I know that the point of HYA is to find clothes that you’d actually buy, but I really, really like the way that the black exterior and the pink-patterned interior contrast on this jacket, so I just had to mention it, even if it’s getting on for $500 (only 96 available, so its a pretty exclusive club).

“Kidrobot have managed to replicate the originality and quality of their art pieces into their apparel line, combining style and substance.
The ´23 Tech Shell Jacket´ is made from their own waterproof, and flexible material, aptly called ´Robotex´. Featuring ´Dunny´ print lining, stacks of pockets, and drawstrings to keep you in order, the ´23 Tech Shell Jacket´ totally delivers.”

And who doesn’t love Kidrobot, anyway?

Costiness=€358 URL

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Is it just me, or does this jacket look like it comes from the near future, where we all wear the same clothes (except the leaders have gold piping on theirs)?

I like the shape, the way that the fitted body contrasts with the drape-like style of the arms, and having the points on the cuffs is a nice little touch. As is the stitch-on ‘Scifen Survival Unit’ branding above the left-breast pocket, it enforces the dystopian future story that I invented in the intro. One thing that I’m not too hot on is the stitched scifen text over the back of the shoulders, it doesn’t really seem to fit with the nature of the jacket.

Costiness=$160 (well, wool costs!) URL (and yes, you can still get up to 20% off with the following code: AS7594)

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I thought that after going to all the effort of asking if you wanted to see coats on here I should probably post at least 1 coat in 2006, and when I noticed this coat by Obey I thought it made the HYA grade. It seems like a pretty simple coat, but there’s a few little touches that make it a bit more interesting, like the unusual shape of the cuffs, the enlarged breast-pockets, and the use of sew-ons and printed letters. You all know a Karmaloop post wouldn’t be complete without a bit of blurb:

“Military Iggy Pop II Jacket (Jackets By Obey) If James Brown is the godfather of soul, and Elvis is the king of Rock and Roll, then Iggy Pop is sort of like the weird, strung-out uncle of punk and heavy metal. Maybe the weird uncle that was in the army and has never been quite right. That would explain the military styling of this jacket. Iggy: big fan of tweed, which happens to be the lining of this jacket. Hmmm, curious.”

Costiness=$100 URL

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