The history of RMC

YOU NEVER TRY YOU NEVER KNOW

RED MONKEY COMPANY (RMC MARTIN KSOHOH) 品牌成立於2002年,由香港設計師MARTIN YAT MING亦稱為MARTIN KSOHOH所創立,當中RMC品牌裡的所有設計,也由設計師MARTIN KSOHOH全權負責。

RMC JEANS 是用上舊式窄封布,後褲袋以和式刺繡作為基礎。牛仔布採用了以環保棉紗所織製,設計及生産,以減少對環境污染的傷害,因此在生産上也較少使用洗水效果。牛仔褲以重身硬布為主,在車縫方面以大戰時期的製作方式,以及採用元祖美製的 UNION SPECIAL 製作。

RMC JEANS 品牌製作至今依然以人工製作為主,於各細部要求嚴格,負責生産的熟練人員,平均年資由10年至30年以上,生産地區以香淃及日本為主。

RMC JEANS 品牌的支持者有 著名音樂人JAY-Z, CHRIS BROWN,JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE,DIZZEE RASCAL等,運動明星如NBA的 LEBRON JAMES,足球的DJIBRIL CISSE等,荷里活金像影帝 JAMIE FOXX等等。

而 LA 的高级時装店 Fred Segal 早於2005年以YEAR OF THE TABLE 引入RMC JEANS 品牌。

早在2006年 雅虎點擎世界頂尖牛仔衭品牌頭30排名當中,RED MONKEY JEANS/RMC JEANS 名列第三,相對其他牛仔品牌更為最受注目。

由於RMC JEANS 後褲袋的出色刺繡設計令到各國JEANS品牌争相模仿,設計師MARTIN KSOHOH 除之展出以製作超過80萬針以上的裁縫式製作,名為(東海物語)系列,由6個春夏秋冬及江户時代為藍本故事组成。於2006年首次於日本設計週中展出,及被邀請在日本東京國家美術館展覧。

2008年以非定期出品的歐洲品牌 YOROPIKO和著名運動品牌NEW BALANCE 推出 HUNGER DARGON 10色系列,每套所需製作之時間平均超遏48小時,亦為亜洲太平洋區限量發售,每套只生産為數件,EBAY 以每套底價约美圓US2500開售,隨後參與展示的地區有香港,台灣,星加坡,澳洲,上海,北京等地。

而RMC 亦與不同單位合作,如金馬獎電影投名狀,美國麥當奴連鎖店之08奥運會特别版,YES WE CAN 奥巴馬版,玩具設計師ERIC SO之蘇勳,美國ZERO HULLIBURTON 品牌别注版,台湾本色唱片公司MCHOT DOG,WORK N PLAY X RMC ,AAAA X RMC ,日本UNLIMITED-FIR 别注版,日本益力多40週年版,BEYOND ROCK N ROLL 演唱會别注版,周傑倫世界巡迴演唱會特别版,DIZZEE RASCAL X RMC X YOROPIKO,日本漫畫家井上三太 SARU X RMC ,英國老牌EASTMANS X RMC JACKET,日本傳统漫畫鬼太郎 X RMC TEE等等。

2009年MARTIN KSOHOH 推出 MKWS 系列,以生活態度及音樂為設計為主。

RMC MARTIN KSOHOH 至此擁有RMC VINTAGE JEANS, RMC MKWS ,RMC LUGGAGE ,YOROPIKO BLACK LABLE..ETC.

RMC MARTIN KSOHOH, also known as RED MONKEY COMPANY, was started in 2002 by MARTIN KSOHOH aka MARTIN YAT MING, who is also the chief designer for all company’s products.

RMC JEANS
Denim Jeans with Japanese style embroidery on the back pocket is the staple product of RMC MARTIN KSOHOH. Weaved and produced with environmental friendly cotton, the salvaged denim material seldom go through wash treatment. Heavy weighted with durable sewing techniques used during the World War, it is produced by UNION SPECIAL from the United States

RMC JEANS Brand
From the beginning, all RMC Jeans are strictly hand made by craft man with 10 to 30 years of experiences from Hong Kong and Japan. With this high quality and attention on details, RMC JEANS has gained many fans and supports from celebrities like Jay-Z, CHRIS BROWN, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE,DIZZEE RASCAL, NBA’s LEBRON JAMES, French Football Superstar DJIBRIL CISSE, Academy Award winner JAME FOXX etc.

High-end Los Angeles Boutique Fred Segal had started carrying RMC JEANS in 2005 through their YEAR OF THE TABLE. In 2006, RMC JEANS leaded most Denim brands as the 3rd most searched Denim brands on Yahoo, with many brands imitating its trademark back pocket embroidery style. In 2006, MARTIN KSOHOH produced an embroidery work with 800,000 stitches titled “Tale of the Eastern Sea”. Based on 6 stories of four seasons and Japan’s EDO era, it was exhibited at the JAPAN DESIGN EXHIBIT and TOKYO DESIGN WEEK. In 2008, MARTIN KSOHOH worked with NEW BALANCE with his other label “YOROPIKO” to release his HUNGER DRAGON design on their model 574 shoes. Each pair of shoes took an average of 48 hours to produce and was released with very limited quantity in the Asia Pacific region. It was sold on EBAY with a minimum bid of USD2500 and had been exhibited in many countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, China’s Shanghai and Beijing.

RMC also worked with different companies and creative outlets to produce different products: Golden Horse Award’s winning film “WARLORDS”, McDonald’s US 2008 Olympic Special Edition, “YES WE CAN” OBAMA Edition, Special Edition for American’s ZERO HULLIBURTON, Hong Kong Vinyl toy artist Eric So, Taiwan’s rapper MC HOTDOG, WORK N PLAY X RMC, AAAA X RMC ,Japan UNLIMITED-FIR Special Edition, Japan YAKULT 40th Anniversary, BEYOND RnR TOUR Special Edition, Jay Chow’s World Tour Special Edition, DIZZEE RASCAL X RMC X YOROPIKO, Japan Manga artist SANTA INOUE – SARU X RMC , London classic EASTMANS X RMC JACKET, Japan traditional Manga GEGEGE NO KITARO X RMC TEE etc. In 2009, the label MKWS was started with design focusing on lifestyle and music.

RMC MARTIN KSOHOH now owns RMC VINTAGE JEANS, RMC MKWS, RMC LUGGAGE, YOROPIKO BLACK LABLE …ETC.

2002年に(RED MONKEY COMPANY)RMC MARTIN KSOHOHを創立し、デザイナーMARTIN YAT MINGから作られたブランドのスローガン“U NEVER TRY U NEVER KNOW”とコレックション全てはMARTIN YAT MINGからデザインした特長ある新しいブランドを誕生しました。

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