To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Berlin store Burg & Schild, one of the most progressive menswear stores in Europe, the Japanese denim specialist Edwin presents a limited edition of jeans, in which each piece is created by hand. "We are proud to be working with Burg & Schild on this project, simply because we love what this store represents. A true independent, with the balls to provide solid men's style within a market evermore evolving towards transient consumable trends", says Rey Gautier, Creative Director of Edwin Europe.
Shane and Kay, the founders of the Berlin store have come up with some good ideas for the collaboration: "We developed a five-pocket denim style in Europe using red listed 14oz Black/Black Selvage denim from the famous Japanese mill, Kaihara. The pocket bags of black twill are internally printed and hand numbered. Donut buttons, made from copper metal are hand painted with black enamel."
A hand made tote bag has been made from recycled military ground sheets, in ode to Edwin's inception dating back to 1947, when Edwin was a military surplus store situated in Nippori, Tokyo, selling ex US military garments left over from the occupying forces. But nostalgia often drives to new ideas!
The 50 models - ten for each year of the five-year collaboration - are exclusively available at Burg & Schild as of 20 October 2012. Happy Birthday!
