One of the coolest Kansai varsities we’ve come across. This one features a great embroidered and printed bi-plane design on the back along with Kansai branding. The most standout part is the actual metal 3D propeller piece on the back applied into the jacket. The jacket also features awesome black leather with a cargo pocket sleeve.
Kansai Yamamoto’s major claim to fame was designing a lot of famous pieces for David Bowie’s Wardrobe, most notably for Ziggy Stardust era outfits. He was way ahead of his time for designing such wild yet wearable designs and pieces. Even the monster hands of Jun Takahashi were reference to Bowie and Kansai’s designs. He notably also showed clothing in Europe predating Rei Kawakubo and Yohji. His designed were bright, expressive, large and unisex. It really helped push fashion forward with the help of Bowie’s star power as well as Elton John and many others.
