Needles Dragon Embroidered BB Jacket

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Needles always offer a diverse range of products, often mixing traditional Japanese references with 70s-tinged Americana. The Spring-Summer '14 collection is no different and the BB Jacket combines a sportswear-inspired silhouette with a unique dragon embroidery detail that gives it a more delicate, luxurious feel.

—Available at Starling

Needles Spring-Summer '14 Lookbook

 

   

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Photography: Kazuki Nagayama
Direction & Styling: Masumi Sakamoto
Hair: Nishiyama Rihatsuten
Model: Andy

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Nepenthes have recently added the Needles Spring-Summer '14 lookbook to their website. It offers an extensive look at the collection in a variety of outdoor settings, along with a selection of beautiful landscape images captured by Kazuki Nagayama, which help to set the overall tone.

—Needles Spring-Summer '14 Lookbook

Needles Sportswear Micro Fleece Bonded Tweed Jacket

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Tweed is not regularly regarded as the most modern fabric available, generally offering a more traditional feeling, but this jacket by Needles Sportswear hybridizes the woollen cloth by bonding it to micro fleece. The 3-button blazer styling is further updated with zippered pockets for good measure.

—Available at Haven

Looks: Fall-Winter '13 Updated

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—01. Workers Prisoner Coat.
—02. The Real McCoy's M-1951 Parka.

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The Looks section for Fall-Winter '13 has just been updated. You'll find three new looks featuring outerwear from The Real McCoy's, Workers and Sassafras, knitwear from John Smedley and Yaeca, and footwear from Haco Schuh, Tricker's and Yuketen. With a smattering of accessories from Margaret Howell and Needles also making an appearance, the emphasis is on a mix of winter layers, because, quite frankly, it's freezing outside.

—View Looks

Looks: Fall-Winter '13 Updated

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—01. Yaeca Rollneck Sweater.
—02. Haco Schuh 361.

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The Looks section for Fall-Winter '13 has just been updated. New items from Yaeca, Sassafras and Haco Schuh have been paired with seasonal staples from Workers, Strathtay Hand Knits and Red Wing, providing easy to wear combinations that are both warm and comfortable.

—View Looks

Rebuild by Needles Hooded Sweatshirt

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The flannel shirts and olive drab pieces are certainly the more common models in the Needles Rebuild lineup but these hooded sweatshirts are my choice for a wearable and innovative reworking and assemblage of pre-owned clothing pieces.

—Available at The Bureau

Needles Band Collar Cowboy Shirt

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—01. Black plaid.
—02. Grey plaid.

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This fall Needles present a unique take on the classic western shirt. The band collar is a subtle twist, while the wool plaids are more in keeping with what you might find on a vintage version.

—Available at Inventory

Needles Arrow Down Parka

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Sometimes Needles refines a piece of Americana to such a point it borders on exquisite. This parka, with its quilted down interior and deer leather reinforced pockets, gets my vote for one of the casual coats of the season – if there was such an award.

—Available at Eggplant