THE NEEDLES REBUILD LINE ACTS AS A DIFFUSION LINE FOR NEEDLES, THE JAPANESE STREETWEAR LABEL FOCUSED ON VINTAGE AMERICANA, BOHEMIAN STYLE, AND SPORTSWEAR. NEEDLES ITSELF IS A SUBSIDIARY OF NEPENTHES, THE BRAINCHILD OF KEIZO SHIMIZU, AN AMERICANA ENTHUSIAST WHO GOT HIS START SELLING RALPH LAUREN, L.L. BEAN, AND OTHER AMERICAN BRANDS IN JAPAN. THE REBUILD LINE CENTERS AROUND REPURPOSING OLDER VINTAGE GARMENTS TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW PIECE. THIS JACKET IS MADE OUT OF THE SCRAPS OF AN M-65 MILITARY JACKET AND A NYLON BOMBER JACKET. THE PIECE ITSELF HAS BEEN OVER-DYED BLACK.