PALACE x EVISU IS 23 PIECES OF 13OZ SELVEDGE AND A BUDDHA SNOW GLOBE

13 ounce selvedge denim is not easy to skate in. Palace put it in a five-pocket jean anyway. That is the entire story of the Palace x EVISU relationship written in one decision: two brands that understand their archives well enough to ignore the obvious constraints. ## Osaka, 1991. London, 2026. EVISU was founded in Osaka in 1991 by Hidehiko Yamane, who reportedly bought an original Cone Mills denim loom from the United States and used it to produce Japanese selvedge denim at a time when the category barely existed as a market. The Daicock seagull logo, painted by hand on early production runs, became the brand's signature. Palace Skateboards started in London in 2009 when Lev Tanju was filming street skating in South London. Those two origin stories have almost nothing in common. The fact that they have collaborated five times across fifteen years suggests that the overlap was always more coherent than the geography implied. ## 13oz Selvedge in Five-Pocket Jeans, a Type II Jacket, and Shorts The denim construction in this capsule is the most interesting technical detail. 13-ounce selvedge is heavier than most modern denim by 2 to 3 ounces; it is the weight of a working jean, not a fashion jean. Selvedge construction means the fabric is woven on a shuttle loom, producing a self-finishing edge that prevents fraying, and it is the standard that EVISU's original production was built on. Palace taking that material into a five-pocket jean and a Type II jacket is not a concession to EVISU's archive. It is both brands agreeing that the fabric is the point. The Daicock logo appears throughout. The seagull that EVISU stamped and painted on denim in Osaka in 1991 is now on a piece designed in London for a global drop. The color palette runs indigo, reverse indigo, navy, grey, pink, and off-white. The soft pink references hanami, the Japanese cherry blossom season, which is not a coincidence from a brand whose design approach treats cultural reference as seriously as construction method. ## Five Times in Fifteen Years: What Keeps Bringing Palace Back This is the fifth Palace x EVISU collaboration. For context: Palace has worked with Adidas, Reebok, Ralph Lauren, Umbro, and Moschino. The Adidas partnership is the most commercially significant. The EVISU partnership is the most architecturally consistent. Every Palace x EVISU drop has centered the same material argument: Japanese denim construction is the standard, the Daicock is the mark, and the only embellishment you need is color and proportion. The 23-piece capsule for Spring 2026 adds knitwear, a co-branded cycling jersey, a zip-up bomber, pullover crewnecks, graphic tees with sakura Tri-Ferg logos, denim caps, and a Buddha snow globe. The snow globe is worth dwelling on for exactly one second: it is the collaboration telling you that it does not take itself too seriously. Two brands that are serious about denim construction can also produce a Buddha snow globe and have it make sense. ## March 27 in the UK, Europe, and North America. March 28 in Japan. The European and North American release goes on March 27, 2026. Japan and Asia-Pacific follow on March 28, one day later, which is how you run a drop when one of your two collaborators is rooted in Osaka and you want the timing to honor that. EVISU is a 35-year-old brand. It has survived the death of Japanese denim as a mass fashion category, the rise and fall of premium denim as a luxury segment, and the cycling back of selvedge as an enthusiast category. Palace is 17 years old and still operating as an independent skate brand that has declined acquisition conversations from multiple conglomerates. Twenty-three pieces. 13-ounce selvedge. Five collaborations in fifteen years. The jeans will be the hardest to skate in and the easiest to keep wearing ten years from now. That is the only review that matters.