BUFFALO BOBS

One of the three pillars developed by BUFFALO BOBS, NOIR was described in the brand’s official blog in 2012 as a line that used leather as a signature material and incorporated rock influences through unconventional silhouettes featuring long lengths and draping. While CRYSTAL focused on suits and tailoring, and ORIGINALS connected the brand’s vintage background to denim, NOIR took on leather items and more fashion-oriented designs. The line served to extend the parent brand’s menswear style in a more distinctive direction through its materials and silhouettes.

One of the three pillars set out by BUFFALO BOBS, ORIGINALS was introduced as a line that develops vintage—the brand’s starting point—into contemporary items. According to the operating company’s history, the brand’s predecessor was a vintage clothing store that opened in Ura-Harajuku in 1995, and ORIGINALS is positioned in connection with this background. The official blog describes it as offering items for adults, centered on denim. Alongside NOIR, which focuses on leather, and CRYSTAL, which handles suits and tailoring, it takes charge of the casual category closest to the brand’s roots.

CRYSTAL was developed as one of BUFFALO BOBS' three pillars, as a line centered on suits and tailored clothing. The official blog also featured business suits alongside attire for parties and ceremonies. Unlike NOIR, which focused on leather and more mode-oriented designs, and ORIGINALS, which proposed denim against a vintage backdrop, CRYSTAL covered formalwear and tailoring. The line extended the parent brand's style to occasions requiring suits, such as ceremonies and business settings.

According to the official announcements available for verification, NEW GENTLEMAN BUFFALO BOBS was the name of a multi-brand store that opened at Shibuya 109MEN'S in March 2014. It brought BUFFALO BOBS, JOHNNY WOLF, and DEAN & McQUEEN together in a single sales space. The store focused primarily on denim, suits, and leather, and differed in nature from product-theme sub-lines such as BUFFALO BOBS' NOIR, CRYSTAL, and ORIGINALS. Rather than an independent apparel line of the parent brand, it is positioned as a store and retail concept that brings together and presents products from multiple brands.