LOT 703 DENIM JACKET IN RAW INDIGO

The denim jacket from the 1920s is one of T.T’s iconic items. The fabric is selvedge denim with a white edge, which is featured in various parts like the front facing and reverse side of the cuffs. This simple jacket has a patch pocket on one side only, and the front pleats are folded with single stitches only. The flat silhouette is characterized by horizontally attached sleeves and flat shoulder lines. The buttons and backside parts marked with original engravings are all made of iron, which is uncoated to produce aged beauty over time. All details from the 1920s were faithfully replicated using methods from the time. The signature leather patch is mud-dyed on Amami Oshima Island.

Taiga Takahashi preferred denim from “store-based brands” rather than well-known denim brands. In particular, he liked “Foremost,” which was made by J.C. Penny. They started producing denim in the 1920s by imitating well-known denim brands and gradually developed their own unique styles. Takahashi collected these denims and imagined the brand's attempts to differentiate themselves from well-known denim brands through trial and error in the details of their designs. The original T.T. denim was created by taking over their creative spirit. Using 100% American organic cotton, the 3/1 left twill, light oz denim was woven on an old-type power loom in Okayama, also called a shuttle loom, which can only weave twenty times slower than a modern loom. The slow-woven denim keeps the natural unevenness of cotton yarn, creating a desirable irregularity in the texture. The warp yarn, dyed with indigo mixed with sulfur dye, carries a definitive green-cast, weathered look. The rope dyeing technique is applied to leave the white core. The weft is custom-made nep yarn dyed in a slightly yellowed natural color to express the passage of time. By using these two yarns, Takahashi perfected his unique indigo blue, which is deep and rich. The fabric is finished with a sanforized process to prevent shrinkage.

After washing, 2~3% shrinkage will occur.