Unknown Japanese Brands

[Double 0 Soul]

Ive just spotted a pair of those Wanderers which i posted earlier in the thread, clicked on the seller and it's the same dude who has those^ Gardeners listed,these Neputa look nice too, he has some beauties listed..

 

[Duke Mantee]

The ‘Gardeners’ and the ‘Neputa Genus’ etc are all the same brand right?

[Flash]

We’re the neputa not made by Warehouse ? ( I may be mixing them up with another brand ) 

Edited April 24, 2021 by Flash

[Maynard Friedman]

They certainly have a Warehouse button

[Duke Mantee]

Warehouse make for a few different companies. It just struck me that Gardeners and Neputa Genus labels are very similar in design and Nepeta (not Neputa) Genus is Catnip, so a horticultural connection.

[Maynard Friedman]

Am I missing something here? Surely it’s the Neputa and the Wanderers that have a similar patch, not the Gardeners.

[Duke Mantee]

I think the ‘style’ of all those patches is similar - to me they come from the same source

Edited April 25, 2021 by Duke Mantee

[Double 0 Soul]

^Courtesy of @redragon

 

"Neputa jeans/genus

It is made by Warehouse for a small shop called Braverey in Hirosaki, Aomori.

There is even a dedicated page in the warehouse website for it"

 

Warehouse do make Wanderer

 

Not sure about Gardener, i always thought Gardener were Gardener but i don't have any evidence to support this theory so i'm happy to be wrong. Check out the style of the Nylon labels, that's always a dead giveaway, i'm off for a game of tennis but i'll do a bit of digging in the Garden later on, if y'all don't get around to it.

[Double 0 Soul]

Here are the Gardener labels

This is not an og 90's model of Gardeners but a 'limited revival' model, off the top of my head i wouldn't say Warehouse the selvedge doesn't look like Warehouse either.. right i'm outta here

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

Taken from a World Mook book I have from 2005.

Gardener 1954 (Uekis) designed by Ichiro Ueki in 2005 I think.

Company could be called ‘System of Emporium’ (literal translation).

Perhaps someone with a knowledge of Japanese or a better grasp of a translation app could do a more thorough job than me!

[unders]

Confirming @Maynard Friedman ‘s post that these are made by a company called System of Emporium Corporation. Here’s a close-up of the pocket flasher 

Edited April 25, 2021 by unders

[Double 0 Soul]

Right i'm back let's get our little grey cells in gear

They're designed my a Mr. Ichiro Ueki hence the tab (whoops! maynard beat me to it)

They also make a 1937 and a 1942, i sent Flash photo's some time ago but they've disappeared

I keep seeing reference to first generation Gardeners and revival, there is also a seller on macari who claims his pair are made by Warehouse and the selvedge looks like WH selvadge

 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

The page I posted above mentions something about a revival - that may be the 2005 part. My translate app kept changing the text though and I didn’t have the time or patience to continue with it.

[Duke Mantee]

7 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

The page I posted above mentions something about a revival - that may be the 2005 part. My translate app kept changing the text though and I didn’t have the time or patience to continue with it.

There’s nothing of real consequence in the text - started out in 97 then took a break and did some collaboration with Take5 then back to this label in 2005 (more or less)

Company records show the business status was made ‘dead/abandoned’ in the first quarter of 2008

Edited April 25, 2021 by Duke Mantee

[Double 0 Soul]

I'm just typing as i find it...

It looks like in 2019, they supplied the 1954xx for a (sufu style) fade contest for jeans shop Spiral in Hamamatsu

[Duke Mantee]

8 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

I'm just typing as i find it...

It looks like in 2019, they supplied the 1954xx for a (sufu style) fade contest for jeans shop Spiral in Hamamatsu

It seems to me the original company folded and (I’m guessing) restarted in collaboration with this Spiral store?

[Double 0 Soul]

37's (2020)

Fucking...Yess!

 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul

[Double 0 Soul]

The line up

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul

[Double 0 Soul]

37 minutes ago, Duke Mantee said:

There’s nothing of real consequence in the text - started out in 97 then took a break and did some collaboration with Take5 then back to this label in 2005 (more or less)

Company records show the business status was made ‘dead/abandoned’ in the first quarter of 2008

Regarding 1997 Gardeners, i keep seeing Evisu/Evi's referenced...

Alrighty...that's my Sunday researching done, i'm going to shampoo my rug

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul

[Thanks_M8]

^Patch looks lots like the labor/labour overalls evisu showed on their instagram Page aswell

[unders]

10 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Alrighty...that's my Sunday researching done, i'm going to shampoo my rug

Euphemism?

Sure some of you eager researchers will have found this blog - this picture was taken from the Spiral launch, presumably at the store. I wonder if the dude holding them is Mr Ueki. 

 

https://blog.spiral-jeans.com/posts/categories/674556

[Flash]

Those 37's look great,  only thing I'm not keen on is the donut button 

[Duke Mantee]

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[Duke Mantee]

Seems I’ve confused an issue ... I assumed the Take5 collab was with the denim store (I know other brands have done this) ... but Take 5 was a joint venture between Gardener, Evisu, Dry Bones, Stormy Blue and Jubilee Shoes.

[Flash]

I always thought the same , the style seemed to go with the other Take5 ( HK shop ) that I've seen 

Edited April 25, 2021 by Flash

[Double 0 Soul]

44 minutes ago, unders said:

Euphemism?

Nope

 

[Duke Mantee]

2 minutes ago, Flash said:

I always thought the same , the style seemed to with the other Take5 ( HK shop ) that I've seen 

It might be the shop took inspiration from the venture because they liked the brands - or many it’s just coincidence 

[Double 0 Soul]

On 12/25/2019 at 6:20 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

A few more blasts from the past..

Take5 Evis x Pherrow's x Dry Bones x Gardener collab, fading looks perfect vintage

...one button from each company which is a very nice touch..

All the bells & whistles

Another Take5 collab Lot.1002

Any era you like with this pair...

Here you go Mike

Edited April 25, 2021 by Double 0 Soul