Supreme x UNDERCOVER Layered Jean
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
UNDERCOVER is the Tokyo label founded in 1990 by Jun Takahashi, a contemporary of Nigo and a fixture of the Ura-Harajuku scene who has staged Paris runway shows since 2002. The Supreme x UNDERCOVER Layered Jean is constructed from 13 oz. cotton denim in a classic five-pocket silhouette with button fly, coin pocket, and leather patch at the back waistband, and is fitted with zip-off flannel shirtsleeves attached at the waist to mimic a tied-around overshirt. The SS23 release came in washed indigo, washed black, and washed grey with a printed graphic at the front and printed logos on the back shirtsleeves. Released March 30, 2023 at $228. No standalone UNDERCOVER in-line version of this construction is in production.
About UNDERCOVER
UNDERCOVER is a Japanese fashion label founded in 1990 by Jun Takahashi in Tokyo while he was still studying at Bunka Fashion College. Takahashi opened the Nowhere store in Ura-Harajuku in 1993 with BAPE founder Nigo, making the two labels central to the neighborhood's 1990s streetwear movement. UNDERCOVER showed at Tokyo Fashion Week starting in 1994 and moved to the Paris runway in 2002 at Rei Kawakubo's invitation. The brand draws on punk, horror, and dada-influenced graphics, and its motto "We make noise, not clothes" has appeared across collections since the late 1990s. Supreme has collaborated with UNDERCOVER on co-branded outerwear, T-shirts, and Public Enemy-themed capsules.
