originators of these jackets
Hedi's vibe.
Not everyone is inspired by Hedi
But yea the aesthetic is somewhat similar but also really diff
Artistic clothing Sculpture ".
gave off that pretentious vibe with the fake patina on the jacket.
These trendy jackets are cool for a while.
I'll stick with classic styles. Got a black cafe racer for my first leather jacket
WTF with the slow motion? the whole video. Kind of feels depressing
Carlos Castillo
I know right it looks like someone with depression going to buy a jacket
*crys when looking at price* 😭
Holy shit the prices are too high it's like $300 for a single shirt and the leather jacket are 3000
Yea yea but i kinda expected something like over engineered leather jacket being built
I wanted a real leather jacket but too many of them are way too heavy and look poorly made but are super expensive
Ysl
And I thought punks didn't care about cash ... how things changed ?Capitalist Punks?
So "punks" buying jackets made by modern slaves in sweatshops is a better look?
googled 'burakumin'
holyshit n here i thought that indian caste system are the worst in the world
Striving to look authentic.... so sad , good luck anyway
I bet it smells like grandmas house in there.
Was a teen in the punk days and they didnt look like this. Wheres the coloured skyscraper mohawks? They look like skins that have grown their hair. Looks so dated.
punk is dead
What the fuck is so special about them jackets? Go to fucking goodwill. They have the same shit there for $5
AURIBUS TENEO LUPUM "punk is the way I live my life"
this reminds me of those fake "roadworn" fender guitars, look nice but not the real deal...if you are going for the "punk" look your jacket has to live the punk life...getting in the pit at some backyard shows, gettin other peoples sweat on in, slipping and falling on dog piss, getting beer spilled on it, getting your blood in it or others blood on it cuz of a scrap, get some patches/pins from the bands you saw. Sleep in it, wake up in it, do it all over again lol
punk was to do things with out regard for quality.
yet this is well made - anti punk or worse corporate punk
Have you seen the price of this shit? 150 for a fucking shirt! 2000 for a jacket! Fuck that shit!
I saw ONE legit leather jacket here
Aging leather and Punk attitude ... (Japan number 1)
Surely the true ethos of punk is rebellion, anarchy and generally not really giving a shit. How much would it cost for one of those leather jackets? They're probably worn by rich posers who can afford it and not real punks. Japanese are extremely creative at copying western fashions, but I don't think they really get it
Any top notch leather jacket is going to cost an arm and a leg, though. You don't have to be rich to afford one, per say. It just depends on where you place your priorities.
Good point Nik Murphy. But tony tookie is also on to something. Japan is weird...it's a VERY superficial country, yet when you are out and about, no one really gives a crap what you're wearing. What I've noticed there is that they love to draw themselves into subcultures; and within these subculture, they emphasize STYLE. It's all about the s clothes, accessories etc that supposedly relate to whatever sub culture they want to be a part of...they love the word "Style". Just an example: more space is dedicated to clothes in a magazine for say...Surfers, than in the US. So what i think happens there, they are trying to find a way to be unique by subscribing to a subculture. They try and look the part, but then no one else really cares out in public. So in a way Japan is superficial as hell...yet no fucks given.
I think the populace of countries the world over are quite superficial. It just comes out in different ways. Finding your identity is a big thing in a country where individualism is suppressed. I get it.
No one is better at copying Americana than the Japanese.
thejasonbischoff lol, it's other way around, you fool
Nonconformism at capitalist price
surprise sherlock, leather jackets have never been inexpensive, and if you're paying for a cheap one, you're probably paying for it unethically.
Very little actual information on the jackets. Just felatiation on their supposed lifestyle. Dosent even address claims of quality. I always find it funny how groups of non conformist types all have to have the same style.
Distressing and artificially aging a leather jacket to look vintage is the lamest thing. Stupid really. It’s like someone going to a military surplus store, buying a used uniform and a bunch of medals, then parading around on the street pretending to be a war veteran. You haven’t earned those stripes!!
more like well ruined
Boring slomo
is this about leather or those guys faces and smoking?
Save lives, Go vegan
Are you suggesting that people ranch cow for the hide?
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