Evisu Lot 2001 Jeans with Yellow Gull Paint and Red Tab, High-Contrast Fades, Size 31
Evisu Lot 2001 Jeans with Yellow Gull Paint and Red Tab, High-Contrast Fades, Size 31
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A well-faded pair of Evisu Lot 2001 jeans with bright yellow painted gulls, a red back-pocket tab and the high-contrast wear of years in rotation.
The Piece
Evisu began in Osaka in 1991, when Hidehiko Yamane started cutting jeans on old shuttle looms with the obsessive attention of a craftsman rather than a manufacturer. The hand-painted seagull on the back pockets, the Ebisu fan label inside the waistband and the leather patch stamped with lot and size became the signature of a label that shaped the Japanese denim movement and later the global Y2K wardrobe.
Yellow is one of the most recognisable gull colours, and here it is still vivid against denim that has faded to a mottled mid-blue. A small red tab sits on the edge of the back pocket, a detail associated with the label's earlier production.
The jeans are a straight five-pocket with a button fly, and they show the kind of fading denim enthusiasts wait years for: strong whiskers, honeycombs behind the knees, stacking at the hems and a pale seat. Inside are the Ebisu fan label and copper-tone fittings.
For anyone who wants vintage Evisu that already has its story written into it, this is an honest, characterful pair.
Details
- Designer: Evisu (Hidehiko Yamane)
- Season: Yamane era, attributed to the late 1990s to early 2000s
- Model / ref: Lot 2001
- Material: 100% cotton selvedge denim
- Colour: Faded indigo with yellow gull paint
- Made in: Japan
- Tagged size: 31
- Measurements: Waist (flat) 40 cm · Hip (flat) 55 cm · Rise 33 cm · Inseam 80 cm
- Included: Jeans only
Condition
- Pre-owned with visible wear, graded B.
- Strong fading, whiskers and honeycombs.
- Abrasion at the hems.
- Gull paint bright with light cracking.
- Button fly intact.
Condition grade B on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The labels, materials, stitching, hardware and construction are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch; anything that cannot be confirmed is stated plainly in the description. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Wash sparingly, inside out in cold water, and dry flat away from direct sun to protect the paint and the indigo.
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Every figure above is taken by hand with the pair laid flat, in centimetres. Measure jeans or trousers that already fit you the same way and allow a centimetre or two of margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our jeans and trousers size guide reads waist and inseam in inches and centimetres, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.
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