SAINT MICHAEL × Denim Tears 21SS Choose Your Savior Varsity Jacket SM-S21-0000-041, Black Wool and Cream Leather, Size M
SAINT MICHAEL × Denim Tears 21SS Choose Your Savior Varsity Jacket SM-S21-0000-041, Black Wool and Cream Leather, Size M
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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
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- As Found
Faith, stitched in candy colours
The letterman jacket was made to declare belonging; this one asks the wearer to choose what to believe in. Every panel carries an image, from the robed figure on the back to the eye and sun on the chest. It is a devotional object disguised as campus outerwear.
Best for: Collectors of Tokyo and New York collaborations; statement varsity wardrobes
Condition notes
Light signs of use; minor marks possible on close inspection. Light creasing to the cream cowhide at the elbows.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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From the Spring Summer 2021 meeting of SAINT MICHAEL and Denim Tears, reference SM-S21-0000-041: a black wool varsity jacket with cream cowhide sleeves, the words Choose Your Savior spelled across the back in multicoloured chenille. Tagged M.
The Piece
Across the back, CHOOSE YOUR rises in an arch of yellow, red, blue and purple chenille letters. At the centre stands a figure in a flowing red robe, arms open wide above a small white banner, and SAVIOR closes the composition just above the striped hem.
The front matches it patch for patch. A blue M and a red S in chenille stack on the right chest; on the left, lines of gold chain-stitch script descend the panel, with an embroidered eye and a flaming sun below. Each cream leather sleeve carries chenille hands and faces in brown and tan. The collar, cuffs and hem are ribbed in black with white stripes, and the quilted lining bears the round woven SAINT MICHAEL label inscribed Be careful what you wish for.
Denim Tears is the label of Tremaine Emory, and SAINT MICHAEL is the Tokyo house known for deliberately aged graphics; their shared varsity jacket remains among the most collected pieces either has made.
Details
- Maker: SAINT MICHAEL × Denim Tears
- Reference: SM-S21-0000-041, 21SS
- Style: Varsity jacket, snap front
- Shell: 100% wool; sleeves 100% cowhide (per label)
- Lining: 100% rayon, quilted; padding 100% polyester
- Rib: 70% acrylic, 30% wool
- Colour: Black and cream with multicoloured chenille
- Size: M (per label)
- Shoulder: 42 cm (16.5 in)
- Chest width: 53 cm (20.9 in)
- Length: 67 cm (26.4 in)
- Sleeve: 55 cm (21.7 in); centre back to cuff 75 cm (29.5 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use, with minor marks possible on close inspection.
- The cream cowhide shows light creasing at the elbows; every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Specialist leather dry cleaning only; store on a broad hanger away from direct light so the chenille keeps its loft.
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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More from the maker in SAINT MICHAEL and across our Amekaji collection.
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