Needles is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Japanese designer Keizo Shimizu in 1997. It was to complement the product range in his independent NEPENTHES boutique store. Needles clothing designs take elements from casual American influence, such as outdoor-, and workwear clothing, mixing them with a more traditional Japanese fashion to create a unique look.
“Leave it to an outsider to add new wrinkles to classic Americana and old Western styles,” that’s what Shimizu has done ever since starting the label with just one piece in 1997: a loose-fitting suit jacket inspired by one worn by Miles Davis in the ’60s.
