Tag Archive | "Blacksmith"
Katsu from Japan
At the Inspiration LA show we met a Japanese gentleman named Katsu. He picked up a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans and loved it so much that he custom ordered the companion jacket, the Engineer. Now that he is back in Japan he sends us his regards and this picture showing off his Rising [...]
Continue reading...For Japan, With Love
Sunday, March 7, 2010
We have been swamped with production for stores carrying Rising Sun in Japan where we are now more popular than ever. Here we have pictures showing the fruits of our labor. The details-focused Blacksmith jean took up the lion’s share of our time. Working with antique sewing machines require care, finesse, and lots of patience. [...]
Continue reading...Big Ben at Rising Sun
Saturday, January 2, 2010
I am not talking about the workwear brand. Not the clock tower bell either, although Ben Phillips is from the UK. He made a special trip to see us and we thought our meeting deserves recounting. On the lazy Pasadena morning after Christmas, while workers of Rising Sun and other local institutions were at home [...]
Continue reading...Brit Eaton Blacksmith Update
Monday, November 16, 2009
It has been a good three months since Brit Eaton, famous vintage hunter, began wearing a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans. This jean is made of a dark indigo selvage denim milled on vintage shuttle looms in the USA. We caught up with our good friend last week at the Rose Bowl Flea Market [...]
Continue reading...Striking Yukon Gold
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Rising Sun Yukon jeans is often regarded as the most period-correct jeans we offer. Whereas the Blacksimth jeans exemplifies the beauty of the single needle
Continue reading...Keep Your Pants On
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Variety is the spice of life. Take your pick of suspenders, belt, or solo cinch back when wearing your Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans. It comes fully equipped with donut hole suspender buttons, belt loops made on our single needle black head Singer, and a fully lined cinch back. Back in the days young’uns would cut [...]
Continue reading...Form Follows Function
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Today turned out to be a pretty nice day to snap some pictures of the Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans and show off the all-copper rivets we use on them. The distinctive look is a superb example that often form follows function as the rivet makes a strong fastener that will withstand pressure due to their [...]
Continue reading...A Stitch in Time
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Each stitch on a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans is at once meticulously researched and totally unpredictable before sewing. Everything from the stitches per inch to the sewing sequence are crucial to creating garments that invoke nostalgia and vintage workwear designs. Despite this careful thought process the stitches on each pair are unique due [...]
Continue reading...Meet Levi
Monday, September 14, 2009
Two days a week a gentleman by the name of Levi (real name) works in our haberdashery. The other days he rides and sells motorcycles (Harleys) while breaking in a pair of Rising Sun Blacksmith jeans. Wear marks are beginning to form. In due time his jeans will have a beautiful fade pattern with gorgeous [...]
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
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