^{IN 2003, KYOSUKE HIMURO—THE ABSOLUTE ICON OF J-ROCK AND FORMER FRONTMAN OF BOØWY—RELEASED A SINGLE TITLED "ANGEL."
TO ACCOMPANY THIS RELEASE, CHROME HEARTS DESIGNED A UNIQUE PIECE: A LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT WITH A DESIGN FOUND NOWHERE ELSE, NEVER REUSED, NEVER REISSUED.
A SPECIAL DESIGN, CREATED FOR A SONG.
UNLIKE THE BRAND'S OTHER CREATIONS FEATURING TIMELESS GRAPHICS, THIS LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SPORTS AN EPHEMERAL DESIGN: INSPIRED BY THE SONG "ANGEL," STYLIZED WINGS PRINTED ON THE BACK—PERHAPS A CELESTIAL FIGURE, AN AURA—BUT RENDERED ACCORDING TO CHROME HEARTS' SIGNATURE STYLE, IN THE FORM OF "VINE" MOTIFS.
THE PIECE SHOWN HERE DISPLAYS A FADED, PROGRESSIVE AND INTENSE GREY GRADIENT; THE DRAPE OF THE COTTON IS STRIKING.
THE YEAR 2003 WAS A PIVOTAL ONE. IT WAS THE TIME WHEN CHROME HEARTS BEGAN FORGING CLOSE TIES WITH THE JAPANESE ROCK SCENE. HIMURO WASN'T JUST A CUSTOMER—HE WAS A SECRET AMBASSADOR, ALMOST A SPIRITUAL BROTHER TO RICHARD STARK.
THEIR COLLABORATION GOES BEYOND MERCHANDISING: IT IS ARTISTIC, PERSONAL, CONFIDENTIAL.}

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