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Eureeka! Jeans of the Old West
Come celebrate with us the release of the much anticipated denim history book, written by Michael Harris. Covering the origins of denim in the ol’ west frontier of San Francisco from 1873 to 1890. You will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a few of the mine found items chosen to be [...]
Continue reading...Rising Sun Featured in Workwear 3
May 24, 2010
Rising Sun & Co. is featured in the Japanese publication Workwear 3. Their English headline “History Leading to New Design” hit the nail on the head.
Continue reading...Inspiration 2010
February 24, 2010
There is a perfectly good reason for why our blog has not been updated in some time. In preparing for Rin Tanaka’s Inspiration show our good propreitor Mike Hodis reminded us how madly dedicated he is to his work at Rising Sun. Running for days with barely any sleep and lots of RS coffee Mike [...]
Continue reading...Inspiration Quick Peak
February 12, 2010
Here is a snapshot showing our setup at Inspiration. There is no doubt this show will become one of the most important gatherings in the US for denim and vintage lovers. There is heavy denim talk on every corner. Stories about vintage finds are abound. They should rename this event to Heaven.
Continue reading...The Historic 107 S. Fair Oaks
February 11, 2010
There are a few things you may find interesting about Rising Sun’s shop besides the products. Our haberdashery’s building, 107 S. Fair Oaks, is a historic building in Pasadena. It was constructed in the late 1880′s and served as a showroom for stage coaches or horse carriages. By the early 1900′s it became the Hotel [...]
Continue reading...The Last Time They Did This Was in the 1800s
February 9, 2010
Rising Sun has been collaborating with Deadgrass to bring you the most true-to-period, well-crafted 1800′s duck and denim garments. The first time we are previewing select pieces from the Deadgrass Manufactured by Rising Sun line will be at this week’s Inspiration show, the newly crafted and vintage clothing show organized by Rin Tanaka (My Freedamn!). [...]
Continue reading...Join Us for Inspiration: Vintage Clothing World Gathering
January 31, 2010
Rising Sun will be participating in the first Inspiration show in Santa Monica, California on Feburary 12 and 13, 2010. The self titled “Kulture Recycling & Vintage Clothing World Gathering” is organized by the inspirational Rin Tanaka (My Freedamn!) and is poised to become one of the most exciting newly crafted and vintage Americana clothing [...]
Continue reading...THE Bomber Jacket
January 21, 2010
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We are continuing our leather jackets blogging marathon with a very important, collectible type: A-2. The A-2 is the quintessential bomber jacket. It was Army Air Corps regulation flight jacket in 1931 as an update from its predecessors and went on to become the legendary leather jacket that today is mostly associated with American heroes in World War II. Today modern A-2, genuine issue jackets are permitted for aircrew personnel who have completed their mission qualifications. In civilian life the A-2 silhouette and styling have become popular with motorcyclists by the 50's. Vintage A-2 are prized for their relative rarity, horse or steer leather (compared to goatskin on modern issues) and slimmer fit.
Continue reading...Los Angeles Sportstogs
January 15, 2010
This beauty here is what many motorcycle jackets aspire to be. Pony horsehide. Late 40′s / early 50′s. Worn in to a beautiful stingray tone. Maker: Los Angeles Sportstogs “Sportswear from California.” This is the real deal. Besides the beautiful leather and romantic nostalgia it invokes the jacket is also interesting because it was likely [...]
Continue reading...Vintage Herford Leather Jacket
January 12, 2010
Here is a late 20′s / early 30′s sportsman jacket with its steerhide still in superb condition. There is a hint of early flight jacket influence in the styling as aviation “fashion” played a role in cycling and motoring cultures. It comes with original Amazon rain forest nut buttons and the button holes are double [...]
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July 11, 2010
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