May 2012 be the best year yet. Happy New Year everyone!

You made Rising Sun’s first annual sample sale a fantastic success! We had a great time with all of you and from the amount of items sold you enjoyed it too. We had everyone from happy families all out shopping together to deal hunters and loyal fans out to show their support. It was such a success that we are holding another this Saturday, Dec. 17th. This is the last weekend before the holidays so get out here and grab great gifts for your friends and family.

With additional items from the last sale you can’t help but find what you need. From vintage work shirts to fabric lots and threads there is something for everyone. Our brand new fresh-off-the-line Wabash printed stripe collection is now on sale featuring the Gent Waistcoat and the Dandy Jacket. Wear either one to roll out that old world charm. But wear them together and no one can out-class you!

To show just how much we appreciate you, we are producing more of our WWII denim military laundry bags. With a minimum purchase you’ll receive one free as a takeaway gift from us. As if that wasn’t enough, RT and the 45′s will be performing live from 11am to 1pm. We are honored to have them! Come by and have a listen, you’ll like what you hear.

Rising Sun & Co. is your local stop for the best raw selvage denim and workwear made right here in the USA. With our move into the brand new Eagle Rock workshop we can better provide for all your clothing needs. This sale is for all the locals who support us and the old American traditions of craftsmanship and quality. Thank you for your patronage. We couldn’t do this without you.

This is a cash-only event. No returns, no refunds.
Location: 2246 Fair Park Ave. Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Date: Saturday, Dec. 17th. 10am-6pm

We have an impressive inventory of development samples, wash samples, slight irregulars, damages, and one-offs available for purchase. There is also a selection of unique pieces that have never before been available.

Rising Sun’s collection of vintage items are also up for sale. From clothing to furniture to lighting, all of these items were hand selected for the history they embody and the craftsmanship they display. This includes military work wear, denim, and men’s and woman’s clothing from the 40′s through 60′s.

A large selection of hearty fabrics are available in 5, 10, and 15 yard lots. These include both wide goods and selvage denim, canvas, twill, ridged, and stretch denim.

This is a cash-only event. No returns, no refunds.

Location: 2246 Fair Park Ave. Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA 90041

Time: 10am-5pm

Come prepared to carry out lots of goodies. Remember, gifts to yourself are gifts all the same.

Once again, Rising Sun’s Ranch Hand Jacket brings the this rugged charm back to life.

Since we know many of you have been waiting, we are happy to announce them finished just in time for the cold winter weather. This two pocket, pleated jacket, made from our signature brown duck is a timeless piece. We kept the details the same, using tobacco colored contrast duck on the inside of the waist band and the cuffs, and a steel buckle made from bending steel wiring as a back detail.

This piece is the Gent Waistcoat. It is crafted from the finest of wabash printed dot stripe selvage canvases. The gent features a flatbusted center back seam with inside selvage detail. The inner pocket is selvage edged with a custom Rising Sun patch. Its deep hunting pockets can subtly hold anything from your safely concealed passport to fresh quail. The chest pocket has been enlarged to perfectly fit your smart phone. This may be a vintage inspired piece but we consider your technological needs. With its plethora of features and hearty duck canvas this rusty beauty will be the pride of your wardrobe.

Our Farmer Shirt continues the rugged traditions of these pre-1900′s work shirts. Made from wabash printed dot-stripe black selvage twill, it features the half placket pullover design favored by farmers of the time. With it’s bib front and secure chin strap it can stand up to the toughest abuse and protect the wearer from the harshest conditions. Gussets at the side seams feature selvedge edges, while the unique chest pockets mix the formality of welt pockets with the function of flaps. Beautiful mother of pearl fish-eye buttons add the final touch of polish. Our ancestors my not have looked this classy but that’s no reason you shouldn’t.

Here is a place where reanimation occurs in time for halloween.

”The patched and worn carcases of years past enter the laboratory of Mike’s mind and return to life. We wait, aching with anticipation for the joining of past and present. Blades slice through virgin fabric. Machines roar, punching through the thickest of seams, tracing lines of crimson thread in all directions. Steam billows into the sky with an angry hiss leaving all it has touched crisp and wrinkle-free. With cries of “It’s alive!” and “Don’t forget the rivets” a new piece is born”.

Today, Rising Sun presents to you, the New Darker Engineer Jacket, in the finest 2×1 selvage Cone denim.

Thanks to all our faithful followers we have outgrown our beloved shop in Old Town Pasadena. We’ve been planning the move of our shop for the last couple of months. Somehow, thanks to friends and family, we managed to get all moved out during our last couple days on Fair Oaks Ave. It’s a bittersweet moment — we’re sad to be saying goodbye to our first location, but we’re also really excited about our new space. Bigger. Brighter. Better.

Its business as usual for us in the workshop, but it will take a few weeks to get the new shop organized. We are keeping the new location low key, but trust me, it will be worth the wait.

The first shop took you back to how things used to be. It reminded you that there are still wondrous items born from craft, tradition, and hard work right here in the U.S.A. It was an experience not to be missed. The new shop will be even better. Creating an experience like this takes time, passion, and care. Luckily we have these in abundance.

In the meantime, feel free to call or email us. We are still bringing you the hardy selvage denim you know and love.

We appreciate your support and look forward to catering to your every need again soon in our brand new shop.

The pattern area after we dismantled the workshop. The work of many years all in this little space.

Mike and the gang getting ready to move…

A sneak peak of the new workshop.

The vintage machines that help craft the finest goods.