The Designer of “Needles”, Keizo Shimizu, the founder of “Nepenthes”, established Nepenthes as a Men's Fashion Distributor... More
The Designer of “Needles”, Keizo Shimizu, the founder of “Nepenthes”, established Nepenthes as a Men's Fashion Distributor in 1988 in Japan. He opened, the now legendary retail store “Nepenthes” in 1989, in the pioneering unconventional neighborhood of Aoyama, Tokyo. Since then, Nepenthes has introduced and developed unique and diverse brands from all over the world to the Japanese Fashion Market for over 20 years.
The “Needles” collection is created from a very personal viewpoint of Keizo Shimizu, the core of Nepenthes. Using the world's best manufacturer's through all the available network's he has researched, 20 years strong, he creates the collection freely without any compromise. Each product is an extension of his aesthetics. Keizo is the prime source of all the creativity that is Needles and Nepenthes.