Well I know that we mentioned some time ago that we were going to be getting in some special one of a kind ties by Otis James. Well they are here and they are brilliant. Ottis is a bright young tie maker from Nashville that makes all of his ties himself one by one, and goes so far as to do all the hand lettering on the ties. Mike and Ottis spent about an hour working on the basic tie designs as he wanted something exclusive and new for Rising Sun. There combined efforts produced some of the finest ties you can buy.
Notice the selvage detailing running diagonally down the tie. The unique bias detailing is proprietary to Rising Sun. This detail is available on both the chambray tie and the denim tie.
Also of note is the field bag in the display case. This is a field bag made by Archival Clothing in Eugene, Or… More info on these bags to come.
At long last the Engineer Jacket is here! Our run of these brand new jackets is complete and they are available for purchase. Mike is extra excited about these jackets and whipped up some extra special fabric tags to emphasize their dead stock denim and hand made construction. Each tag is made from the same selvedge denim as the jacket itself and is hand numbered and stamped with our logo. The tags also feature a printed hand-written note from Mike himself!
Jackets are available in sizes S-XL.
Ps. Like everything we make, these jackets are built tough. But they’re also so classy you’ll keep on wearing them right through dinner. And you know what all the true gentlemen wear to stay debonair? Yes, that’s right, chambray ties from Rising Sun.
The two pocket, pleated front, work blouse is a timeless style that you can work and play in. The only real problem with this style denim jacket is that it can throw too much denim into your outfit if you are like me and wear jeans every day. Thats why our most popular version of the classic jacket is called the Ranch Hand as is made from our signature brown duck. We have been sold out of these jackets for many months and are pleased to be able to offer them once again. We have slightly updated the fit to be a touch longer in the body, and the sleeves, and have used some dead stock WWII era tobacco twill around the waist band and the sleeve cuffs. My favorite new addition to this jacket is the new steel buckle on the back cinch. This is our most historically accurate buckle yet. It is formed from bending steel wiring into the buckles shape. We have them available in sizes S-XL.
When Pasadena Magazine thought up the concept to do a issue on the power women living in Pasadena they thought of Rosie the Riveter. Next they called up there resident experts on clothing from that era and asked us if we wanted to help. The idea sounded like fun, and the opportunity to meet Alison Brie… even better. We quickly sewed together a women’s chambray shirt, modeled after a vintage piece that we had, and we made one of our bandanas in a red and white version to complete the look. Both pieces turned out great and they may be something that we produce in the future. Mainly thought it was just a way for us to stay involved in the community that we love.
Some of you out there have been patiently waiting for us to produce more of our Engineer Jackets and I am happy to say that the wait is almost over. Further more we are making up for the long delay by making a extra special batch using some dead stock denim. This denim is a 40′s-50′s true ringspun 2×1 that was dyed with real indigo and has a white selvage edge. Unfortunately quantities will be limited. We are making sizes S-XL. If you are not on the waiting list already you might want to email in and request to be placed on it. I will notify those who have been waiting longest first. Here are some pictures of the dead stock denim and photos of a past engineer jacket that we had made, enjoy!
We have a new friend over here at Rising Sun by the name of Otis James. Otis is a tie maker that believes in the same artisan values that we live by. He stopped by our shop last month and we decided to do a special line of ties with him using some of our selvage chambray as well as some other fabrics we had been holding onto. We just got some images in and wanted to share them. I am very excited to be getting these ties in the shop. Otis makes all of the ties himself and goes so far as to hand paint all of the labels. These styles are exclusive to Rising Sun and will be available for sale in our shop very soon.
