In their third major link-up, Levi’s and sacai fuse Japanese architectural reconstruction with rigid selvedge, proves that the staple blue jean is far from finished.
When Chitose Abe looks at a pair of 501s or a classic trucker, she doesn’t see a sacred relic—she sees raw material waiting to be dissected. For the third chapter of the Levi’s x sacai partnership, the Japanese master of hybridity returns to the ultimate canvas of American workwear, dismantling core silhouettes and rebuilding them with structural, high-fashion volatility.
Dropping across four essential shapes in both rigid selvedge and washed indigo, the 12-piece collection pushes deconstruction beyond superficial distressing. Instead, Abe injects pure architectural disruption directly into the garment’s DNA.
“Reconstruction requires something stable enough to disrupt. Levi’s provides the cultural memory; sacai provides the methodology to shatter it.”
Standouts include a Sherpa Jacket wrapped in faux-fur paneling and trimmed with authentic leather detailing, alongside a sculpted Blouson Jacket fitted with sacai’s signature flight-jacket utility sleeve pocket and elasticated hems. Below the waist, Abe debuts Belted Wide Pants and Belted Flare Pants featuring an absurd, seven-pocket construction that layers tailored welt pockets straight over traditional denim patch pockets.
