CHROME HEARTS × KYOSUKE HIMURO ZIP UP "HIMURO" - RED EDITION
AN UNDERGROUND RELIC FROM CHROME HEARTS' MOST HISTORIC COLLABORATION.
BEFORE THE ERA OF HYPE BEASTS AND INSTAGRAM DROPS, CHROME HEARTS FORGED CLOSE TIES WITH THE JAPANESE ROCK SCENE.
KYOSUKE HIMURO, AN ABSOLUTE ICON OF J-ROCK AND FORMER FRONTMAN OF BOØWY, WAS HONORED WITH AN ENTIRE CATALOG DEDICATED TO HIM.
THIS BLACK ZIP-UP JACKET FEATURES A BLOOD-RED PRINT—A COLOR CHROME HEARTS RARELY USES, RESERVING IT FOR ULTRA-LIMITED EDITIONS.
THE GRAPHIC INCORPORATING THE NAME "HIMURO," RUNNING FROM THE SLEEVES TO THE CHEST, SUGGESTS A DESIRE TO MAKE THIS ZIP-UP FEEL LIKE A PERSONAL ITEM FROM THE JAPANESE ROCK STAR.
THE EDITION IS EXTREMELY LIMITED: FEWER THAN 100 COPIES WORLDWIDE.
THE CONDITION IS "CONCOURS" (MINT CONDITION); THE RED HAS RETAINED ITS INTENSITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF FADING OR WEAR SUGGESTS THAT THIS ITEM HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED TO MAINTAIN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.
THE PROVENANCE IS CULT: IT CAME FROM A POP-UP STORE IN TOKYO IN 2005 (ACCORDING TO THE ARCHIVES), ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY GUEST LIST.