Studio D'Artisan Ishikawa-dai Loopwheel Sweatshirt - Navy
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Studio D’Artisan celebrate their 45-year-strong heritage with a hefty and textured sweatshirt made on Japan’s oldest remaining ring-spinning machines.
FABRIC: 100% cotton
STYLE/FIT: Slim
COLOUR: Navy
METHOD: One-washed
DETAILS:
-Proprietary "Ishikawa-dai" loopwheel cotton fabric
-Reverse weave construction
-One-washed, no shrinkage expected
-Double-needle construction
-Ribbed cuffs and neckline
ORIGIN: Made in Japan
These heavyweight sweaters from Studio D’Artisan are produced on the historic Ishikawa loopwheel machine—the oldest of its kind, said to date back to 1953.
At 70 years of age, the slow, clockwork-like nature of the Ishikawa’s mechanics aerates the yarn and keeps tension to an absolute minimum. It’s a hands-on and time-consuming endeavour—carried out by skilled specialists—but the upshot is a full, fluffy, and luxuriously soft fabric with an almost hand-knit texture. This is a level of character impossible to achieve via contemporary methods of mass production.
A reverse weave construction—pioneered by none other than Champion back in 1938—and double-needle stitching creates a robust sweater with a holdfast fit and a future-proof finish. This is one to be worn into the ground.
Elliot wears a size Medium sweatshirt. He is 185cm tall and weighs 74kg / 6ft 1" and 163 lbs.
Important: The best way to determine the size you need is to measure a similar item you already own and compare with the actual sizing as per the table below. Do not go by tagsize alone.
| INCHES | S | M | L | XL | XXL- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 39 | 43 | 43.5 | 48 | 51 |
| Shoulder Width | 16.5 | 17 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 |
| Vertical Length | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30.5 | 31 |
| Sleeve Length | 24 | 24.5 | 25.25 | 26 | 26 |
Stage 1: The waist
- Button up the jean.
Lay flat with the top waist band evenly flat on the back waist band.
Measure from one side to the other keeping the jean flat & double the measurement.
Stage 2: The hip
- Measure 3 inches or 7.5cm from the crotch stitch.
Measure from side to side flat across the jean at this point.
Stage 3: Front rise
- Lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened
Stage 4: Back rise
- Measure from crotch seam to top of the back of the jean.
Stage 5: Thigh
- Lay flat and measure from crotch across to outside of leg.
Stage 6: Knee
- Lay flat and measure 13” or 33cm from crotch down inside seam of jeans
From here measure from one side of the jean to the other.
Stage 7: hem width/leg opening
- With the jean flat measure from one side of the leg opening to the other.
NB with very heavy denim 18oz and above measure the entire circumference of the exterior of the hem using a measuring tape and divide by 2 for a more exact figure.
Stage 8: Inseam/inside leg
- Lay the jean flat with the inseam at the centre.
Following the inside seam measure from the crotch to the end of the leg.
Stage 1: Chest
- Measure from pit to pit and double the reading.
Stage 2: Shoulder
- Measure across the top from one shoulder seam to the other.
Stage 3: Waist
We measure the narrowest part of the garment outer seam to outer seam between the pit and the opening. If, however, the shirt has gussets, the waist will correspond to the the opening measurement.
Stage 4: Opening
Here we take a cross measurement from seam to seam at the bottom of the shirt.
Stage 5: Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder by the collar to the bottom of the garment.
Stage 6: Sleeve
Measure from the top of shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.
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