XLARGE reunites with Estevan Oriol for a lowrider-led 35th anniversary collection
Eleven years after their first collaboration, five pieces released October 23 bring Los Angeles photography to reversible outerwear, denim, flannel and everyday tops.
XLARGE has reunited with Los Angeles photographer and filmmaker Estevan Oriol for its 35th anniversary, releasing five clothing styles in Japan on October 23, 2026. The original feature was presented by XLARGE. Their first collaboration arrived in spring 2015; eleven years later, the focus is lowriding, which Oriol has documented for more than three decades. Cars, people, streets and clothing meet as photographs move onto different areas of outerwear, denim and basic tops.
A reversible jacket changes how photographs are seen
The REVERSIBLE SOUVENIR JACKET costs ¥27,500 including Japanese tax, in BLACK or NAVY, sizes S–XL. One side uses embroidery and concentrated graphics to convey the automotive theme; the reverse carries all-over photographs on velour. Product shots reveal the contrast in density: broad dark areas remain on one side, while images connect across the other. Turning around or reversing the jacket changes how much of the garment the pictures occupy.
The reversible jacket’s other surface carries dense photographic images.A figure and bridge frame the image on the black tee’s back.
The ALLOVER PRINT DENIM PANTS cost ¥16,500 including tax, in BLACK or INDIGO and 30–36-inch waist sizes, moving photographs onto denim. Compared with imagery concentrated on a jacket, the trousers divide it through pockets, legs and body movement. The collection therefore explores what happens when images pass through different cuts, offering detailed close viewing alongside an overall impression from a distance.
The white tee’s back graphic and denim in a street setting.
Flannel, sweatshirts and tees retain an everyday scale
The QUILTED HALF ZIP FLANNEL SHIRT is ¥15,400 including tax, in BLACK or NAVY, sizes S–XL, combining checks, a half-zip opening and a quilted construction. The CREWNECK SWEAT costs ¥14,300 including tax, in BLACK or ASH, also S–XL. Its photograph sits on the front, leaving the shoulders, sleeves and surrounding fabric more consistently monochrome. Campaign images pairing flannel with a sweatshirt help compare all-over pattern and a single framed image.
Checked half-zip flannel and a photographic sweatshirt at night.Photographic outerwear and checked flannel offer different graphic densities.
The S/S TEE is ¥6,600 including tax, in OFF WHITE or BLACK, sizes S–XL, bringing Oriol’s imagery to a simple short-sleeved silhouette. A shared photographic language need not make all five equally loud. The jacket switches between surfaces, denim extends images down the body, and the sweatshirt and tee give pictures clearer boundaries. The choice becomes whether to wear a photograph or let the whole garment act as an image field.
A large black-and-white photograph fills the dark sweatshirt’s front.
Returning the archive to the people within its culture
Oriol worked as a nightclub bouncer before becoming tour manager for Cypress Hill and House of Pain, beginning to document his surroundings with a Minolta camera passed down by his father Eriberto. Those experiences connected music venues and Los Angeles streets within one way of looking. Here, lowriders mean more than bodywork: campaign windows, seats, river channels and people place clothing within lived environments, giving the photography context beyond decoration.
Japanese sales channels include XLARGE and XLARGE/X-girl stores, excluding outlets, plus calif and ZOZOTOWN. Compare tax-inclusive prices, colours and sizes in the official XLARGE product announcement; stock varies by retailer. The anniversary collaboration shows how two names shaped by Los Angeles culture bring people and streets from the archive into materials and proportions that can be worn outside.
