PPFM Gimmick Zip Denim, Dark Navy, Japanese Pattern Back Waist and Ankle Zips, Y2K Archive
PPFM Gimmick Zip Denim, Dark Navy, Japanese Pattern Back Waist and Ankle Zips, Y2K Archive
- Dispatch
- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
- United States · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
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A guide for this piece: about $24, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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- Sizing
- Measured flat by hand, waist, rise and inseam, in centimetres · Find your size · Ask before you buy
- Character
- QuietResplendent Balanced 4.5 of 10 ·
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- Authenticity guaranteed · How we grade
Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
Condition report
Very Good8.0 / 10
- Giftable
- Mint
- Excellent
- Very Good
- Good
- Honest Wear
- As Found
Clean Indigo, Hidden Ornament
From the front this is sharp dark denim; from behind it reveals PPFM's Japanese-pattern flourish. The ankle zips give it two silhouettes. It is the quieter face of the label's archive.
Best for: Y2K archive collectors, slimmer waists
Condition notes
Worn, no conspicuous marks; hardware intact.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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PPFM gimmick denim in a crisp, near-rigid dark navy, with a band of gold and black Japanese-pattern cloth across the back waist and long zips rising from each ankle. From the label's Y2K archive.
The Piece
The back waist drops to show the printed Japanese-pattern panel, held by a leather strap tab and brass studs, while curved seams shape the seat and knees. At the front a flap coin pocket and a contrast-piped side pocket add detail, and the ankle zips allow the hems to be worn closed and tapered or open over boots.
PPFM, Peyton Place For Men, set the tone for Tokyo's Y2K street dressing, and its gimmick denim remains the most collected part of the archive.
Details
- Label: PPFM (Peyton Place For Men)
- Era: Y2K archive
- Colour: Dark navy, gold Japanese-pattern panel
- Material: Cotton 100%
- Size: not marked; please go by the measurements
- Waist: 38 cm flat (about 76 cm, 29.9 in, around)
- Rise: 24 cm (9.4 in)
- Inseam: 77 cm (30.3 in)
- Thigh: 25 cm (9.8 in)
- Hem: 14 cm (5.5 in)
Measured by hand, laid flat; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Worn, with no conspicuous marks noted; the navy remains deep.
- Zips, studs and strap tab are intact.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Wash cold inside out with the zips closed, and dry flat.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More of the label waits in PPFM and the wider denim and trousers room.
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