Index 02 / Lookbook 18 Frames · 2020 — 2026

Frames.

Editorial, lookbook, campaign, runway. Frankfurt, Berlin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York. Karl Kani archive — each frame is a record.

18 Frames · Latest first
N° 01 NIJO — Karl Kani 35mm Film bomber, white-on-white, race patches
SS24 · Campaign FRANKFURT · 2025

35mm Film — Cover

White-on-white Cross Keys leather jacket, hand-sewn KANI patches. Studio cloth backdrop, broken seam.

FIT · KARL KANI CROSS KEYS JACKET - 35MM FILM COLLECTION SHOT BY RABBITSENSEI · FRANKFURT 2025

N° 02 NIJO in white Karl Kani Shot Clock tracksuit jacket, beanie, court-style backdrop
Commercial · East Flatbush Frankfurt · 2026

Shot Clock

White Shot Clock tracksuit jacket, signature Kani script, court-glass behind. Basketball heritage, East Flatbush attitude — the tracksuit re-cut for 2026.

FIT · KARL KANI SHOT CLOCK JACKET - EAST FLATBUSH COLLECTION CAPTURED BY SANRIFFMEDIA · FRANKFURT 2026

N° 03 NIJO leaning, leather puffer vest, hooded, white concrete plaza
Commercial · Editorial Frankfurt · 2024

Mezzanine

Hooded under a leather puffer vest, embroidered K mark on the chest. Daylight off a corporate plaza — fashion photographed like architecture.

FIT · KARL KANI DOT LEATHER PUFFER VEST - LIFE COLLECTION CAPTURED BY RABBITSENSEI · FRANKFURT 2024

N° 04 NIJO — black and white portrait, Karl Kani signature varsity, Frankfurt 2020
Heritage · B&W Frankfurt · 2020

FFM '20

The first shoot. Frankfurt, October 2020 — Karl Kani signature varsity, alley wall, black and white. The frame that started everything.

FIT · KARL KANI VARSITY JACKET - FW2020 CAPTURED BY SANRIFFMEDIA · FRANKFURT 2020

N° 05 NIJO in BIB collection — black monogram durag and scarf
FW24 · BIB Campaign Berlin · 2024

BIB — Monogram

Repeating K-monogram durag and scarf, perforated hoodie underneath. The BIB capsule centred on the K as a textile, not just a label.

FIT · KARL KANI MEMPHIS JACKET + FORD LEATHER SHIRT - B.I.B COLLECTION CAPTURED BY SARA NATALIA · BERLIN 2024

N° 06 NIJO in tan lambskin Bank Shot bomber with star patches
Campaign · East Flatbush FRANKFURT · 2026

East Flatbush

Custom "Bank Shot" leather jacket , star patches, signature stitching featuring metal stud detailing at the chest. Brooklyn by way of Frankfurt — the East Flatbush collections lead frame.

FIT · KARL KANI BANK SHOT - EAST FLATBUSH COLLECTION CAPTURED BY SANRIFFMEDIA · 2026

N° 07 NIJO and counterpart in matching black leather moto coveralls, graffiti wall
Editorial Los Angeles · 2024

Yard Shift

Two-up moto leather, matching coveralls, graffiti and tail-pipe behind. Loud frame — kept off the agency book, lives on the wall.

FIT · KARL KANI LEATHER KK 2 RACING COVERALL (EXCLUSIVE UNRELEASED) CAPTURED BY SHEIN · LOS ANGELES 2024

N° 08 NIJO on the phone — white Karl Kani Jeans tee, Frankfurt towers behind
35mm · Street LOS ANGELES · 2024

Downtown

Low-angle 35mm street frame. White Karl Kani Holy Grail Shirt, leather Patch jacket, construction crane behind. The capsule's "lived-in" frame.

FIT · KARL KANI HOLY GRAIL SHIRT + EXCLUSIVE LEATHER PATCH JACKET + ARCHIVE BOOTS CAPTURED BY SHEIN · LOS ANGELES 2024

N° 09 NIJO in white Kani patches bomber, Karl Kani Jeans tee, dark backdrop
Campaign · Cross Keys Los Angeles · 2024

Cross Keys

Hand-sewn patches, the KK star, KANI shield. Down-glance, head turned. The campaign that defined the chapter.

FIT · KARL KANI CROSS KEYS JACKET CAPTURED BY SHEIN · LOS ANGELES 2024

N° 10 NIJO under highway underpass with vintage motorcycles — moto leather
Editorial · KK 2 Racing LOS ANGELES · 2024

KK 2 Racing

Underpass, tank, iron horses. The KK 2 Racing editorial framed like a film still — moto leather, vintage steel, no styling tricks. Six frames published, one chosen for the cover.

FIT · KARL KANI LEATHER MOTO · KK 2 RACING CAPTURED BY SHEIN · LOS ANGELES 2024

N° 11 Karl Kani leather jacket back detail — patch wall, K shield, K star
Detail · Patch Study Frankfurt · 2020

Back of the Jacket

Detail study. KANI shield, the diamond mark. Each one stitched, never printed. The pieces the brand was built on from day 1, framed as found.

FIT · KARL KANI VARSITY JACKET · FRANKFURT 2020

N° 12 NIJO in long red leather moto coat, hood up
Editorial · Colour LOS ANGELES ·2024

Red Leather

Long red moto coat, hood up, leaning into the light. The colour frame in a black-and-grey edit — kept for the agency book.

FIT · KARL KANI ARC JACKET + SHINY SANTA FE CARGO (EXCLUSIVE) · LOS ANGELES 2024

N° 13 NIJO walking — silver leather vest and trousers, purple runway
Runway · Miami LOS ANGELES · 2023

Silver Walk

Karl Kani archive silver-leather vest and trousers over a gold signature tee. Purple runway. First look closed the segment.

FIT · KARL KANI ARCHIVE SILVER LEATHER TWO-PIECE KARL KANI FASHION SHOW · LOS ANGELES 2023

N° 14 35mm Film capsule alternate cover — Karl Kani patch bomber
SS24 · Campaign Frankfurt · 2024

35mm — B-Side

Alternate cover, same shoot. Slight head turn, the patch wall in focus. The brief was "studio Vogue, but ours."

Fit · Karl Kani 35mm Film Bomber
Shot by Studio Ostend · Frankfurt 2024

N° 15 NIJO and counterpart in beige Karl Kani Ford leather shirts and Mace leather cargo, Los Angeles skyline behind
Editorial · LA Los Angeles · 2024

Pacific Heat

Two-up on the bridge. Ford leather shirt in beige, Mace leather cargo to match — all leather, all daylight. Downtown skyline behind, midday haze, no air conditioning. Pure Los Angeles.

Fit · Karl Kani Ford Leather Shirt (Beige) + Mace Leather Cargo
Captured for Karl Kani · Los Angeles 2024

N° 16 NIJO in red Karl Kani Racing puffer vest, Kani beanie, archive frame
Campaign · Archive Los Angeles · 2024

Racing — '94 Reissue

Red Kani Racing puffer over the original race jersey, Kani Union Jack beanie. Built to look like a 1994 catalog page — the silhouette that defined Karl Kani.

Fit · Karl Kani Racing Team Puffer · '94 Reissue
Captured for Karl Kani · Los Angeles 2024

N° 17 NIJO off-duty portrait — white bucket hat, relaxed frame
Commercial · Off-Duty 2024

Off Duty

White bucket, plain frame, no styling. The agency-card pick for casual briefs — relaxed, but still recognisably his.

Fit · Personal · 2024

N° 18 Two-up frame — Karl Kani hockey jersey and patch racing jacket, vintage Mustang, LA
Editorial · LA Los Angeles · 2024

Two-Up · Patches

Karl Kani hockey jersey, patch racing jacket, '67 Mustang behind. Daylight, downtown skyline, graffiti — a love letter to the original LA Karl Kani catalogue.

Fit · Karl Kani Hockey Jersey · KK Patch Racing Jacket
Captured by Alex G. · Los Angeles 2024

End of Lookbook · 18 frames

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