SNEAK PEEK - Fall Winter Collection

[hectic]

Ventile Harrington is great. Really canny prod diversification.

[Beatle]

Lol, Giles has just blown my super secret IH fall special wish …I am still super super excited that I was brave enough to suggest a Vintage Hickory line...so awesome that Haraki and Giles thought it might be worthy...

[Guest]

overalls would be nice.

[STAN]

@Giles:

Not strictly Fall collection, but here is a sneak peek of the 25oz Anniversary denim (21oz selvedge at bottom of pic).  I specced super dark, I think Haraki was listening.  As an aside, this denim was really on the limits of what is do-able.  It caused the Mill more problems than any other denim they have made and we got the lowest percentage of grade A denim than we have ever got from another run.  Haraki alsmost had to live next to the loom whilst it was being made, to keep an eye on it.  Given that the Mill is 9 hours drive from Tokyo, this is dedication at its finest…....

i definitely want this !!!!

[madmonday]

damn, so these are slated for September???

wowzers

[Giles]

More needle cord love…..lifted from the gallery

[hajduk]

have to quote again.
not sorry.
the wabash looks so beautiful!
the construction… :o
the stuff... :o
G, can u tell more about the stuff used on the wabash jacket?
it looks so nice!

[jimmy]

Yeah tell us more g. I like the look of this jacket. Looks like still in proto stage?

[Giles]

Going to be doing shirts, waistcoats and pants out of it too.

More details to follow…............

[Tripleterror]

@Giles:

Going to be doing shirts, waistcoats and pants out of it too.

More details to follow…............

Shirts, yipee !
Western ?

[Giles]

No work, it gets a bit too much in a western I am afraid…...........

[hajduk]

waistcoats?
vest? i understand correctly?
because my english…
G, did u see some samples?
the style?

[Tripleterror]

@Giles:

No work, it gets a bit too much in a western I am afraid…...........

Might be my first work then !

[Giles]

Yes waistcoat = vest.

Haraki's interpretaion of something like this

[hajduk]

amen!

[rocket]

great, if this turn out as I think, I need one!

[dizco]

@hajduk:

o boy o boy…..too good to be true 

[Giles]

@jimmy:

Yeah tell us more g. I like the look of this jacket. Looks like still in proto stage?

12oz cotton denim

The wabash is fabric dyed at Sakamoto Denim - A very well respected dyeing factory.  http://www.sakamoto-d.co.jp/english/syashi/syashi.htm

The dots are then bleached out of the indigo (this is complicated and difficult - most Wabash you will see has the dots painted on).

When new, the dots have a light green tinge where the bleach reacts with the indigo, but this turns to white with a wash.

Haraki took a long time experimenting until he got the ideal indigo colour.

Haraki specced the denim to be suitable for shirts, jackets, trousers and waistcoats.

This fabric does come with a government health warning.  Haraki he say, this material is VERY expensive (his caps).

[gbougard]

Looks very nice and original and shows how much love and talent was invested in creating this. Congratulations!

[jimmy]

@Giles:

@jimmy:

Yeah tell us more g. I like the look of this jacket. Looks like still in proto stage?

12oz cotton denim

The wabash is fabric dyed at Sakamoto Denim - A very well respected dyeing factory.  http://www.sakamoto-d.co.jp/english/syashi/syashi.htm

The dots are then bleached out of the indigo (this is complicated and difficult - most Wabash you will see has the dots painted on).

When new, the dots have a light green tinge where the bleach reacts with the indigo, but this turns to white with a wash.

Haraki took a long time experimenting until he got the ideal indigo colour.

Haraki specced the denim to be suitable for shirts, jackets, trousers and waistcoats.

This fabric does come with a government health warning.  Haraki he say, this material is VERY expensive (his caps).

ouh man the real deal. this is the info i was hoping to get. thanks G