Undercover AW2000 Melting Pot Down Vest, Navy Honeycomb Nylon, Size F, Jun Takahashi Archive
Undercover AW2000 Melting Pot Down Vest, Navy Honeycomb Nylon, Size F, Jun Takahashi Archive
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A navy down vest from Undercover’s Autumn/Winter 2000 Melting Pot collection, with the season’s label printed inside and a textured honeycomb nylon shell.
The Piece
Autumn/Winter 2000, titled Melting Pot, was the season in which Undercover moved from cult Tokyo label towards the international stage, and it remains one of Jun Takahashi’s most collected periods. The collection blended military, sportswear and punk references, and its outerwear was especially strong.
This vest carries the season’s own label inside: ‘UNDER COVER Jun Takahashi, 2000–2001 Autumn-Winter, Melting Pot’, with ‘UNDERCOVER:MELTING POT’ woven tapes at the collar and inner pockets. The shell is a navy nylon with a fine honeycomb texture, quilted in broad horizontal channels and filled with down. Details include a stand collar with a zipped channel, a vertical zip chest pocket, two zipped hand pockets, a mesh-lined interior with labelled inner pockets, and a toggled drawcord hem.
Tagged F (free size), it measures 56 cm across the chest and 63 cm long, so it sits comfortably over a sweatshirt on most frames and is genuinely unisex.
It is a practical, warm and understated piece that carries a significant season in its label.
Details
- Designer: Undercover (Jun Takahashi)
- Season: Autumn/Winter 2000–2001, Melting Pot
- Model / ref: Melting Pot down vest
- Material: Shell 100% nylon; down fill
- Colour: Navy
- Made in: Japan (Undercover label)
- Tagged size: F
- Measurements: Chest (pit to pit) 56 cm · Length 63 cm
- Included: Vest only
Condition
- Good pre-owned condition with general signs of wear.
- The printed inner label shows cracking with age (photographed).
- No other notable marks or damage noted.
- Zips and drawcord working.
Condition grade AB on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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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. Spot clean the shell, or have it cleaned by a down specialist, and store uncompressed.
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