Number (N)ine SS2006 Distressed Skull Print T-Shirt, Black, Size 3, Takahiro Miyashita Era
Number (N)ine SS2006 Distressed Skull Print T-Shirt, Black, Size 3, Takahiro Miyashita Era
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A black Number (N)ine T-shirt from Spring/Summer 2006 with a framed white skull print and deliberate distressing at the shoulders, from the height of Takahiro Miyashita’s tenure.
The Piece
Takahiro Miyashita’s Number (N)ine, active from 1996 to 2009, turned rock-and-roll imagery into some of the most romantic menswear of its time. Its graphic T-shirts were made in small quantities, printed and distressed with great care, and they are now collected as seriously as the label’s outerwear. Japanese collectors refer to this Spring/Summer 2006 period as the Guns season, and the skull print here is commonly associated with Charles Manson imagery.
The front carries a large white skull, its features rendered in rough, hand-cut shapes, set inside a thin white frame. The cotton jersey is distressed by design: small punched holes and raw edges along the shoulder seams and neckline, and lightly frayed sleeve hems. The neck label is the classic ‘Number (N)ine Takahiro Miyashita’ script.
Tagged 3, roughly a medium, it measures 43 cm across the shoulder, 47 cm across the chest and 67.5 cm long, for the slim, slightly long cut typical of the label.
It is an easy way into Miyashita’s world, and a graphic that still looks sharp under a leather jacket.
Details
- Designer: Number (N)ine (Takahiro Miyashita)
- Season: Spring/Summer 2006 (attributed, known as the Guns season)
- Model / ref: Distressed skull print T-shirt
- Material: 100% cotton
- Colour: Black with white print
- Made in: Japan
- Tagged size: 3
- Measurements: Shoulder 43 cm · Chest (pit to pit) 47 cm · Sleeve 20.5 cm · Length 67.5 cm
- Included: T-shirt only
Condition
- Very good pre-owned condition with little visible wear.
- Distressing at the shoulders, neckline and hems is original to the design.
- Print in good order.
- No notable marks noted.
Condition grade A 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 cold inside out and dry flat to protect the print and the distressed seams.
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