BLANKET-STITCH SHORTS

Intentionally giving a handcrafted outline to the homogeneous material of denim.
By using blanket stitching as a trim and visualizing the structural lines, a quiet sense of incongruity is created in an everyday item like shorts.
This product views the act of "sewing" itself as design, rather than mere decoration.

Material

Uses 12.5oz selvedge denim from Ihara Textile, a company with over 100 years of history.
The fabric, woven on a vintage shuttle loom, has the uneven texture unique to slub yarn, characterized by a deep texture.
The emphasis is on the inherent presence of the material itself from its unprocessed stage.

Processing

The blanket stitching applied in various places is an expression that lies between reinforcement and decoration.
The rhythm and spacing of the stitches are not mechanically uniform, retaining the natural fluctuations of handwork.
By not over-finishing, including the stitching around the hem, the inherent quality of the material is highlighted.

Silhouette

A wide tapered silhouette based on ANDERS.
It features a relaxed fit from the hips to the thighs, forming a line that naturally tapers below the knee.
Though shorts, they possess a three-dimensional feel and stable balance.

Background Story

Based on the 26SS season theme "Artisan's Handwork," this piece incorporates the process itself into the design.
Rather than adding, the focus is on the acts of "sewing" and "fastening," with the intention of imprinting the traces of time and human touch onto denim.